The is a commuter railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan operated by Kobe Electric Railway. It connects Kobe with its northern suburb, Sanda.
The line is long, extending from Arimaguchi in Kita-ku to Sanda, where the line connects with the JR West JR Takarazuka Line/Fukuchiyama Line, although most trains continue past Arimaguchi to Shinkaichi via the Arima Line and Kobe Rapid Railway Namboku Line.
History The entire line opened in 1928, gauge and electrified at 1500 VDC.
In 1991 the Sanda - Yokoyama section was duplicated,『歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄』14号 13頁 as was the Taoji - Okaba section in 1998.
In November 1995, Special Rapid Express services were introduced to the timetable.
In March 2011, the smoking areas in all Sanda Line stations were removed, and smoking was banned.
Former connecting lines Sanda station - The 12 km line to Arima operated from 1915 to 1943.
Stations There are four types of services, each stops at the stations marked "S" and not at those marked "↑" in the table below. No.StationDistance (km)LocalSemi-ExpressExpressSpecial Rapid ExpressConnectionsLocation↑ Through Service via the Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Kosoku Line to/from ↑Arimaguchi有馬口0.0SSS ↑ Arima Line (Through Service)Kita-ku, KobeGosha五社1.4SSS ↑ Okaba岡場3.3SSSS Taoji田尾寺4.9SSSS Nirō二郎6.4SSSS Dōjō-minamiguchi道場南口7.3SSSS Shintetsu Dōjō神鉄道場8.5SSSS ↑ Through Service via the Shintetsu Koen-Toshi Line to/from ↑Yokoyama横山10.0SSSS Koen-Toshi Line (Through Service)SandaSanda Honmachi三田本町11.0SSSS Sanda三田12.0SSSS Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
References This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia
External links 神戸電鉄／鉄道のご案内 (Shintetsu Railway Information)