Kobe Electric Railway

The Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (神戸電鉄株式会社, Kōbe Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha), often called Shintetsu (神鉄), is a Japanese private railway company in Kobe and surrounding cities. It is a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group.

The company logo

Lines

• Arima Line (Minatogawa - Arima Onsen)
• Sanda Line (Arimaguchi - Sanda)
• Kōen-Toshi Line (Yokoyama - Woody Town Chuo)
• Ao Line (Suzurandai - Ao)
• Kobe Kosoku Line (Shinkaichi - Minatogawa) - Kobe Rapid Transit Railway owns the tracks of the line as the "Namboku Line". Shintetsu operates trains on the line.

Map of the Kobe Electric Railway network

Rolling stock

• 1000 series
• 1100 series
• 1300 series
• 1500 series
• 2000 series
• 3000 series
• 5000 series
• 6000 series
• 6500 series (from spring 2016)^[1]

• 
  A 2000 series EMU
• 
  A 3000 series EMU in May 2014
• 
  A 5000 series EMU in April 2003
• 
  A 6000 series EMU
• 
  A 6500 series EMU in July 2016

References

1. 神戸電鉄6500系、新型車両を2016年春導入! 川崎重工が製造、1000系を置換え [Kobe Electric Railway to introduce new 6500 series from spring 2016, built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries to replace 1000 series]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). Japan: Mynavi Corporation. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)