Sakamoto Cable

Sakamoto Cable
Cable car at Cable Sakamoto Station in 2019
Overview
Native name坂本ケーブル
LocaleŌtsu, Shiga Prefecture
Stations4
Service
TypeFunicular
Technical
Line length2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Sakamoto Cable (坂本ケーブル, Sakamoto Kēburu), officially the Hieizan Railway Line (比叡山鉄道線, Hieizan Tetsudō-sen), is a Japanese funicular line in Ōtsu, Shiga. It is the only line Hieizan Railway (比叡山鉄道, Hieizan Tetsudō) operates. The line opened in 1927, as an eastern route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei. This is the longest funicular line in Japan.

Stations

Station Name Distance between stations (km) Distance from start (km) Year opened
Cable Sakamoto
ケーブル坂本
- 0.0 1927
Hōraioka
ほうらい丘
0.3 0.3 1984
Motateyama
もたて山
1.4 1.7 1949
Cable Enryakuji
ケーブル延暦寺
0.3 2.0 1927

References

  1. ↑ "比叡山行き坂本ケーブル、7年ぶりにロープ交換 運行再開は3月2日:朝日新聞". 朝日新聞 (in Japanese). 2026-02-27. Retrieved 2026-09-16.

See also

35°3′59.5″N 135°51′21.9″E / 35.066528°N 135.856083°E / 35.066528; 135.856083