Hanshin Mukogawa Line
{{Short description|Railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}
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| native_name = 武庫川線
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| locale = Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
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{{nihongo|The Mukogawa Line|武庫川線|Mukogawa-sen|}} is a branch line of the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan with no through service. The line is single-tracked, but is double-tracked at all stations except Suzaki Station. The route follows the western edge of the Mukogawa River from the Hanshin Main Line to the river's former mouth at Mukogawadanchimae Station.{{cn|date=July 2022}} Since 6 June 2020, the line has been operated by a fleet of 5500 series two-car sets, which have replaced the fleet of 7861 series sets that were used on the line previously.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-06|title=阪神武庫川線で5500系が営業運転を開始|trans-title=5500 series begins commercial operation on the Mukogawa Line|url=https://railf.jp/news/2020/06/06/202000.html|access-date=2022-07-15|website=Japan Railfan Magazine Online|publisher=Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location=Japan|language=ja}}
Stations
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!No. !colspan=2|Station !Connections !Location |
HS 12
|{{STN|Mukogawa|x}} |武庫川 |rowspan="4"|Nishinomiya |
HS 53
|{{STN|Higashi-Naruo|x}} |東鳴尾 | |
HS 52
|{{STN|Suzaki|x}} |洲先 | |
HS 51
|{{STN|Mukogawadanchimae|x}} |武庫川団地前 | |
Gallery
File:Hanshin 5500 mukogawaline 5912F higasinaruo.jpg|Series 5500
To-lucky 5511F-5912F
File:Hanshin 5500 mukogawaline 5914F.jpg|Series 5500
Koshien 5514-5914F
File:Hanshin_7966F_at_Mukogawa_Station.JPG|Series 7961
(Retirement)
File:Hanshin7990-mukogawa-line.jpg|Series 7890-7990
(Retirement)
References
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Category:Standard-gauge railways in Japan