Hanshin Electric Railway

Hanshin Electric Railway
Overview
Parent companyHankyu Hanshin Holdings
(Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group)
HeadquartersOsaka, Japan
LocaleKansai region, Japan
Dates of operation1905 (established in 1899)–
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length48.9 km
Other
Websiterail.hanshin.co.jp
Corporate headquarters of Hanshin

Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (阪神電気鉄道株式会社, Hanshin Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese private railway company owned by Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.

The first character for Kobe (戸) and the second character for Osaka (大) combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.

IC cards (PiTaPa and ICOCA) are accepted when taking trains.