Cable Sakamoto Station

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]

Cable Sakamoto Station

ケーブル坂本駅
Cable Sakamoto Station, September 2019
General information
LocationSakamotohonmachi, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0116
Japan
Coordinates35.069660°N 135.863953°E / 35.069660; 135.863953
Operated byHieizan Railway
Line(s)Sakamoto Cable
Distance2.0 km from Cable Enryakuji
Platforms1 bay platform
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1927
Previous namesSakamoto (to 1974)
Location
Cable Sakamoto Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Cable Sakamoto Station
Cable Sakamoto Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Cable Sakamoto Station is located in Japan
Cable Sakamoto Station
Cable Sakamoto Station
Cable Sakamoto Station (Japan)
Inside the Station

Lines

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

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
« Service »
Sakamoto Cable Line
Terminus - Hōraioka

History

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

See also

References
  1. "Hieizan Sakamoto Cable Railway". JAPAN SHIGA Tourism Official Website - SHIGA BIWAKO. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  2. "Hieizan Sakamoto Cable Railway". JAPAN SHIGA Tourism Official Website - SHIGA BIWAKO. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  3. "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)
  4. "Hieizan Sakamoto Cable Railway". JAPAN SHIGA Tourism Official Website - SHIGA BIWAKO. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

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