Shintetsu Sanda Line

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{{Infobox rail line

| name = 25px Shintetsu Sanda Line

| color = da003a

| image = Shintetsu 1076 at Dojo.JPG

| caption = Local train running between Shintetsu Dōjō and Yokoyama, 2014

| status = Operational

| locale = Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture

| start = Arimaguchi

| end = Sanda

| continuesas = Arima Line (from Arimaguchi) {{Break}}

Kōen-Toshi Line (from Yokoyama)

| stations = 10

| open = November 11, 1928

| linelength_km = 12

| gauge = {{Track gauge|1067mm}}

| electrification = 1500 V DC overhead catenary

| routenumber = 25px KB

| map = {{Shintetsu Sanda Line map|inline=1}}

}}

The {{Nihongo|Sanda Line|神戸電鉄三田線|Kōbe Dentetsu Sanda-sen}} is a commuter railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan operated by Kobe Electric Railway. It connects Kobe with its northern suburb, Sanda.

The line is {{convert|12.0|km}} long, extending from Arimaguchi in Kita-ku to Sanda, where the line connects with the JR West JR Takarazuka Line/Fukuchiyama Line, although most trains continue past Arimaguchi to Shinkaichi via the Arima Line and Kobe Rapid Railway Namboku Line.

History

The entire line opened in 1928, {{track gauge|1067mm}} gauge and electrified at 1500 VDC.

In 1991 the Sanda - Yokoyama section was duplicated,『歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』14号 13頁 as was the Taoji - Okaba section in 1998.

In November 1995, Special Rapid Express services were introduced to the timetable.{{cite news |title=神戸電鉄ダイヤ改正 26日 朝ラッシュ時に「特快速」運転 |newspaper=交通新聞 |date=1995-11-16 |publisher=交通新聞社 |page=1 }}

In March 2011, the smoking areas in all Sanda Line stations were removed, and smoking was banned.

=Former connecting lines=

Sanda station - The 12 km line to Arima operated from 1915 to 1943.

Stations

There are four types of services, each stops at the stations marked "S" and not at those marked "↑" in the table below.

class="wikitable"
No.

!colspan="2"|Station

!Distance (km)

!Local

!Semi-Express

!Express

!Special Rapid
Express

!Connections

!Location

colspan="10" align="center"|↑ Through Service via the File:Number_prefix_Kobe_Railway.svg Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Kosoku Line to/from {{STN|Shinkaichi|x}} ↑
{{KBSN|15|size=35}}

|Arimaguchi

|有馬口

|align="right"|0.0

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"| ↑

|File:Number_prefix_Kobe_Railway.svg Arima Line (Through Service)

|rowspan="7"|Kita-ku, Kobe

{{KBSN|21|size=35}}

|Gosha

|五社

|align="right"|1.4

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"| ↑

{{KBSN|22|size=35}}

|Okaba

|岡場

|align="right"|3.3

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

{{KBSN|23|size=35}}

|Taoji

|田尾寺

|align="right"|4.9

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

{{KBSN|24|size=35}}

|Nirō

|二郎

|align="right"|6.4

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

{{KBSN|25|size=35}}

|Dōjō-minamiguchi

|道場南口

|align="right"|7.3

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

{{KBSN|26|size=35}}

|Shintetsu Dōjō

|神鉄道場

|align="right"|8.5

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

colspan="10" align="center"|↑ Through Service via the File:Number_prefix_Kobe_Railway.svg Shintetsu Koen-Toshi Line to/from {{STN|Woody Town Chūō|x}} ↑
{{KBSN|27|size=35}}

|Yokoyama

|横山

|align="right"|10.0

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|File:Number_prefix_Kobe_Railway.svg Koen-Toshi Line (Through Service)

|rowspan="3"|Sanda

{{KBSN|28|size=35}}

|Sanda Honmachi

|三田本町

|align="right"|11.0

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

{{KBSN|29|size=35}}

|Sanda

|三田

|align="right"|12.0

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center"|S

|align="center" |S

|20px Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)

References

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

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