Takao Tozan Dentetsu

Takao Tozan Dentetsu
in the Kiyotaki valley station
Route length:	1.0 km
Gauge :	1067 mm ( cape track )
Maximum slope :	608  ‰
Height difference:	271 m
Legend Keiō Takao Line Takaosanguchi Sanroku ( 山麓 ) Kiyotaki ( 清 滝 ) Evasion Sanjō ( 山上 ) Takaosan ( 高 尾 山 )

The Takao Tozan Dentetsu ( Japanese 高 尾 登山 電 鉄 株式会社 , Takao Tozan Dentetsu Kabushiki-gaisha ) is a Japanese transport company based in Hachiōji . It belongs to the Keio Group and operates a funicular and a chairlift up to the touristically important Takao Mountain in the west of Tokyo Prefecture . In addition, there are several connected tourist attractions and restaurants.

Funicular

The funicular, commonly known as Takao Tozan Kēburu ( 高 尾 登山 ケ ー ブ ル , English Takao Tozan Cable ) is the steepest in Japan with a maximum incline of 608 ‰. It is exactly 1000 meters long and has a track with a gauge of 1067 mm ( Cape gauge ). The Kiyotaki (valley station 清滝 ) ( ) is a short walk from the train station Takaosanguchi at an altitude of 201  m  TP , the mountain station Takaosan ( 高尾山 ) ( ) to 472 m  TP , giving a vertical drop of 271 m. The two cars manufactured by Hitachi weigh 10.7 tons and each offer space for 135 people. They reach a speed of 3.3 m / s and cross in the middle of the route in a turnout .

The funicular usually runs every 15 minutes from 8:00 a.m. and a journey takes six minutes. The closing time depends on the day, the season and the number of visitors; it varies between 5:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. For events in the beer garden next to the mountain station, the train runs until 9:15 p.m.

Chairlift

The 872 m long chairlift Echo Lift ( エ コ ー リ フ ト , Ekōrifuto ) runs slightly north of the funicular . The Sanroku (valley station 山麓 ) ( ) lies at 224 m  TP , the mountain station Sanjō ( 山上 ) ( ) to 462 m  TP , resulting in a height difference of 238 m. The hauling rope is supported by 31 supports, there are 168 armchairs with two seats each. A journey takes twelve minutes. It usually starts operating at 9:00 a.m., on weekdays the train runs until 4:00 p.m. (December to April) or 4:30 p.m. (May to November). On weekends, the closing time is variable depending on the number of people.

history

Kiyotaki valley station

Takaosan mountain station

Echo Lift

The initiative to build the funicular goes back to followers of Takaosan'yakuōin on Mount Takao, one of the most important Buddhist temples of the Shingon School. They were awarded a concession on August 11, 1921 and founded the Takao Sakudō ( 高 尾 索道 ) company on September 29 of the same year . The start of construction was delayed by years due to lengthy approval procedures. The company, which was renamed Takao Tozan Tetsudō ( 高 尾 登山 鉄 道 ) in 1925, was finally able to put the funicular railway into operation on January 21, 1927. From 1930 to 1938 the tram operated by Musashi Chūō Denki Tetsudō up to the valley station. In support of rationing measures during the Pacific War , the government declared the facility "non-urgent". It was shut down on February 11, 1944, after which the rails were removed to be used elsewhere.

The company was renamed on June 28, 1948 in Takao Kankō ( 高 尾 観 光 ) and resumed operations on October 16, 1949. On May 28, 1952, the name was changed to Takao Tozan Dentetsu . During the economic boom of the 1960s, leisure and excursion traffic increased so much that the funicular could no longer handle it. For this reason, a parallel chairlift was built, which went into operation on October 10, 1964. It was initially a one-seater system until it was expanded into a two-seater system in September 1971. In 1968, automatic operation was introduced on the funicular railway. The railway company Keiō Dentetsu , previously a minority shareholder, took over the company in March 2017 and incorporated it into the Keio Group .

Web links

Commons : Takao Tozan Dentetsu  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Takao Tozan Dentetsu (Japanese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ケ ー ブ ル カ ー の 構造. Takao Tozan Dentetsu, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} ケ ー ブ ル カ ー ・ リ フ ト に つ い て. Takao Tozan Dentetsu, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
3. ↑ リ フ ト の 構造. Takao Tozan Dentetsu, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ 軌道 免 許 状 下 付. In: Official Gazette. National Parliamentary Library , August 13, 1921, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
5. ↑ 日本 全国 諸 会 社 役 員 録. In: Digital Collection of the National Parliamentary Library. National Parliamentary Library , 1922, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
6. ↑ 地方 鉄 道 運輸 開始. In: Official Gazette. National Parliamentary Library , January 28, 1927; accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
7. ↑ リ フ ト の 構造 と 歴 史. Takao Tozan Dentetsu, archived from the original on April 1, 2019 ; Retrieved February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 
8. ↑ 京 王 電 鉄, 高 尾 登山 電 鉄 を 子 会 社 化. Nikkei , June 15, 2017, accessed February 2, 2020 (Japanese). 

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