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The Kobe Municipal Subway (神戸市営地下鉄, Kōbe-shiei chikatetsu) is a rapid transit system in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Like other large Japanese cities, Kobe's subway system is heavily complemented by suburban rail. In addition, two people mover lines also serve the Kobe area: the Port Island Line and the Rokko Island Line.
Construction of the line began in 1994 but was interrupted by the Great Hanshin earthquake which hit Kobe in 1995. [2] Despite the cross section of the tunnels being smaller compared to a conventional subway tunnel, there was still a substantial amount of construction happening at surface level.
The subway began to accept the Surotto Kansai smart card in October 1999; it would start accepting PiTaPa in October 2006. Women-only cars began to be used on the subway line from 16 December 2002. Currently, one car heading in the direction of Seishin-chūō (car number 4) is reserved for women only; the restriction applies throughout the ...
Kobe City Tram in 1961. The city tram of Kobe opened in 1910 by a private company and was purchased by the city government in 1917. As of 1952, it operated 35.6 km of tracks. The tram system was totally abolished by 1971. Between 1917 and 1971, the trams operated approximately 600 million kilometers and transported 5.6 billion passengers. [1]
Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau: Line(s) Main Line Seishin-Yamate Line: Platforms: 2 side platforms (Sanyo Electric Railway) 1 island platform (Kobe Municipal Subway) Tracks: 4: Other information; Station code: SY02 (Sanyo Electric Railway) S10 (Kobe Municipal Subway) History; Opened: 1910 (Sanyo Electric Railway) 1977 (Kobe Municipal ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Kobe, Japan ... 1982 – Kobe City Museum opens. 1988 – Subway Hokushin Line begins operating. 1989 ...
S01 (Kobe Municipal Subway) History; Opened: 28 November 1928; 96 years ago () Rebuilt: 1988: Services; Preceding station Kobe Municipal Subway Following station
After the privatization of JNR in 1987, the station became incorporated into the JR Kobe Line when it began services the next year. The Kobe Municipal Subway station opened in 1977 as part of the first phase of the Seishin-Yamate Line, initially serving as the terminus of the subway line (the line would be extended to Ōkurayama in 1983). [1]