The is a commuter railway line in

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, Japan, operated by the

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(Shintetsu). It connects

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with its northwestern suburb,

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. The line is long, extending from Suzurandai in Kita-ku to Ao, where the line connects with the

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(JR West)

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, although all trains continue past Suzurandai to

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via the

Shintetsu Arima Line The is a commuter railway line in Kobe, Japan operated by Kobe Electric Railway. It connects central Kobe with its northern suburbs in Kita-ku and Arima Onsen. The line is long, extending from in Hyogo-ku to in Kita-ku. Service is divided a ...

and

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Namboku Line. Between

Suzurandai Station is a railway station in Kita-ku, Kobe, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Lines *Kobe Electric Railway **Shintetsu Ao Line, Ao Line **Shintetsu Arima Line, Arima Line Adjacent stations Sources External links

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and Kizu Station, track gradient can reach 50

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at most.

History

The Miki Electric Railway Co. opened the Suzurandai – Hirono Golf-jo-mae on 28 December 1936. DMUs operated until the section was electrified the following year and extended to Miki Uenomaru, with the extension to Miki opening in 1938. In 1947 the company merged with the Kobe Electric Railway Co., which extended the line to Ono on 28 December 1951, and from Ono to Ao on 10 April 1952. The Nishi-Suzurandai – Aina section was duplicated in 1982, and the Kizu – Oshibedani section was duplicated between 1979 and 1989.

Former connecting lines

* Miki station – The

Miki Railway Miki Line The was a Japanese railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, between Yakujin Station in Kakogawa and Miki Station in Miki. This was the only railway line operated. The line linked Miki and the West Japan Railway Company Kakogawa Line at Yakujin statio ...

operated between 1917 and 2008.

Stations

* S indicates that the service stops at the station * indicates that the service skips the station

References

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