, often called , is a Japanese

private railway A private railway is a railroad run by a private business entity (usually a corporation but not need be), as opposed to a railroad run by a public sector. Japan In Japan, , commonly simply ''private railway'', refers to a public transit railway o ...

company in

Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...

and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of

Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group (formerly known as the before 2006, is a Japanese keiretsu (association of businesses) centered around companies established by railway tycoon Ichizō Kobayashi: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, H2O Retailing and Toho. The keiretsu historically includ ...

Lines

* Arima Line ( Minatogawa -

Arima Onsen is an onsen, or hot springs in Kita-ku, Kobe, Japan, located near Mount Rokkō. This onsen attracts many Japanese because of its easy access from the busy cities in the Kansai metropolitan area including Osaka and Kobe. Arima Onsen was named ...

) * Sanda Line ( Arimaguchi - Sanda) * Kōen-Toshi Line ( Yokoyama - Woody Town Chuo) *

Ao Line The is a commuter railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu). It connects Kobe with its northwestern suburb, Ono, Hyogo, Ono. The line is long, extending from Suzurandai Station, Suzurandai in K ...

( Suzurandai - Ao) * Kobe Kosoku Line ( Shinkaichi - Minatogawa) -

Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in the Kansai re ...

owns the tracks of the line as the "Namboku Line". Shintetsu operates trains on the line. Kobe Electric Railway Linemap

Rolling stock

* 1000 series * 1100 series * 1300 series * 1500 series * 2000 series * 3000 series * 5000 series * 6000 series * 6500 series (from spring 2016) File:Shintetsu 2009 at Nagata Station.JPG, A 2000 series EMU File:Shintetsu 3000 series.jpg, A 3000 series EMU in May 2014 File:Shintetsu 5007.jpg, A 5000 series EMU in April 2003 File:Shintetsu6000series01.JPG, A 6000 series EMU File:神戸電鉄６５００系２.jpg, A 6500 series EMU in July 2016

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobe Electric Railway Transport in Kobe Railway companies of Japan Companies based in Kobe Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 1926 establishments in Japan