Maya Cablecar Explained

The Maya Cablecar, officially the is a Japanese funicular line in Kobe, Hyōgo, operated by the public company Kōbe City Urban Development. The line opened in 1925, originally as a route to Tōri Tenjō-ji temple on Mount Maya. Now the line is used to see the scenic view of Kobe. Together with Maya Ropeway, the line has an official nickname .

Basic data

• Distance: 0.9km (00.6miles)
• System: Single track with two cars
• Gauge

• Stations: 2
• Vertical interval: 3120NaN0
• Tunnels: 1 (1570NaN0)
• Cars: 2, each with 53 passenger capacity
• Operational speed: 3.25m/s

stations

• Maya Cable Eki (摩耶ケーブル駅)
• Niji no Eki (虹の駅) (halfway up Mount Maya)

Surroundings

• Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School (兵庫県立神戸高等学校)
• The tunnel of cherry trees (桜のトンネル)^[1]

Buses

• Kobe City Bus
  • Route 18 (westbound) for Kobe-sannomiya Station (三宮駅) and Rokkōmichi Station (六甲道駅)
  • Route 102 (eastbound) for Rokkōmichi Station (六甲道駅)
• Kobe Minato Kanko Bus
  • Maya View Line Saka Bus (まやビューライン坂バス) for Nada Station (灘駅)

See also

• List of funicular railways
• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan
• Maya Ropeway
• Rokkō Arima Ropeway
• Rokkō Cable Line
• Shin-Kōbe Ropeway

External links

• Maya View Line Yume-Sanpo official website
• Kōbe City Urban Development official website

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Notes and References

1. http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/ward/kuyakusho/nada/foreign/select100/frame.html The tunnel of cherry trees | Kobe City Nada Ward