Hankyū Kōyō Line

Hankyū Kōyō Line train

Overview

Native name

阪急甲陽線

Type

Heavy rail

Locale

Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

Termini

Shukugawa
Kōyōen

Operation

Opened

1924

Owner

Hankyu Railway

Technical

Line length

2.2 km (1.4 mi)

No. of tracks

Single

Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Minimum radius

120 m

Electrification

1,500 V DC, overhead catenary

Operating speed

70 km/h (45 mph)^[1]

Route map

Legend

Hankyū Kōbe Main Line

0.0

Shukugawa

0.9

Kurakuenguchi

Shukugawa River

2.2

Kōyōen

The Hankyū Kōyō Line (阪急甲陽線, Hankyū Kōyō-sen) is a 2.2 km (1.4 mi) single-track railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Hankyu Railway. The line connects Shukugawa Station and Kōyōen Station, both in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo.

History

The line opened on 1 October 1924,^[1] 1435mm gauge and electrified at 600 VDC, which was increased to 1500 VDC in 1967.

The Great Hanshin earthquake resulted in the line being out of service for six weeks in 1995.

Stations

All stations are within Nishinomiya, Hyōgo.

No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Transfers
HK-09	Shukugawa	夙川	0.0	Hankyū Kōbe Main Line
HK-29	Kurakuenguchi	苦楽園口	0.9
HK-30	Kōyōen	甲陽園	2.2

References

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

1 2 Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

External links

Hankyu route information (Japanese)

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