Hobashira Cable

Hobashira Cable funicular

Sarakurayama Slope Car

The Hobashira Cable (帆柱ケーブル, Hobashira Kēburu) is the name of Japanese funicular line, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Sarakura in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka. The line does not have any official name. It opened in 1957.

The company also operates Sarakurayama Slope Car (皿倉山スロープカー, Sarakurayama Surōpukā). It links the funicular terminus and the top of the mountain.

Basic data

• Distance: 1.1 km or 0.68 mi
• Gauge: 1,067 mm or 3 ft 6 in.
• Stations: 2
• Vertical interval: 440 m or 1,444 ft.

See also

• Mount Sarakura
• List of funicular railways
• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) Official website

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Coordinates: 33°50′48.2″N 130°47′42.7″E / 33.846722°N 130.795194°E / 33.846722; 130.795194