Hokushin Line

{{Short description|Railway line in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture, Japan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{one source|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox rail line

| name = Hokushin Line

| other_name =

| native_name = 北神線

| native_name_lang = ja

| color = {{rcr|Kobe Municipal Subway|h}}

| logo = Kobe Municipal Subway Logo.svg

| logo_width = 50px

| image = 神戸市営地下鉄北神線6000形.jpg

| image_width =

| caption = 6000 series train

| type = Rapid transit

| system = {{ric|Kobe Municipal Subway|name=y}}

| status = Operational

| locale = Kobe

| start = {{STN|Shin-Kobe|x}}

| end = {{STN|Tanigami|x}}

| stations = 2

| routes =

| daily_ridership =

| open = {{start date and age|1988|04|02|df=y}}

| close =

| owner = {{plainlist|

• Hokushin Kyuko Railway (Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group) (1988–2020)
• Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau (2020–)

}}

| operator = Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau

| character =

| depot = Tanigami

| stock = 7000 series

| linelength_km = 7.5

| tracklength =

| tracks = 2

| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}}

| electrification = {{1,500 V DC}} overhead catenary

| speed_km/h = 75

| elevation =

| minradius =

| map = File:KobeSubway.svg

| map_state = collapsed

}}

The {{Nihongo|Hokushin Line|北神線|Hokushin-sen}} is a line of Kobe Municipal Subway connecting Tanigami in Kita-ku, Kobe and Shin-Kobe in Chūō-ku, Kobe. The {{convert|7.5|km|adj=on|sp=us}} line has only these two stations.

Formerly operated by the third-sector Hokushin Kyuko Electric Railway (:ja:北神急行電鉄; a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group), in 2020 the company was absorbed into the Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau, and the Hokushin Line became part of the subway network.