Mitake Tozan Tetsudō
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| Route length: | 1.107 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauge : | 1049 mm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maximum slope : | 250 ‰ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height difference: | 424 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mitake Tozan Tetsudō ( Japanese 御 岳登 山 鉄 道 , Mitake Tozan Tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha ) is a Japanese transport company based in Ōme . It belongs to the Keio Group and operates a funicular and a chairlift to the touristically important Mount Mitake in the west of the Tokyo prefecture . There are also several associated shops and restaurants.
investment
The funicular known generally as Mitake Tozan Kēburu (Japanese 御 岳登 山 ケ ー ブ ル , English Mitake Tozan Cable ) overcomes a maximum gradient of 250 ‰ on a 1107 m long route. The track width of 1049 mm, which is not found anywhere else in Japan, is unusual . The Takimoto (valley station 滝本 ) ( ) lies at 407 m TP , the mountain station Mitakeyama ( 御岳山 ) ( ) to 825 m TP is thus the difference in height 418 m. The single-track route has two curves and a siding .
On working days the funicular runs every 20 to 30 minutes from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., on weekends every 15 to 30 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The journey time is six minutes. A bus line connects the valley station and Mitake train station on the Ōme line .
The Mitakedaira valley station ( 御 岳 平 ) ( ) of the chairlift is just a few steps away from the mountain station of the funicular . The single-seater system leads almost a hundred meters up to the Daitenbōdai viewing platform ( 大 展望 Aussicht ) ( ) at about 870 m TP
history
On November 20, 1927 Mitake Tozan Tetsudō was founded , whose predecessor Mitakeyama Denki Kōsaku Tetsudō ( 御 岳山 電 気 鋼索 鉄 道 , German "Mitakeyama Electric Steel Cable Car") had already submitted a license application on March 23 of the same year. Financing problems due to the global economic crisis delayed the start of construction for a long time. Finally, the funicular went into operation on December 31, 1934. In support of rationing measures during the Pacific War , the government declared the facility "non-urgent". It was shut down on February 1, 1944, after which the rails were removed to be used elsewhere. Operation was inactive for more than seven years, until it reopened on June 29, 1951. The subsequent chairlift opened on July 18, 1959.
When it was taken over by Keio Dentetsu on May 29, 1972, Mitake Tozan Tetsudo lost its independence and was integrated into the Keio Group as a subsidiary . From June 1 to July 6, 1991, the funicular was temporarily closed to replace the rails. Since the newly installed rail heads were a little wider, the track width was reduced from the previous 1067 mm ( Cape gauge ) to 1049 mm.
Web links
- Mitake Tozan Tetsudō (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 時刻表 ・ 運 賃. Mitake Tozan Tetsudō, 2020, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese).
- ↑ 会 社 概要. Mitake Tozan Tetsudō, 2020, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese).
- ↑ 鉄 道 統計 資料. 昭和 元年. In: Digital Collection of the National Parliamentary Library. National Parliamentary Library , July 1928, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese).
- ↑ 地方 鉄 道 運輸 開始. In: Official Gazette. National Parliamentary Library, January 15, 1935; accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese).
- ↑ a b 御 岳登 山 鉄 道 エ キ ス パ ー ト 歴 史 年表. Mitake Tozan Tetsudō, 2020, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese).
- ↑ ト レ ー ル と 車輪 の 秘密. Mitake Tozan Tetsudō, 2020, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese).
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