Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau
Encyclopedia
is an agency of the city government of Kobe
, Japan
that operates municipal subways
and city bus
es. Previously, it also operated city trams.
The city tram of Kobe opened in 1910 by a private company and was purchased by the city government in 1917. As of 1952, it operated 35.6 km of tracks. The tram system was totally abolished by 1971.
Between 1917 and 1971, the trams operated approximately 600 million kilometers and transported 5.6 billion passengers.
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
that operates municipal subways
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
and city bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es. Previously, it also operated city trams.
- Kobe Municipal SubwayKobe Municipal Subwayis the subway of Kobe. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :****...
- Seishin-Yamate LineSeishin-Yamate LineThe is one of two lines of Kobe Municipal Subway that links the central district and suburbs of Kobe. It is sometimes called U-Line after its shape on maps.-Stations on the Seishin-Yamate Line:- Rolling stock :* 1000 series...
- Kaigan LineKaigan LineThe is one of two lines of Kobe Municipal Subway . Trains of the line are propelled by linear motors.-Stations on the Kaigan Line:- Rolling stock :* 5000 series All trains are based at Misaki-Kōen Depot....
- Seishin-Yamate Line
- City Bus
Tram
Between 1917 and 1971, the trams operated approximately 600 million kilometers and transported 5.6 billion passengers.