Shintetsu Arima Line

Continues asSanda Line (from Arimaguchi)Stations15ServiceRoute number KBOperator(s)Kobe Electric RailwayHistoryOpenedNovember 11, 1928TechnicalLine length22.5 km (14.0 mi)Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)Electrification1500 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
KB08	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

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