The Kaigan Line (海岸線, Kaigan-sen) is one of two lines of Kobe Municipal Subway (7.9 km). Trains of the line are propelled by linear motors. Kōbe Municipal Subway (神戸市営地下鉄 Kōbe shiei chikatetsu) is the subway of Kobe. ... A linear motor is essentially an electric motor that has had its stator unrolled so that instead of producing a torque (rotation), it produces a linear force along its length. ...

Timeline

7 July 2001 The line is opened. July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Stations on the Kaigan Line