Shintetsu Arima Line

The Arima Line (神戸電鉄有馬線, Kōbe Dentetsu Arima-sen) is a commuter railway line in Kobe, Japan operated by Kobe Electric Railway. It connects central Kobe with its northern suburbs in Kita-ku and Arima Onsen.

The line is 22.9 kilometres (14.2 mi) long, extending from Minatogawa in Hyogo-ku to Arima Onsen in Kita-ku.

At Arimaguchi, almost all trains operate a through service to/from Sanda on the Sanda Line.

Arima Onsen only receives a small number of direct trains to/from Shinkaichi in the morning and evening peak hours, 7 days per week. At all other times a shuttle train operates between Arimaguchi and Arima Onsen, timed to connect with trains to/from Shinkaichi with a 1-2 minute connection time.

The entire line opened in 1928, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge and electrified at 1500 VDC.

The Mitogawa - Arimaguchi section was duplicated between 1965 and 1966.

Arima Onsen station - The 12 km (7.5 mi) line to Sanda on the Fukuchiyama Line was operated by the Arima Railway Company from 1915 to 1943.^{[citation needed]}