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Jukkokutōge Cable Car

Jukkokutōge Cable Car
Jukkokutōge Cable Car's funicular, 2024.
Overview
Native name十国峠十国鋼索線
StatusIn operation
LocaleKannami, Tagata District, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Termini
  • Jyukkokutoge-Sanroku
  • Jyukkokutoge-Sancho
Service
TypeFunicular (Cable railway)
History
OpenedOctober 16, 1956
Technical
Track length0.3 km (0.19 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm

The Jukkokutōge Cable Car (十国峠ケーブルカー, Jukkokutōge Kēburukā), officially the Jikkoku Cable Line (十国鋼索線, Jikkoku Kōsaku-sen), is a funicular line in Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by the Izuhakone Railway.

The line was opened on October 16, 1956 by the Sunzu Railway Company, which was acquired by the Izuhakone Railway in 1957. The line climbs Jukkoku Pass, literally meaning "ten countries pass", as it is claimed that ten "countries" (old provinces of Japan) can be seen from the summit of the pass. The line runs on average every eight minutes, with travel time in each direction at 3 minutes. The cars on the line were painted in the colors of the Seibu Lions baseball team until 2018.

Description

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The 316m line connects Jukkokutoge-Sanroku Station and Jukkokutoge-Sancho Station. The line climbs Jukkoku Pass, literally meaning "ten countries pass", as it is claimed that ten "countries" (old provinces of Japan) can be seen from the summit of the pass.[1] The line runs on average every 15 minutes, with travel time in each direction at 3 minutes.[2] The line is operated by the Jukkokutoge corporation, a member of the Fujikyu Group.[3] The line uses standard gauge tracks, and is the only cable car line in Japan to do so after Myoken Cable's closure in 2023. The line was constructed using tracks of the partially closed sections of the previously mentioned cable car line.[4]

The line operates using two cable cars made in 1955 by Hitachi, each numbered 1 and 2.[5] When the line was transferred from Izuhakone Railway, a member of the Seibu Railway group to the current operator Jukkokutoge Corporation, the buildings of the line were renovated along with other associated buildings.[6] The two cable cars were also repainted from the Saitama Seibu Lions colors following this change.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "十国峠とは | 箱根 十国峠パノラマケーブルカー". www.jukkoku-cable.jp. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  2. ^ "運賃・営業時間 | 箱根 十国峠パノラマケーブルカー". www.jukkoku-cable.jp. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  3. ^ "「十国峠ケーブルカー」や「十国峠レストハウス」が 本日２/１(火)より富士急グループに仲間入り" (PDF). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ^ "かつては中間駅だった妙見の森ケーブルの終着駅 能勢電鉄鋼索線 ケーブル山上駅（兵庫県川西市）（清水要） - エキスパート". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  5. ^ 知られざる鉄道 (in Japanese). JTB Publishing. 1997. p. 105.
  6. ^ "箱根山に新時代、リニューアル十国峠ケーブルカーで絶景＆グルメへ 富士急が進出". レスポンス（Response.jp） (in Japanese). 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  7. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-05-05.

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