6-573: The Hakone Tozan Line ( 箱根登山鉄道線 , Hakone Tozan Tetsudō-sen , lit. Hakone Mountain-Climbing Railroad Line ) is a mountain railway in Japan operated by Odakyu Hakone , a Odakyu Group company that also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car . The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operating in 1919, with the current terminus of Gōra being reached in 1930. Since 2006, only Odakyū Odawara Line trains run on
12-666: A switchback near Ōhiradai station which also has a switchback. 359 m AMSL. 35°14′08″N 139°04′32″E / 35.235604°N 139.075444°E / 35.235604; 139.075444 Signal stop without a switchback. 410 m AMSL. 35°14′18″N 139°04′09″E / 35.238215°N 139.069042°E / 35.238215; 139.069042 All trains are based at Iriuda Depot. This route appears in Microsoft Train Simulator complete with scenarios simulating prototypical operation (Only from Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto). Mountain railway A mountain railway
18-606: Is a railway that operates in a mountainous region . It may operate through the mountains by following mountain valleys and tunneling beneath mountain passes , or it may climb a mountain to provide transport to and from the summit . Mountain railways often use narrow gauge tracks to allow for tight curves in the track and reduce tunnel size and structure gauge , and hence construction cost and effort. Where mountain railways need to climb steep gradients, they may use steep grade railway technology, or even operate as funicular railways . Bohinj railway The Culdee Fell Railway
24-470: The line was carefully designed to limit the impact on the scenery. Due to the difficult topography, the line has three switchbacks used to ascend particularly steep sections. The section of the line between Hakone-Yumoto and Gora was suspended in October 2019 due to heavy damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis . On 9 July 2020, after repairs had been completed, test trains began running over the line and full service
30-435: The section from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station , as that section was converted from dual-gauge (standard and narrow) to just narrow-gauge. From Gora, travelers can continue up the mountain on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car . The railway is capable of climbing one meter vertically for every 12.5 metres (41 feet) of horizontal distance, with a maximum gradient of 8%. The line traverses Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park , so
36-537: Was restored two weeks later on 23 July. All stations are in Kanagawa. There are three signal stops on the Hakone Tozan Line in addition to the regular passenger stations. All of them have a siding track and two of them have switchbacks . Signal stop with a switchback. 234 m AMSL . 35°13′57″N 139°05′14″E / 35.232402°N 139.087167°E / 35.232402; 139.087167 Signal stop with
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