Sarakurayama Cable Car Explained

The, formerly (until March 2015) known as the, 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.

The company also operates . It links the funicular terminus and the top of the mountain.

Basic data

• Distance: 1.1abbr=onNaNabbr=on
• Gauge

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• Stations: 2
• Vertical interval: 440m (1,440feet).

See also

• Mount Sarakura
• List of funicular railways
• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

33.8467°N 130.7952°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Imazu, Naohisa. ja:平成27年度 鉄道要覧. Railways Handbook, FY2015. 2015. Japanese. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. Tokyo. 978-4-88548-126-0. 192.