Kaigan Line

Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox rail line The Template:Nihongo, also known as the "Yumekamome" (Template:Langx), 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.

History

Construction of the line began in 1994 but was interrupted by the Great Hanshin earthquake which hit Kobe in 1995.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite magazine</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />

After being scheduled for a 1999 opening, revenue service began in 2001.<ref name=":1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Since opening, ridership numbers have stagnated. The projected ridership within 2001 was estimated to be 80,000 boardings, the actual boardings recorded were just over 34,000 in that year.<ref name=":1" /> The goal of 50,000 boardings by 2020 was also not achieved. As a result, the line has accumulated a deficit of over Template:Yen over 20 years of operation as of 2021.<ref name=":1" />

Operation

The line is Template:Cvt long and runs between Shin-Nagata Station in the west to Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station in the east.<ref name=":0" />

The maximum grade on the line is 50‰.<ref name=":0" />

Stations

No.	Name	Japanese	Inter-station distance (km)	Total distance (km)	Transfers
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	三宮・花時計前	-	0.0	Template:Plainlist
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	旧居留地・大丸前	0.5	0.5	Template:Plainlist
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	みなと元町 Template:Small	0.8	1.3
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	ハーバーランド Template:Small	1.0	2.3	Template:Plainlist
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	中央市場前	1.4	3.7
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	和田岬 Template:Small	0.9	4.6	San'yō Main Line (Wadamisaki Line)
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	御崎公園	1.1	5.7
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	苅藻 Template:Small	0.8	6.5
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	駒ヶ林 Template:Small	0.8	7.3
Template:RouteBox	Template:STN	新長田 Template:Small	0.6	7.9	Template:Plainlist

Rolling stock

• 5000 series (since 2001)

All trains are based at Misaki-Kōen Depot.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official route map (in English and Japanese)