The Sarakurayama Cable Car (皿倉山ケーブルカー, Sarakurayama Kēburukā), formerly (until March 2015) known as the Hobashira Cable (帆柱ケーブル, Hobashira Kēburu), is a Japanese funicular line operated by the Sarakurayama Tozan Railway Company.[1] The line climbs Mount Sarakura in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka. The company is fully owned by the city of Kitakyūshū. It opened in 1957.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Hobashira_Cable_2.jpg/220px-Hobashira_Cable_2.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Sarakurayama01.jpg/220px-Sarakurayama01.jpg)
The company also operates Sarakurayama Slope Car (皿倉山スロープカー, Sarakurayama Surōpukā). It links the funicular terminus and the top of the mountain.
Basic data
edit- Distance: 1.1 km or 0.68 mi
- Gauge: 1,067 mm or 3 ft 6 in.
- Stations: 2
- Vertical interval: 440 m or 1,444 ft.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Imazu, Naohisa, ed. (2015). 平成27年度 鉄道要覧 [Railways Handbook, FY2015] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. p. 192. ISBN 978-4-88548-126-0.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
33°50′48.2″N 130°47′42.7″E / 33.846722°N 130.795194°E