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Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line

Woody Town Chūō-bound train departing Minami Woody Town, 2003

Overview

Status

Operational

Locale

Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture

Termini

Continues as

Sanda Line (from Yokoyama)

Stations

Service

Type

Heavy rail

Route number

History

Opened

October 28, 1991 (Yokoyama - Flower Town)
March 28, 1996 (Flower Town - Woody Town Chūō)

Technical

Line length

5.5 km (3.4 mi)

Track gauge

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Electrification

1500 V DC overhead catenary

Operating speed

80 km/h (50 mph)

Route map

Legend

				km
					KB29 Sanda
					KB28 Sanda Honmachi
					Sanda Line
				0.0	KB27 Yokoyama
					Sanda Line
					Takuhara Tunnel
					Arii Tunnel
				2.3	KB31 Flower Town
				4.5	KB32 Minami Woody Town
				5.5	KB33 Woody Town Chuo

The Kōen-Toshi Line (公園都市線, Kōen-Toshi-sen) is a commuter railway line in Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture operated by Kobe Electric Railway.

The line is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) long, connecting Yokoyama to Woody Town Chūō. Although Yokoyama is the line terminus, all trains continue on the Sanda Line to Sanda.

History

The Yokoyama - Flower Town section opened in 1991, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and electrified at 1500 VDC. The line was extended to Woody Town Chūō in 1996.

The line is single track, but the corridor allows for duplication if required in the future.

Stations

No.	Station		Connections	Location
↑ Through Service via the Shintetsu Sanda Line to/from Sanda ↑
KB27	Yokoyama	横山	Sanda Line (Through Service)	Sanda
KB31	Flower Town	フラワータウン
KB32	Minami Woody Town	南ウッディタウン
KB33	Woody Town Chūō	ウッディタウン中央

Ridership

Average daily passenger numbers
Year	Total (% increase)	Yokoyama	Flower Town	Minami Woody Town	Woody Town Chuo
1997	7,350	1,979	3,779	800	792
1998	7,536 (+2.5%)	1,976	3,762	866	932
1999	7,558 (+0.3%)	1,943	3,713	888	1,014
2000	7,950 (+5.2%)	1,948	3,744	891	1,367
2001	7,905 (-0.6%)	1,793	3,752	848	1,512
2002	7,753 (-1.9%)	1,908	3,646	778	1,421
2003	7,647 (-1.4%)	1,900	3,546	768	1,433
2004	7,492 (-2.0%)	1,862	3,417	744	1,469
2005	7,348 (-1.9%)	1,793	3,312	778	1,465
2006	7,229 (-1.6%)	1,790	3,252	799	1,388
2007	7,164 (-0.9%)	1,806	3,260	800	1,298
2008	7,138 (-0.4%)	1,813	3,221	793	1,311
2009	7,011 (-1.8%)	1,787	3,107	767	1,350
2010	7,096 (+1.2%)	1,837	3,091	782	1,386
2011	7,299 (+2.9%)	1,923	3,099	818	1,459
2012	7,393 (+1.4%)	2,005	3,049	840	1,499
2013	7,654 (+3.5%)	2,123	3,089	869	1,573
2014	7,544 (-1.4%)	2,121	2,978	867	1,578

References

v t e Transit in Keihanshin
Shinkansen	Tokaido San'yō Hokuriku (planned) Chūō (planned)
JR West	Hokuriku/Tōkaidō/San'yō Biwako JR Kyoto JR Kobe Akō Wadamisaki Kosei Kusatsu Nara Sanin Sagano Osaka Higashi JR Takarazuka ( Fukuchiyama) Katamachi (Gakkentoshi)/JR Tozai Kakogawa Bantan Kishin Maizuru Osaka Loop Sakurajima (JR Yumesaki) Hanwa (Hagoromo Branch) Kansai Airport Wakayama Sakurai (Man-yo Mahoroba) Kansai Yamatoji Kisei Naniwasuji (under construction)
Osaka Metro	Midōsuji Tanimachi Yotsubashi Chūō Sennichimae Sakaisuji Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Imazatosuji Nankō Port Town
Kobe Municipal Subway	Seishin-Yamate Kaigan Hokushin
Kyoto Municipal Subway	Karasuma Tōzai
Hankyu	Kobe Main Itami Imazu Koyo Takarazuka Main Minoo Kyoto Main Senri Arashiyama
Hanshin	Main Namba Mukogawa
Keihan	Main Oto Nakanoshima Katano Uji Otsu lines Keishin Ishiyama Sakamoto
Nankai	Nankai Main Takashinohama Airport Tanagawa Kada Wakayamako Koya Shiomibashi Naniwasuji (under construction)
Kintetsu	Namba/Nara Ikoma Kyoto/Kashihara Tenri Tawaramoto Keihanna Osaka Shigi Minami Osaka/Yoshino Domyoji Nagano Gose
Shintetsu	Arima Sanda Kōen-Toshi Ao Kobe Kosoku
Other commuter rail lines	Semboku Rapid Semboku Rapid Railway Kita-Osaka Kyuko Namboku Kōbe Rapid Tōzai Namboku Sanyo Main Aboshi Mizuma Railway Mizuma Keifuku Arashiyama Kitano Eizan Eizan Main Kurama Chizu Express
Monorails and Trams	Osaka Monorail Main Saito Hankai Tramway Hankai Uemachi Kobe New Transit Port Island Rokkō Island
Hinterland	Wakayama (Kishigawa) Noseden Myoken Nissei Ohmi Main Yōkaichi Taga Shigaraki Kohgen
Cable car and aerial tramways	Keifuku Cable Line Eizan Ropeway Keihan Keihan Cable Line Kintetsu Ikoma Cable Line Nishi-Shigi Cable Line Katsuragisan Ropeway Kobe Rokko Rokko Cable Line Maya Cablecar Nankai Cable Line
Public ferries	Kanko Kisen Hankyu Ferry Nankai Ferry Akashi-Awaji Ferry
Major terminals	Rail Gion-Shijō Higashi-Umeda JR Namba Kitashinchi Kyōbashi Kyōto Kyoto Kawaramachi Nishi-Umeda Ōsaka Sanjo Sannomiya Shin-Ōsaka Tennoji Tsuruhashi Umeda Airports Itami Kansai Kobe Tokushima Ports Kobe Osaka Sakai Himeji
Miscellaneous	Kansai Airport People Mover Wing Shuttle Smart cards ICOCA PiTaPa Rail transport in Japan List of named passenger trains of Japan List of through trains in Japan List of Osaka Metro stations Station numbering Osaka City Air Terminal
Japan transit: Tokyo Keihanshin Chūkyō Fukuoka–Kitakyushu Hakone–Fuji–Izu Hokkaido Aomori Sendai Akita Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

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