Hanshin Electric Railway
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Image:Umeda2.jpg Template:Nihongo (Template:Tyo) is a Japanese private railway company that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
The second character for Osaka (大阪) and the first character for Kobe (神戸) combine to form the company name, 阪神, which can be read Han-shin.
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Lines
- Main Line (Umeda-Motomachi)
- Nishi-Osaka Line (Amagasaki-Nishi-Kujo)
- Mukogawa Line (Mukogawa-Mukogawa-danchimae)
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History
- June 12 1899: Template:Nihongo established
- July 7 1899 The company is renamed "Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd."
- February 15 1998 Joint operation with Sanyo Electric Railway of limited expresses service between Umeda and Himeji
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