is the third-sector semipublic company that runs Port Island Line ("Port Liner") and Rokkō Island Line

Rokko Island Line

The , commonly known as is an automated guideway transit system in Kobe, Japan. Operated by Kobe New Transit, it connects the man-made Rokkō Island to Sumiyoshi Station on the JR Kobe Line.-Stations:*Sumiyoshi...

 ("Rokkō Liner") automated guideway transit

Automated guideway transit

Automated guideway transit is a fully automated, driverless, grade-separated transit system in which vehicles are automatically guided along a "guideway". The vehicles are often rubber tired, but other systems including steel wheels, air cushion and maglev systems have also been used in experiments...

 (AGT) systems in Kobe

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...

. When opened in 1981, the Port Liner was Japan's first urban transport AGT.

In the Surutto KANSAI stored-fare system, the company is represented by the mark KS on the back of farecards.

Lines

Kōbe New Transit operates following two lines, which connect the artificial island

Artificial island

An artificial island or man-made island is an island or archipelago that has been constructed by people rather than formed by natural means...

s in the port of Kobe with the mainland:

• Port Island Line (Port Liner)
• Rokkō Island Line
  Rokko Island Line
  The , commonly known as is an automated guideway transit system in Kobe, Japan. Operated by Kobe New Transit, it connects the man-made Rokkō Island to Sumiyoshi Station on the JR Kobe Line.-Stations:*Sumiyoshi...
  
   (Rokko Liner)

History

• July 18, 1977: Company established
• February 5, 1981: Port Island Line (Port Liner) began operation. The first practical AGT in Japan.
• February 21, 1990: Rokkō Island Line (Rokkō Liner) began operation.
• February 2, 2006: Port Liner extended to Kobe Airport
  Kobe Airport
  is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe, south of Sannomiya Station Japan. It primarily handles domestic flights, but can also accommodate international charter flights. In the first year of operation the airport handled 2,697,000 passengers with an average load factor of...
  
  .

Rolling stock

• 1000 series
• 2000 series
• 8000 series
  Kobe New Transit 8000 series
  The was an automated guideway transit vehicle used for passenger service on the Port Island Line of the Kobe New Transit.8000 series was introduced on February 5, 1981 on the opening of the Port Island Line....
  
  

Fares

The table below shows adult normal passenger fares as of February 2, 2006. Children's fares are half price (fractions less than 10 yen are rounded up).

Distance	Fare (yen)
≤ 2 km	200
≤ 5	240
≤ 8	280
> 8	320

• In fact, Minami Kōen Station, Naka-Futō Station, and Kita-Futō Station on the Port Liner are treated as the same station as Shimin Byōin Mae Station in calculating fare, and it is possible to get on and off at Minami Kōen Station, Naka Futō Station, and Kita Futō Station while using the commuting ticket by way of Shimin Byōin Mae Station.

• Until February 1, 2006, it cost 240 yen to take either the Port Island Line or Rokkō Island Line.

External links

Kobe New Transit Co.,LTD.