Kobe Municipal Subway

The subway of Kobe (Jap.神 戸 市 営 地下 鉄, Kobe shiei chikatetsu, dt Municipal Subway Kobe ) is the metro system of the Japanese city of Kobe. The operating hours are from 5:30 am to midnight, the clock rate is depending on the number of passengers in the Seishin - Yamate Line 3 to 7.5 minutes and at the Kaigan Line 6-10 minutes. It consists of two lines which Seishin Yamate - line and the Kaigan line.

Seishin - Yamate Line (西 神山 手 线, Seishin - Yamate - sen)

Put into operation between 1977 and 1987, she now has a total length of 22.7 km and 16 stops. She has the track width of 1,435 mm and is operated with 1,500 V DC. Because of their alignment it is sometimes called U-Line. It runs between Seishin - Chuo and Shin- Kobe, moreover, together with the Hokushin line from Shin- Kobe to Tanigami. Between the terminus Seishin - Chuo and the maintenance Myohoji it runs above ground. 260,000 passengers are transported daily on average.

Kaigan Line (海岸线, Kaigan - sen)

The Kaigan Line (English coastal route) was opened on 7 July 2001 and has a total length of 7.9 kilometers. In contrast to the Seishin - Yamate Line it is a low-profile line, ie the tunnel diameter are very low, which has reduced the cost of construction. However, they will also move to 1,435 mm with 1,500 V DC. Your final stops Shin- Nagata and Sannomiya Hanadokei -mae are also the only interchanges the Seishin - Yamate Line and the railway company JR. Sannimomiya - Hanadokei -mae is a 7-minute walk from the train Sannomiya the Seishin Yamate - line and the JR Kobe Line, Hanshin and Hankyu Kobe Main Line Line.

More light rail

There are two automated lanes that are out on viaducts, linking the mainland with two man-made islands.

• The Port Liner from Sannomiya was opened in February 1981 and has since enlargement in 2006 to the new airport a total length of 10.8 km and 12 stops.
• The Rokko Liner from JR Sumiyoshi Station was opened in February 1990 with a length of 4.5 km and 6 stations.