Shintetsu Sanda Line
# Shintetsu Sanda Line

The Sanda Line (神戸電鉄三田線, Kōbe Dentetsu Sanda-sen) 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 12.0 kilometres (7.5 mi) 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, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and electrified at 1500 VDC.

In 1991 the Sanda - Yokoyama section was duplicated, 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. | Station | Station | Distance (km) | Local | Semi-Express | Express | Special Rapid Express | Connections | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ↑ Through Service via the Shintetsu Arima Line and Kobe Kosoku Line to/from Shinkaichi ↑ ||||||||||
| KB15 | Arimaguchi | 有馬口 | 0.0 | S | S | S | ↑ | Arima Line (Through Service) | Kita-ku, Kobe |
| KB21 | Gosha | 五社 | 1.4 | S | S | S | ↑ | | Kita-ku, Kobe |
| KB22 | Okaba | 岡場 | 3.3 | S | S | S | S | | Kita-ku, Kobe |
| KB23 | Taoji | 田尾寺 | 4.9 | S | S | S | S | | Kita-ku, Kobe |
| KB24 | Nirō | 二郎 | 6.4 | S | S | S | S | | Kita-ku, Kobe |
| KB25 | Dōjō-minamiguchi | 道場南口 | 7.3 | S | S | S | S | | Kita-ku, Kobe |
| KB26 | Shintetsu Dōjō | 神鉄道場 | 8.5 | S | S | S | S | | Kita-ku, Kobe |
| ↑ Through Service via the Shintetsu Koen-Toshi Line to/from Woody Town Chūō ↑ ||||||||||
| KB27 | Yokoyama | 横山 | 10.0 | S | S | S | S | Koen-Toshi Line (Through Service) | Sanda |
| KB28 | Sanda Honmachi | 三田本町 | 11.0 | S | S | S | S | | Sanda |
| KB29 | Sanda | 三田 | 12.0 | S | S | S | S | Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | Sanda |
