Keihan Cable Line

Keihan Cable Line
Otokoyama Cable funicular

The Otokoyama Cable (男山ケーブル Otokoyama Kēburu?), officially the Cable Line (鋼索線 Kōsaku-sen?), is Japanese funicular line in Yawata, Kyoto, operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line opened in 1926 as a route to Iwashimizu Shrine. Riders on January, the season of hatsumōde (New Year's Day visit to shrine), account for 50% of the whole year ridership.

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Basic data

  • Distance: 0.4 km / 0.2 mi.
  • System: Single track with two cars
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
  • Stations: 2
  • Vertical interval: 82 m / 269 ft.

Stations

Yawatashi - Otokoyama-sanjō

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