Keifuku Cable Line

Keifuku Cable Line

The nihongo|Eizan Cable|叡山ケーブル|Eizan Kēburu, officially the nihongo|Cable Line|鋼索線|Kōsaku-sen, is Japanese funicular line in Sakyō, Kyōto, Kyōto, 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 vertical interval, the largest in the country.

Basic data

*Distance: 1.3 km / 0.8 mi.
*Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
*Stations: 2
*Vertical interval: 561 m / 1,841 ft.

ee also

*Sakamoto Cable – on the other side of the mountain
*List of funicular railways
*List of railway lines in Japan

External links

*ja icon [http://www.keifuku.co.jp/ Keifuku official website]


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