Keihan Cable Line

Keihan Cable Line funicular, in prior Otokoyama Line livery

The Iwashimizu-Hachimangū Cable (石清水八幡宮参道ケーブル, Iwashimizu hachmangū sandō kēburu), officially the Keihan Cable Line (京阪鋼索線, Keihan Kōsaku-sen), is a Japanese funicular line in Yawata, Kyoto, operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line opened in 1926 as a route to Iwashimizu Shrine. Riders in January, the season of hatsumōde (New Year's Day visit to shrine), account for 50% of the whole year ridership.

Prior to October 2019, it was known as the Otokoyama Cable (男山ケーブル, Otokoyama Kēburu).[1]

Basic data

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

Stations

No. Station. Japanese Distance (km) Transfers Location
KH80 Cable-hachimangū-guchi ケーブル八幡宮口 0.0 (Iwashimizu-hachimangū) (KH26) Yawata Kyoto Prefecture
KH81 Cable-hachimangū-sanjō ケーブル八幡宮山上 0.4

See also

References

  1. ^ "京阪線駅名変更". keihan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 October 2019.

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