is a transportation company headquartered in
Odawara
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 188,482 and a population density of 1,700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Odawara lies in the Ashigara Plains, in ...
, Japan and is a part of the
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- ...
. It is best known for its operation of the
Hakone Tozan Line
The is a mountain railway in Japan operated by Odakyu Hakone, an Odakyu Group company that also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.
The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operating in 1919, with the current t ...
, the first
mountain railway
A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region. It may operate through the mountains by following mountain valleys and tunneling beneath mountain passes, or it may climb a mountain to provide transport to and from the su ...
in Japan. Like most Japanese railway companies, it also operates bus services, namely the Hakone Tozan Bus. It also operates the connecting
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 ...
.
The Odakyu Hakone company was formed on 1 April 2024 as part of a larger restructuring of Odakyu Group operations in the
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 ...
area. It is a merger of several transportation, real estate, and sightseeing business, including the Hakone Tozan Railway company, which operated the Hakone Tozan Line. All companies were subsidiaries of the Odakyu Group prior to the merger and held under the Odakyu Hakone Holdings company, the latter of which was also folded into the merger.
See also
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Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway (; ; ), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Cantons of Switzerland, ...
, A Swiss mountain railway network, twinning railway with Hakone Tozan Railway.
References
External links
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Hakone Tozan Railway guide(in English)
Hakone, Kanagawa
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