The Nishi-Shigi Cable Line (西信貴鋼索線, Nishi-Shigi kōsaku sen, "West Shigi Cable Line"), referred to as Nishi-Shigi Cable (西信貴ケーブル, Nishi-Shigi kēburu), is Japanese cable railway line in Yao, Osaka, owned and operated by Kintetsu Railway. The line, opened in 1930, makes a route to Chōgo Sonshi-ji temple on Mount Shigi.[1] As the line name suggests, there once was Higashi-Shigi Cable Line (東信貴鋼索線, Higashi-Shigi Kōsaku-sen, "East Shigi Cable Line") as well. However, the eastern line was closed in 1983.[2]
| Nishi-Shigi Cable Line (Nishi-Shigi Cable) | |
|---|---|
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 Nishi-Shigi Cable funicular | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | 西信貴鋼索線 (西信貴ケーブル) |
| Owner | Kintetsu Railway |
| Line number | Z |
| Locale | Yao, Osaka, Japan |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Color on map | (#B1865B) |
| Service | |
| Type | Cable railway |
| System | Kintetsu Railway |
| Operator(s) | Kintetsu Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 15 December 1930 |
| Closed | 7 January 1944 |
| Reopened | 21 March 1957 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Character | Cable railway |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 200 V DC |
| Operating speed | 11.7 km/h (7.3 mph) |
Basic data
edit- Distance: 1.3 km (0.8 mi)
- System: Single track with two cars
- Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
- Stations: 2
- Vertical interval: 355 m (1,165 ft)
Stations
edit| No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) |
Transfers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z14 | Shigisanguchi | 信貴山口 | 0.0 | J Shigi Line (J14) | Yao, Osaka |
| Z15 | Takayasuyama | 高安山 | 1.3 |
References
edit- ^ https://www.kintetsu.jp/kouhou/Rireki/A40022.html.
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See also
editExternal links
edit- Kintetsu official website (in Japanese)
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