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 . 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[]

Station	Japanese	Distance (km)	Altitude (m)	Transfers
Gōra	強羅	0	553	Hakone Tozan Line
Kōen-Shimo	公園下	0.24	587
Kōen-Kami	公園上	0.48	624
Naka-Gōra	中強羅	0.72	668
Kami-Gōra	上強羅	0.96	717
Sōunzan	早雲山	1.2	761	Hakone Ropeway

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.