is a terminal

funicular A funicular ( ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep grade (slope), slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to ...

railway station on the

Hakone Tozan Cable Car The , officially the , is a funicular railway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is operated by Odakyu Hakone, a Odakyu Group company who also operates the Hakone Tozan Train. The funicular links Gōra, the upper terminus of the railwa ...

Line in the town of

Hakone is a List of towns in Japan, town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 10,965, and total area of . Hakone is a notable spa town and a popular tourist destination due to its many onsen, hot springs being within view of ...

, Ashigarashimo District,

Kanagawa Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

, Japan. It is by rail from the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line's opposing terminus at

Gōra Station is a Terminal station, terminal railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line as well as the Hakone Tozan Cable Car, and is located in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is 15.0 km from the Hakone Tozan Line's southern terminus at Odawara Station. At an a ...

. It is also the lower terminus for the

Hakone Ropeway The is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The funitel line links between Sōunzan and Tōgendai via Ōwakudani, all within Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. The line became funitel in 2002, the second of its kind in the nation, af ...

, from

Tōgendai Station is a terminal station, terminal on the Hakone Ropeway in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. It is from the Hakone Ropeway's opposing terminus at Sōunzan Station. It is located at an altitude of in the Togendai area of Hakone. Lines Tōgend ...

, and is located at an altitude of .

History

Sōunzan Station opened on December 1, 1921 with the opening of the Hakone Tozan Cable Car Line. On 1 April 2024, operations of the station came under the aegis of

Odakyu Hakone is a transportation company headquartered in Odawara, Japan and is a part of the Odakyu Group. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway in Japan. Like most Japanese railway companies, it also operates ...

resulting from restructuring of

Odakyu Group The is a group of companies centered around the Odakyu Electric Railway company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The group originated as a rail transport operator, but has since diversified its operations to include real estate, retail, Business- ...

operations in the Hakone area.

Lines

Layout

Sōunzan Station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car has a

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serving one track. The station is elevated to incorporate the cable winding equipment necessary for the operation of funicular railway and the cable car. The boarding area for the Hakone Cable Car is on the second floor, with access by stairs or by elevator, as the station is built

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for use by handicapped customers.

Bus services

Izuhakone Bus Bus Stop *"J" line for Hakone-en (

Lake Ashi , also referred to as Hakone Lake or Ashinoko Lake, is a scenic lake in the Hakone area of Kanagawa Prefecture in Honshū, Japan. It is a crater lake that lies along the southwest wall of the caldera of Mount Hakone, a complex volcano that last ...

) via

Ōwakudani is a volcanic valley with active sulphur vents and hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring produced by the emergence of Geothermal activity, geothermally heated groundwater onto th ...

, KojiriIzuhakone Bus timetable
/ref> *"J" line for

Odawara Station is a junction and interchange railway station located in the city of Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan, operated jointly by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). It is a gateway station to the Hakone a ...

via Kowaki-en,

Kowakidani Station is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is 13.4 rail kilometers from the line's terminus at Odawara Station. History Kowakidani Station was opened on June 1, 1919. On 1 April 2024, operati ...

, Miyanoshita,

Hakone-Yumoto Station is a railway station on the Hakone Tozan Line in Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. Lines Hakone-Yumoto Station is served by the Hakone Tozan Line from to , although all Hakone Tozan Line trains start from this station, and only Odakyu services operate ...

References

External links

Hakone Tozan RailwayHakone Ropeway
Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921 Buildings and structures in Hakone, Kanagawa {{Kanagawa-railstation-stub