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(in English) Funicular railways in Japan Rail transport in Kanagawa Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan 1931 establishments in Japan {{Japan-cable-line-stub
The , officially the , is a Japanese funicular
A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...
line in Isehara, Kanagawa
260px, Isehara Shibuta River
260px, Mount Oyama Afuri Jinja
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 101,670 and a population density of 1800 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
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. This is the only line 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: *Gauge
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*Stations: 3
*Vertical interval:
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.See also
*List of funicular railways
This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways.
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*List of railway companies in Japan
List of railway companies in Japan lists Japanese railway operators.
Those in ''italics'' are the third-sector operators; being half-public, half-private.
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* List of railway lines in Japan
References
External links
Official website
Official website
(in English) Funicular railways in Japan Rail transport in Kanagawa Prefecture 1067 mm gauge railways in Japan 1931 establishments in Japan {{Japan-cable-line-stub