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 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

References

^ ^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.
^ "Hakone Tozan Railway". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Hakone Tozan Cablecar". Odakyū Electric Railway. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved April 6, 2007.
^ "Hakone-Tozan Bahn". funiculars.net. Retrieved April 6, 2007.