Hanshin Electric Railway
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (阪神電気鉄道株式会社, Hanshin Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway company owned by Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group) |
| Headquarters | Osaka, Japan |
| Locale | Kansai region, Japan |
| Dates of operation | 1905 (established in 1899)– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Length | 48.9 km |
| Other | |
| Website | rail |
The first character for Kobe (神戸) and the second character for Osaka (大阪) combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.
IC cards (PiTaPa and ICOCA) are accepted when taking trains.
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