Ōyama Cable Car

The Ōyama Cable Car (大山ケーブルカー, Ōyama Kēburukā), officially the Ōyama Cable Line (大山鋼索線, Ōyama Kōsaku-sen), is a Japanese funicular line in Isehara, Kanagawa. This is the only line Ōyama Kankō Dentetsu (大山観光電鉄; "Ōyama Sightseeing Electric Railway") operates. The company belongs to Odakyū Group. The line opened in 1931, as a route to Ōyama Afuri Shrine on Mount Ōyama. The line is now also used for hiking.

Basic data

  • Distance: 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • Stations: 3
  • Vertical interval: 278 m (912 ft)

Stations

The line has three stations. From the foot of the hill:

  • Ōyama Cable Station (大山ケーブル駅)
  • Ōyamadera Station (大山寺駅)
  • Afurijinja Station (阿夫利神社駅)

All the stations were renamed on October 1, 2008. Their former names were Oiwake Station (追分駅), Fudōmae Station (不動前駅) and Shimosha Station (下社駅) respectively.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ 駅名変更のお知らせ (in Japanese)

35°25′47.85″N 139°14′26.4″E / 35.4299583°N 139.240667°E / 35.4299583; 139.240667


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