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{{More citations needed|date=June 2021}}{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = [[File:Kobe rallway logo mark.svg|25px]] Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line
| color                           = da003a
| image                           = Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line 2003.JPG
| caption                         = Woody Town Chūō-bound train departing Minami Woody Town, 2003
| type                            = [[Heavy rail]]
| status                          = Operational
| locale                          = [[Sanda, Hyōgo|Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture]]
| start                           = [[Yokoyama Station (Hyōgo)|Yokoyama]]
| end                             = [[Woody Town Chūō Station|Woody Town Chūō]]
| continuesas                     = [[Shintetsu Sanda Line|Sanda Line]] (from Yokoyama)
| stations                        = 4
| open                            = October 28, 1991 (Yokoyama - Flower Town) {{Break}}
March 28, 1996 (Flower Town - Woody Town Chūō)
| linelength_km                   = 5.5
| gauge                           = {{Track gauge|1067mm}}
| electrification                 = [[1500 V DC]] [[overhead catenary]]
| speed_km/h                      = 80
| routenumber                     = [[File:Number prefix Kobe Railway.svg|25px]] KB
| map                             = {{Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line map|inline=1}}
| map_state                       = collapsed
}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Kōen-Toshi Line'''|公園都市線|Kōen-Toshi-sen}} is a commuter railway line in [[Sanda, Hyogo|Sanda]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture]] operated by [[Kobe Electric Railway]]. 

The line is {{convert|5.5|km}} long, connecting [[Yokoyama Station (Hyōgo)|Yokoyama]] to [[Woody Town Chūō Station|Woody Town Chūō]]. Although Yokoyama is the line terminus, all trains continue on the [[Shintetsu Sanda Line|Sanda Line]] to [[Sanda Station|Sanda]].

==History==
The Yokoyama - Flower Town section opened in 1991, {{track gauge|1067mm}} [[track gauge|gauge]] and electrified at 1500 VDC. The line was extended to Woody Town Chūō in 1996.

The line is single track, but the corridor allows for duplication if required in the future.

==Stations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
!colspan="2"|Station
!Connections
!Location
|-
!colspan="5" align="center"|↑ Through Service via the  [[File:Number_prefix_Kobe_Railway.svg|20px|KB]] [[Shintetsu Sanda Line]]  to/from {{STN|Sanda|x}} ↑
|-
|{{KBSN|27|size=35}}
|{{STN|Yokoyama|x|Hyōgo|Yokoyama}}
|横山
|[[File:Number_prefix_Kobe_Railway.svg|20px|KB]] [[Shintetsu Sanda Line|Sanda Line]] (Through Service)
|rowspan="4"|Sanda
|-
|{{KBSN|31|size=35}}
|{{STN|Flower Town|x}}
|フラワータウン
|
|-
|{{KBSN|32|size=35}}
|{{STN|Minami Woody Town|x}}
|南ウッディタウン
|
|-
|{{KBSN|33|size=35}}
|{{STN|Woody Town Chūō|x}}
|ウッディタウン中央
|
|}

== Ridership ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+Average daily passenger numbers
!Year
!Total (% increase)
!Yokoyama
!Flower Town
!Minami Woody Town
!Woody Town Chuo
!Source
|-
!1997
| style="text-align:right;" |7,350
|1,979
|3,779
|800
|792
|<ref name="toukei2001">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h14_index.htm 平成14年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!1998
| style="text-align:right;" |7,536 (+2.5%)
|1,976
|3,762
|866
|932
|<ref name="toukei2001">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h14_index.htm 平成14年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!1999
| style="text-align:right;" |7,558 (+0.3%)
|1,943
|3,713
|888
|1,014
|<ref name="toukei2001">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h14_index.htm 平成14年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2000
| style="text-align:right;" |7,950 (+5.2%)
|1,948
|3,744
|891
|1,367
|<ref name="toukei2001">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h14_index.htm 平成14年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2001
| style="text-align:right;" |7,905 (-0.6%)
|1,793
|3,752
|848
|1,512
|<ref name="toukei2001">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h14_index.htm 平成14年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2002
| style="text-align:right;" |7,753 (-1.9%)
|1,908
|3,646
|778
|1,421
|<ref name="toukei2002">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h15_index.htm 平成15年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2003
| style="text-align:right;" |7,647 (-1.4%)
|1,900
|3,546
|768
|1,433
|<ref name="toukei2003">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h16_index.htm 平成16年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2004
| style="text-align:right;" |7,492 (-2.0%)
|1,862
|3,417
|744
|1,469
|<ref name="toukei2004">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h17_index.htm 平成17年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2005
| style="text-align:right;" |7,348 (-1.9%)
|1,793
|3,312
|778
|1,465
|<ref name="toukei2005">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h18_index.htm 平成18年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2006
| style="text-align:right;" |7,229 (-1.6%)
|1,790
|3,252
|799
|1,388
|<ref name="toukei2006">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h19_index.htm 平成19年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2007
| style="text-align:right;" |7,164 (-0.9%)
|1,806
|3,260
|800
|1,298
|<ref name="toukei2007">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h20_index.htm 平成20年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2008
| style="text-align:right;" |7,138 (-0.4%)
|1,813
|3,221
|793
|1,311
|<ref name="toukei2008">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h21_index.htm 平成21年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2009
| style="text-align:right;" |7,011 (-1.8%)
|1,787
|3,107
|767
|1,350
|<ref name="toukei2009">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h22_index.htm 平成22年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2010
| style="text-align:right;" |7,096 (+1.2%)
|1,837
|3,091
|782
|1,386
|<ref name="toukei2010">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h23_index.htm 平成23年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2011
| style="text-align:right;" |7,299 (+2.9%)
|1,923
|3,099
|818
|1,459
|<ref name="toukei2011">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h24_index.htm 平成24年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2012
| style="text-align:right;" |7,393 (+1.4%)
|2,005
|3,049
|840
|1,499
|<ref name="toukei2012">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h25_index.htm 平成25年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2013
| style="text-align:right;" |7,654 (+3.5%)
|2,123
|3,089
|869
|1,573
|<ref name="toukei2013">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h26_index.htm 平成26年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|-
!2014
| style="text-align:right;" |7,544 (-1.4%)
|2,121
|2,978
|867
|1,578
|<ref name="toukei2014">[http://www.area-sanda-hyogo.jp/nk/15_pok/html/h27_index.htm 平成27年版三田市統計書 ]</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|}}{{Osaka transit}}

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[[Category:Railway lines in Japan]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Hyōgo Prefecture]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1991]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Japan]]

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