Hankyū Kōyō Line

Hankyū Kōyō Line
Hankyū Kōyō Line train
Overview
Native name	阪急甲陽線
Owner	Hankyu Railway
Locale	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Termini	Shukugawa Kōyōen
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Opened	1924
Technical
Line length	2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Number 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.

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.

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

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

• Hankyu route information Archived 2014-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)