Kaigan Line

The Kaigan Line (海岸線, Kaigan-sen, literally "Coast Line"), also known as the "Yumekamome" (夢かもめ), is one of two lines of the Kobe Municipal Subway. Trains of the line are propelled by linear motors. This is the third linear motor rapid transit line to be built in Japan.

Kaigan Line
A Kobe Municipal Subway 5000 series train in 2016
Overview
Other name(s)Yumekamome
Native name海岸線
StatusOperational
OwnerKobe Municipal Transportation Bureau
LocaleKobe
TerminiSannomiya-Hanadokeimae
Shin-Nagata
Stations10
Service
TypeRapid transit
System Kobe Municipal Subway
Operator(s)Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau
History
Opened7 June 2001
Technical
Line length7.9 km (4.9 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC, overhead catenary
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)[1]
Route map
Kobe subway lines

Stations

No. Name Japanese Inter-station
distance (km)
Total
distance (km)
Transfers
 K01  Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae 三宮・花時計前 - 0.0
 K02  Kyukyoryuchi-Daimarumae 旧居留地・大丸前 0.5 0.5
  • Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Motomachi)
  • Hanshin Main Line
  • Kōbe Kōsoku Line (Motomachi)
 K03  Minato Motomachi みなと元町
(ワコーレ和田興産前)
0.8 1.3  
 K04  Harborland ハーバーランド
(デュオこうべ前)
1.0 2.3
  • Tōkaidō Main Line, Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) (Kobe)
  • Kōbe Kōsoku Line (Kosoku Kobe)
 K05  Chūō-Ichibamae 中央市場前 1.4 3.7  
 K06  Wadamisaki 和田岬
(三菱神戸病院前)
0.9 4.6 Sanyō Main Line (Wadamisaki Line)
 K07  Misaki-Kōen 御崎公園 1.1 5.7  
 K08  Karumo 苅藻
(三ツ星ベルト前)
0.8 6.5  
 K09  Komagabayashi 駒ヶ林
(三国志のまち・アグロガーデン前)
0.8 7.3  
 K10  Shin-Nagata 新長田
(鉄人28号前)
0.6 7.9

Rolling stock

  • 5000 series (since 2001)

All trains are based at Misaki-Kōen Depot.

History

The line opened on 7 July 2001.

References

  1. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
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