Cable Sakamoto Station (ケーブル坂本駅, Kēburu-Sakamoto-eki) is a funicular railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Hieizan Railway.[1]
Cable Sakamoto Station ケーブル坂本駅 | |||||
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 Cable Sakamoto Station, September 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sakamotohonmachi, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0116 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°04′11″N 135°51′50″E / 35.069660°N 135.863953°E | ||||
| Operated by | Hieizan Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Sakamoto Cable | ||||
| Distance | 2.0 km from Cable Enryakuji | ||||
| Platforms | 1 bay platform | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | March 15, 1927 | ||||
| Previous names | Sakamoto (to 1974) | ||||
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Lines
editCable Sakamoto Station is the lower terminus of the Sakamoto Cable, and is 2.0 kilometers from the upper terminus of the line at Cable Enryakuji. It is the longest cable-car route in Japan at 2,025 meters.[2]
Station layout
editThe station consists of a single bay platform, and when it is crowded, the doors on both sides of the train may be opened to drop passengers. The track has a slope of 160 ‰, but the platform is not a slope but a gentle staircase. The station building was built in 1925 and is a two-story Western-style structure with a ticket office, a waiting room, and a crew waiting room on the first floor and offices on the second floor. The station building received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.[3]
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sakamoto Cable Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Hōraioka | ||
History
editCable Sakamoto Station was opened on March 15, 1927, as Sakamoto-eki (坂本駅).[4] Operation were suspended from March 19, 1945, to Augusts 7, 1946. The station was renamed January 15, 1974.
Surrounding area
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Hieizan Sakamoto Cable Railway". JAPAN SHIGA Tourism Official Website - SHIGA BIWAKO. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "Hieizan Sakamoto Cable Railway". JAPAN SHIGA Tourism Official Website - SHIGA BIWAKO. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ "比叡山鉄道ケーブル坂本駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2021. (in Japanese)
- ^ "Hieizan Sakamoto Cable Railway". JAPAN SHIGA Tourism Official Website - SHIGA BIWAKO. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
External links
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