Hakone Tozan Cable Car

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Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Overview
Native name箱根登山ケーブルカー
OwnerOdakyu Group
LocaleHakone, Japan
Termini
Stations6
Websitehakone-tozan.co.jp
Service
TypeFunicular
Operator(s)Odakyu Hakone
Rolling stockTwo two-car trainsets (red and blue)
History
Opened1922; 104 years ago (1922)
Technical
Line length1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Number of tracks1, with passing loop
Track gauge985 mm (3 ft 2+25⁄32 in)
Highest elevation761 m (2,497 ft)
Maximum incline20%
Route map

Legend
km
OH Hakone Tozan Line enlarge…
0
 OH57 Gōra
0.24
 OH58 Kōen-Shimo
0.48
 OH59 Kōen-Kami
passing loop
0.72
 OH60 Naka-Gōra
0.96
 OH61 Kami-Gōra
1.20
 OH62 Sōunzan
OH Hakone Ropeway enlarge…
Cable car
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The Hakone Tozan Cable Car (Japanese: 箱根登山ケーブルカー, Hepburn: Hakone Tozan Kēburukā), officially the Cable Line (鋼索線, Kōsaku-sen), is a funicular railway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by Odakyu Hakone, a Odakyu Group company who also operates the Hakone Tozan Train.[1][2]

The funicular links Gōra, the upper terminus of the railway line, with Sōunzan 214 metres (702 ft) above. At Sōunzan, connection is made with the Hakone Ropeway, which runs to Tōgendai on Lake Ashi.[3]

Opened in 1922, the line was rebuilt in 1995, when new cars replaced the old. In March 2020, the cars were replaced again with two new two-car red and blue trainsets supplied by Keio Juuki Seibi Co. Each trainset is able to accommodate up to 250 passengers.[1][3]

Statistics

The line has the following technical parameters:[3][4]

  • Length: 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
  • Elevation gain: 208 metres (682 ft)
  • Maximum incline: 20%
  • Gauge: 985 mm (3 ft 2+25⁄32 in)
  • Cars: 2
  • Capacity: 250 passengers per car
  • Configuration: Single track with passing loop
  • Journey time: 9 minutes
  • Traction: Electric

Stations

No. Station Distance Elevation Transfers
OH57 Gōra 0 553 m (1,814 ft) OH Hakone Tozan Line
OH58 Kōen-Shimo 0.24 km (0.15 mi) 587 m (1,926 ft)
OH59 Kōen-Kami 0.48 km (0.30 mi) 624 m (2,047 ft)
OH60 Naka-Gōra 0.72 km (0.45 mi) 668 m (2,192 ft)
OH61 Kami-Gōra 0.96 km (0.60 mi) 717 m (2,352 ft)
OH62 Sōunzan 1.2 km (0.75 mi) 761 m (2,497 ft) OH Hakone Ropeway

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Hakone Tozan replaces funicular trainsets". Railway Gazette International. 23 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hakone Tozan Railway". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Hakone Tozan Cablecar". Odakyū Electric Railway. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Hakone-Tozan Bahn". funiculars.net. Retrieved April 6, 2007.

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