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Encyclopedia > Hakone Tozan Line

The Hakone-Tozan Line (箱根登山鉄道線 Hakone Tozan Tetsudō-sen?, lit. Hakone Mountain-Climbing Railroad Line) is Japan's first mountain railroad. Mt. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...


The initial stretch of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station started operations in 1919, with current terminus Gora reached in 1930. Since 2006, only Odakyu Odawara Line trains run on the section from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station. From Gora, visitors can continue up the mountain on the Hakone-Tozan Cable Car. Odawara Station is a train station in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Odakyū Odawara Line ) is the Odakyū Electric Railways main section of railway line in Japan. ... Odawara Station is a train station in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. ...


The railroad is capable of climbing one meter vertically for every 12.5 meters of horizontal distance, a maximum slope of 8%. The line traverses Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, so the line was carefully designed to limit the impact on scenery. Due to the difficult conditions, the line has three switchbacks used to ascend particularly tight spots. Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park (富士箱根伊豆国立公園) is a national park in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. ... A railway zig zag is a way of climbing hills in difficult country with a minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. ...


Stations

  • Gora Station
  • Chokoku no mori Station which takes its name from the outdoor sculpture museum
  • Kowakien Station
  • Miyanoshita Station
  • Ohiradai Station
  • Tonosawa Station
  • Hakone-Yumoto Station (Odawara Line through train terminus)
  • Iryuda Station
  • Kazamatsuri Station
  • Hakone-Itabashi Station
  • Odawara Station

Odawara Station is a train station in Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan. ...

Trivia

This route appears in Microsoft Train Simulator complete with scenarios simulating prototypical operation. Microsoft Train Simulator is a train simulator for Microsoft Windows, released in July 2001. ...



 

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