Hakone Tozan Cable Car

Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Overview
Other name(s)Cable Line
Native name箱根登山ケーブルカー
StatusOperational
OwnerOdakyu Hakone
LocaleHakone, Kanagawa, Japan
Termini
Stations6
Websitehakone-tozan.co.jp
Service
TypeFunicular railway
Operator(s)Odakyu Hakone
Rolling stockTwo two-car trainsets (red and blue)
History
Opened1922 (1922)
Rebuilt1995
New trainsets introducedMarch 2020
Technical
Line length1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Number of tracksSingle track with passing loop
Track gauge983mm
ElectrificationElectric
Highest elevation761 m (2,497 ft)

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, 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: 1,200 metres (3,937 ft)
  • Height: 214 metres (702 ft)
  • Maximum Steepness: 20%
  • Gauge 983mm
  • Cars: 2
  • Capacity: 250 passengers per car
  • Configuration: Single track with passing loop
  • Journey time: 9 minutes
  • Traction: Electricity

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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