Nishi-Shigi Cable Line
Nishi-Shigi Cable Line (Nishi-Shigi Cable) | |
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Overview | |
Native name | 西信貴鋼索線 (西信貴ケーブル) |
Owner | Kintetsu Railway |
Line number | Z |
Locale | Yao, Osaka, Japan |
Termini | |
Stations | 2 |
Color on map | (#B1865B) |
Service | |
Type | Cable railway |
System | Kintetsu Railway |
Operator(s) | Kintetsu Railway |
History | |
Opened | 15 December 1930 |
Closed | 7 January 1944 |
Reopened | 21 March 1957 |
Technical | |
Line length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
Number of tracks | 2 |
Character | Cable railway |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Electrification | 200 V DC |
Operating speed | 11.7 km/h (7.3 mph) |
The Nishi-Shigi Cable Line (西信貴鋼索線, Nishi-Shigi kōsaku sen, "West Shigi Cable Line"), referred to as Nishi-Shigi Cable (西信貴ケーブル, Nishi-Shigi kēburu), is Japanese cable railway line in Yao, Osaka, owned and operated by Kintetsu Railway. The line, opened in 1930, makes a route to Chōgo Sonshi-ji temple on Mount Shigi. As the line name suggests, there once was Higashi-Shigi Cable Line (東信貴鋼索線, Higashi-Shigi Kōsaku-sen, "East Shigi Cable Line") as well. However, the eastern line was closed in 1983.
Basic data
[edit]- Distance: 1.3 km (0.8 mi)
- System: Single track with two cars
- Gauge: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
- Stations: 2
- Vertical interval: 355 m (1,165 ft)
Stations
[edit]No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location |
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Z14 | Shigisanguchi | 信貴山口 | 0.0 | J Shigi Line (J14) | Yao, Osaka |
Z15 | Takayasuyama | 高安山 | 1.3 |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Kintetsu official website (in Japanese)
34°37′4″N 135°38′54″E / 34.61778°N 135.64833°E