Keifuku Cable Line Explained

The, officially the, 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 vertical interval, the largest in the country.^[1]

Basic data

• Distance: 1.3km (00.8miles)
• Gauge

• Stations: 2
• Vertical interval: 5610NaN0

See also

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

External links

35.0651°N 135.8156°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-03-14 . 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 . 2024-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170314053739/http://eizan.keifuku.co.jp/fun/ . 2017-03-14 .