Cable Sakamoto Station
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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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]
Lines
[edit]Cable 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]Cable 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
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[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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