Keifuku Cable Line
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The Eizan Cable (叡山ケーブル Eizan Kēburu?), officially the 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
- Sakamoto Cable – on the other side of the mountain
- List of funicular railways
- List of railway lines in Japan
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Keifuku official website
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