Hokushin Line


The Hokushin Line is a line of Kobe Municipal Subway connecting Tanigami in Kita-ku, Kobe and Shin-Kobe in Chūō-ku, Kobe. The line has only these two stations.

Operations

All trains of the line operate through to the Seishin-Yamate Line beyond Shin-Kobe Station.

Stations

History

The Hokushin Line opened on 2 April 1988, including the 7,179m Hokushin Tunnel.
The line was built by Hokushin Kyuko Railway Co., Ltd., a private railway company in Kobe, Japan. It was headquartered in Kita-ku, Kobe. Investors in the company included Hankyu Railway and Kobe Electric Railway, and it was a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings. On 4 March 2020, the Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau announced that it would acquire Hokushin Kyuko Railway Co., Ltd. due to financial issues that had been incurred by Hokushin Kyuko predating the COVID-19 pandemic;
the transaction was completed on 31 May, after which operation of the Hokushin Line was transferred to the transportation bureau.