The Tozai Line (東西線 Tozai-sen), formally the Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line (阪神神戸高速線 Hanshin Kōbe Kōsoku sen), is one of three lines of the Kobe Rapid Transit Railway, operated by Hanshin Railway and Hankyu Railway. Trains from Hanshin, Hankyu and Sanyo railways enter this line.

Since the Tozai Line connects three lines, it has three termini: Nishidai in the west, Hankyu Sannomiya and Motomachi in the east. All three were opened in 1968. Tracks from the three termini meet at Kosoku-Kobe. Unlike the Namboku Line, it has standard gauge tracks, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).

Stations served

vteKōbe Rapid Transit Railway
Hankyū Kōbe Main Line Hanshin Main Line Kobe Sannomiya Motomachi Hanakuma Nishi-Motomachi Kōsoku Kōbe Shinkaichi Minatogawa Daikai Shintetsu Arima Line Kōsoku Nagata Nishidai Sanyo Electric RailwayMain Line
Hankyū Kōbe Main LineHanshin Main Line
Kobe SannomiyaMotomachi
HanakumaNishi-Motomachi
Kōsoku Kōbe
Shinkaichi
MinatogawaDaikai
Shintetsu Arima LineKōsoku Nagata
Nishidai
Sanyo Electric RailwayMain Line
Sanyo Electric Railway
Main Line

Legend

● : Stops ∥ : Does not run through here

StationStation No.JapaneseHankyū Line systemHanshin Line systemSanyo Line systemTransfersLocation
From Kobe-Sannomiya: ↑ Through-running to/from Hankyū Kōbe Line ↑ From Motomachi: ↑ Through-running to/from Hanshin Namba Line, Hanshin Main Line, Kintetsu Nara Line ↑
Kobe-SannomiyaHS 32 HK 16神戸三宮●●●Kobe New Transit Port Island Line (P01: Sannomiya Station) Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line (S03: Kobe-Sannomiya Station) Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K01: Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station) JR Kobe Line (JR-A61: Sannomiya Station)
MotomachiHS 33元町∥●●JR Kobe Line (JR-A62: Motomachi Station)
Nishi-MotomachiHS 34西元町∥●●
HanakumaHK 17花隈●∥∥
Kōsoku KōbeHS 35高速神戸●●●Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line JR Kobe Line (JR-A63: Kobe Station) Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K04: Harborland Station)
ShinkaichiHS 36新開地●●●Kobe Electric Railway Kobe Kosoku Line
DaikaiHS 37大開∥●●
Kōsoku NagataHS 38高速長田∥●●Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line (S08: Nagata Station)
NishidaiHS 39 SY 01西代∥●●
From Nishidai: ↓Through-running to/from Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line ↓