Kobe New Transit

Kobe New Transit
Native name
神戸新交通株式会社
Kōbe Shinkōtsū Kabushiki Kaisha
Company typeThird sector
IndustryTransportation
Founded18 July 1977
HeadquartersMinatojima, Chūō-ku, Kobe
WebsiteOfficial 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.

  1. ^ "Feel KOBE + Discovering the Joy of Kobe".