Keifuku Cable Line



The Eizan Cable (叡山ケーブル), officially the Cable Line (鋼索線), is Japanese funicular line in Sakyō, Kyōto, Kyōto, operated by Keifuku Electric Railroad. The line opened in 1925, as a western route to Enryaku-ji, a famous temple on Mount Hiei. The line has 561 m vertical interval, the largest in the country.

Basic data

 * Distance: 1.3 km
 * Gauge:
 * Stations: 2
 * Vertical interval: 561 m