Kaigan Line
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The Kaigan Line (海岸線, Kaigan-sen) is one of two lines of the Kobe Municipal Subway. Trains of the line are propelled by linear motors. This is the third linear motor rapid transit line to be built in Japan.
Timeline
The line was opened on 7 July 2001.
Stations on the Kaigan Line
| Number | Name | Distance between (km) | Distance (km) | Connections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K01 | Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae 三宮・花時計前 |
- | 0.0 | Seishin-Yamate Line (Sannomiya: S03) Hankyu Railway: Kobe Line, Kōbe Kōsoku Line (Sannomiya) Hanshin Electric Railway: Main Line (Sannomiya) Kobe New Transit: Port Island Line (Sannomiya: P01) West Japan Railway Company: Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (JR West) |
| K02 | Kyukyoryuchi-Daimarumae 旧居留地・大丸前 |
0.5 | 0.5 | West Japan Railway Company: Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Hyōgo) Hanshin Electric Railway: Main Line, Kōbe Kōsoku Line (Motomachi) |
| K03 | Minato Motomachi みなと元町（ワコーレ和田興産前） |
0.8 | 1.3 | |
| K04 | Harborland ハーバーランド（デュオこうべ前） |
1.0 | 2.3 | West Japan Railway Company: Tōkaidō Main Line, Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Hyōgo) Hanshin Railway, Hankyu Railway: Kōbe Kōsoku Line (Kosoku Kobe) |
| K05 | Chūō-Ichibamae 中央市場前 |
1.4 | 3.7 | |
| K06 | Wadamisaki 和田岬（三菱神戸病院前） |
0.9 | 4.6 | West Japan Railway Company: Sanyō Main Line (Wadamisaki Line) |
| K07 | Hyōgo 御崎公園 |
1.1 | 5.7 | |
| K08 | Karumo 苅藻（三ツ星ベルト前） |
0.8 | 6.5 | |
| K09 | Komagabayashi 駒ヶ林（三国志のまち・アグロガーデン前） |
0.8 | 7.3 | |
| K10 | Shin-Nagata 新長田（鉄人28号前） |
0.6 | 7.9 | Seishin-Yamate Line (S09) West Japan Railway Company: Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) |
Rolling stock
- 5000 series (since 2001)
All trains are based at Misaki-Kōen Depot.