Kobe New Transit

Kobe New Transit head office
Native name	神戸新交通株式会社
Romanized name	Kōbe Shinkōtsū Kabushiki Kaisha
Company type	Third sector
Industry	Transportation
Founded	18 July 1977
Headquarters	Minatojima, Chūō-ku, Kobe
Website	Official website

Kōbe New Transit (神戸新交通株式会社, Kōbe Shinkōtsū Kabushiki Kaisha) is the third-sector semipublic company that runs Port Island Line ("Port Liner") and Rokkō Island Line ("Rokkō Liner") automated guideway transit (AGT) systems in Kobe, Japan. When opened in 1981, the Port Liner was the world's first fully automated transport system.^[1]

In the Surutto KANSAI stored-fare system, the company is represented by the mark KS on the back of farecards.

Lines

Kōbe New Transit operates following two lines, which connect the artificial islands in the port of Kobe with the mainland:

• Port Island Line (Port Liner)
• Rokkō Island Line (Rokko Liner)

History

• July 18, 1977: Company established
• February 5, 1981: Port Island Line (Port Liner) began operation. The first practical AGT in Japan.
• February 21, 1990: Rokkō Island Line (Rokkō Liner) began operation.
• February 2, 2006: Port Liner extended to Kobe Airport.

Rolling stock

Current

• 1000 series
• 2000 series
• 2020 series
• 3000 series

Former

• 8000 series

Fares

The table below shows adult normal passenger fares. Children's fares are half price (fractions less than 10 yen are rounded up).

• In fact, Minami Kōen Station, Naka-Futō Station, and Kita-Futō Station on the Port Liner are treated as the same station as Shimin Byōin Mae Station in calculating fare, and it is possible to get on and off at Minami Kōen Station, Naka Futō Station, and Kita Futō Station while using the commuting ticket by way of Shimin Byōin Mae Station.
• Until February 1, 2006, it cost 240 yen (flat rate) to take either the Port Island Line or Rokkō Island Line.