Hakone Tozan Cable Car

The Hakone Tozan Cable Car (箱根登山ケーブルカー, Hakone Tozan Kēburukā), officially the Cable Line (鋼索線, Kōsaku-sen), is a funicular railway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Hakone Tozan Railway (箱根登山鉄道, Hakone Tozan Tetsudō), who also operate the Hakone Tozan mountain railway line. The company belongs to the Odakyū Group.[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]

Stations

No. Station Japanese Distance (km) Altitude (m) Transfers
OH57 Gōra 強羅 0 553 OH Hakone Tozan Line
OH58 Kōen-Shimo 公園下 0.24 587
OH59 Kōen-Kami 公園上 0.48 624
OH60 Naka-Gōra 中強羅 0.72 668
OH61 Kami-Gōra 上強羅 0.96 717
OH62 Sōunzan 早雲山 1.2 761 OH Hakone Ropeway

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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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35°14′55.1″N 139°2′30.8″E / 35.248639°N 139.041889°E / 35.248639; 139.041889

Mass transit in the Odawara, Hakone, Izu Peninsula, Fuji Five Lakes, and Mount Fuji area
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