Kobe New Transit
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Template:Nihongo 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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:<ref name="UTS0001">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 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.
