Hakone Tozan Cable Car

The nihongo|Hakone Tozan Cable Car|箱根登山ケーブルカー|Hakone Tozan Kēburukā, officially the nihongo|Cable Line|鋼索線|Kōsaku-sen is a funicular railway, in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by nihongo|Hakone Tozan Railway|箱根登山鉄道|Hakone Tozan Tetsudō. This company belongs to the Odakyū Group, and also owns Hakone Tozan mountain railway line. The funicular links Gōra, the upper terminus of the railway line, with Sōunzan 214 metres above. At Sōunzan, connection is made with the Hakone Ropeway, which runs to Tōgendai on Lake Ashi.cite web | url = http://www.odakyu.jp/english/sightsee/hakone/transpor/Ecable.html | title = Hakone Tozan Cablecar | publisher = Odakyū Electric Railway | accessdate = April 6 | accessyear = 2007]

The line was opened in 1922, and was rebuilt with new cars in 1995.cite web | url = http://www.odakyu.jp/english/sightsee/hakone/transpor/Ecable.html | title = Hakone Tozan Cablecar | publisher = Odakyū Electric Railway | accessdate = April 6 | accessyear = 2007]

The line has the following technical parameters:cite web | url = http://www.odakyu.jp/english/sightsee/hakone/transpor/Ecable.html | title = Hakone Tozan Cablecar | publisher = Odakyū Electric Railway | accessdate = April 6 | accessyear = 2007] cite web | url = http://www.funiculars.net/line.php?id=519 | title = Hakone-Tozan Bahn | publisher = funiculars.net | accessdate = April 6 | accessyear = 2007]

*Length: "1200 metres"
*Height: "214 metres"
*Maximum Steepness: "20%"
*Cars: "2"
*Capacity: "250 passengers per car"
*Configuration: "Single track with passing loop"
*Journey time: "9 minutes"
*Traction: "Electricity"

References

External links

* [http://www.hakone-tozan.co.jp/cable/index.html Official website by Hakone Tozan Railway]
* [http://www.odakyu.jp/english/sightsee/hakone/transpor/Ecable.html Official website by Odakyū]