Hankyu Kōbe Line
| Hankyu Kobe Main Line | |||
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An 8000 series EMU on a limited express service
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| Overview | |||
| Native name | 阪急神戸本線 | ||
| Locale | Kansai | ||
| Termini | Umeda Kōbe Sannomiya |
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| Stations | 16 | ||
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| Operator(s) | Hankyu Railway | ||
| Depot(s) | Nishinomiya Depot | ||
| Rolling stock | 1000 series EMU 3000 Series EMU 5000 Series EMU 6000 Series EMU 7000 Series EMU 8000 Series EMU 8200 Series EMU 9000 Series EMU |
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| Technical | |||
| Line length | 32.3 km (20.1 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Electrification | 1500 volts DC, overhead lines | ||
| Operating speed | 115 km/h (71 mph) | ||
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The Kōbe Main Line (神戸本線 Kōbe Honsen?) of Hankyu Railway is one of the three major commuter heavy rail lines in the Keihanshin conurbation of Japan. It links the urban centres of Osaka and Kobe by connecting the major stations of Umeda in Osaka and Sannomiya in Kobe.
The Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line and West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Tokaido Main Line (this section nicknamed JR Kobe Line) are the two lines parallel to the Hankyu Kobe Line within a short distance of each other.
The line is commonly called Kobe Line (神戸線 Kōbe sen?) for short, but in the broader sense 'Kobe Line' refers to the entire network of the trunk Kobe Main Line and connecting branch lines of Itami, Imazu and Kōyō Lines.
At the Kobe end of the line some trains continue through onto the Kobe Rapid Railway, an underground line allowing interchange between the lines of several commuter rail companies operating in Kobe.
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