Kobe New Transit 8000 series
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The was an automated guideway transit
(AGT) vehicle used for passenger service on the Port Island Line (Port Liner) of the Kobe New Transit
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8000 series was introduced on February 5, 1981 on the opening of the Port Island Line.
The introduction of the Kobe New Transit 2000 series in 2006 led to the gradual displacement of the 8000 series trains, the last of which was withdrawn on November 8, 2009.
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) vehicle used for passenger service on the Port Island Line (Port Liner) of the Kobe New Transit
Kobe New Transit
is the third-sector semipublic company that runs Port Island Line and Rokkō Island Line automated guideway transit systems in Kobe, Japan...
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8000 series was introduced on February 5, 1981 on the opening of the Port Island Line.
The introduction of the Kobe New Transit 2000 series in 2006 led to the gradual displacement of the 8000 series trains, the last of which was withdrawn on November 8, 2009.