Keifuku Cable Line
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The Eizan Cable (叡山ケーブル, Eizan Kēburu), officially the Cable Line (鋼索線, Kōsaku-sen), is a funicular line in Sakyō, Kyōto, Japan, operated by Keifuku Electric Railroad. The line opened in 1925, as a western route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei. The line has 561 m (1,841 ft) vertical interval, the largest in the country.[1]
Basic data
[edit | edit source]- Distance: 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
- Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
- Stations: 2
- Vertical interval: 561 m (1,841 ft)
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of funicular railways
- List of railway lines in Japan
- Sakamoto Cable – on the other side of the mountain
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Keifuku official website (in Japanese)
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