Shintetsu Arima Line

Shintetsu Arima Line
Shintetsu 6000 series local train stopped at Suzurandai Station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Termini	Minatogawa Arima Onsen
Continues as	Sanda Line (from Arimaguchi)
Stations	15
Service
Route number	KB
Operator(s)	Kobe Electric Railway
History
Opened	November 11, 1928
Technical
Line length	22.5 km (14.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1500 V DC overhead catenary

The Arima Line (神戸電鉄有馬線, Kōbe Dentetsu Arima-sen) is a commuter railway line in Kobe, Japan operated by Kobe Electric Railway.[1] It connects central Kobe with its northern suburbs in Kita-ku and Arima Onsen.

The line is 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi) long, extending from Minatogawa in Hyogo-ku to Arima Onsen in Kita-ku.

Service is divided at Arimaguchi, where most trains from Shinkaichi continue on the Sanda Line, with short-run trains operating between Arimaguchi and Arima Onsen, the line terminus.

History

The entire line opened in 1928, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and electrified at 1500 VDC.

The Mitogawa - Arimaguchi section was duplicated between 1965 and 1966.

Former connecting lines

Arima Onsen station - The 12 km (7.5 mi) line to Sanda on the Fukuchiyama Line was operated by the Arima Railway Company from 1915 to 1943.^[citation needed]

Stations

• S = stop
• ↑ = one direction only
• | = pass

No.	Station		Distance from Minatogawa (km)	Local (普通)	Semi-Express (準急)	Express (急行)	Special Rapid Express (特快速)	Connections	Location
↑ Through service via the Shintetsu Kobe Kosoku Line to/from Shinkaichi ↑
KB02	Minatogawa	湊川	0.0	S	S	S	S	Kobe Subway Seishin-Yamate Line (S06: Minatogawa-Koen Station) Shintetsu Kobe Kosoku Line	Hyogo-ku, Kobe
KB03	Nagata	長田	1.9	S	S	|	↑		Nagata-ku, Kobe
KB04	Maruyama	丸山	2.6	S	|	|	↑
KB05	Hiyodorigoe	鵯越	3.6	S	|	|	↑		Hyogo-ku, Kobe
KB06	Suzurandai	鈴蘭台	7.5	S	S	S	S	Ao Line (Through Service)	Kita-ku, Kobe
KB07	Kita-Suzurandai	北鈴蘭台	9.4	S	S	S	S
KB08	Yamanomachi	山の街	10.3	S	S	S	S
KB09	Minotani	箕谷	12.0	S	S	|	↑
KB10	Tanigami	谷上	13.7	S	S	S	S	Kobe Subway Hokushin Line (S01)
KB11	Hanayama	花山	15.4	S	S	|	↑
KB12	Ōike	大池	17.1	S	S	S	↑
KB13	Shintetsu Rokko	神鉄六甲	18.1	S	S	|	↑
KB14	Karatodai	唐櫃台	18.9	S	S	S	↑
KB15	Arimaguchi	有馬口	20.0	S	S	S	↑	Sanda Line (Through Service)
KB16	Arima Onsen	有馬温泉	22.5	S	S
Through Services:				from Suzurandai Local, Semi-express, Express (all) - to Ao on the Ao Line from Arimaguchi Local, Semi-express, Express (all), Special rapid express (all) - to Sanda on the Sanda Line

Abolished stations

Shin-yu Yaba (神有耶馬) - located between Hiyodorigoe and Suzurandai, abolished on February 15, 1939.

Shin-Arima (新有馬) - located between Arimaguchi and Arima Onsen, suspended on June 15, 1965, and abolished on February 28, 2013.

References

1. "Shintetsu Arima Line". japan-rail-pass.com. August 2, 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

• This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia