Keifuku Cable Line
{{Short description|Funicular line in Kyōto, Japan}}
{{Keifuku Electric Railroad/Eizan}}
The {{nihongo|Eizan Cable|叡山ケーブル|Eizan Kēburu}}, officially the {{nihongo|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 {{cvt|561|m}} vertical interval, the largest in the country.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-14 |title=叡山ケーブル・ロープウェイを楽しもう！ {{!}} 比叡山の観光に、京都、出町柳から比叡山山頂、京都八瀬をつなぐ叡山ケーブル・ロープウェイ |url=http://eizan.keifuku.co.jp/fun/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314053739/http://eizan.keifuku.co.jp/fun/ |archive-date=2017-03-14 }}
Basic data
- Distance: {{convert|1.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
- Gauge: {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
- Stations: 2
- Vertical interval: {{convert|561|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
See also
- 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
- {{Official website|http://www.keifuku.co.jp/|Keifuku official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Funicular railways in Japan
Category:Rail transport in Kyoto Prefecture
Category:1067 mm gauge railways in Japan
Category:Railway lines opened in 1925
Category:1925 establishments in Japan
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