Cable Enryakuji Station

Cable Enryakuji Station (ケーブル延暦寺駅, Kēburu Enryakuji-eki) is a funicular railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Hieizan Railway.

Cable Enryakuji Station

ケーブル延暦寺駅
Cable Enryakuji Station, September 2019
General information
LocationSakamotohonmachi, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0116
Japan
Coordinates35°04′00″N 135°50′38″E / 35.066536°N 135.843887°E / 35.066536; 135.843887
Operated byHieizan Railway
Line(s)Sakamoto Cable
Distance2.0 km from Cable Sakamoto
Platforms1 bay platform
History
OpenedMarch 15, 1927
Previous namesEizan Chūdō-eki (to 1974)
Location
Cable Enryakuji Station is located in Shiga Prefecture
Cable Enryakuji Station
Cable Enryakuji Station
Location within Shiga Prefecture
Cable Enryakuji Station is located in Japan
Cable Enryakuji Station
Cable Enryakuji Station
Cable Enryakuji Station (Japan)
Inside the Station

Lines edit

Cable Enryakuji Station is the upper terminus of the Sakamoto Cable, and is 2.0 kilometers from the lower terminus of the line at Cable Sakamoto.

Station layout edit

The station consists of a single bay platform, and when it is crowded, the doors on both sides of the train may be opened to drop passengers. The station building was built in 1925 and is a two-story Western-style structure with a ticket office, a waiting room, operator room, and a crew waiting room on the first floor. There used to be a guest room on the second floor, but now it is open to the public as a gallery, and observation terrace. The station building received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.[1]

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Sakamoto Cable Line
Motateyama - Terminus

History edit

Cable Enryakuji Station was opened on March 15, 1927, as Eizan Chūdō-eki (叡山中堂駅). Operation were suspended from March 19, 1945, to Augusts 7, 1946. The station was renamed January 15, 1974.

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "比叡山鉄道ケーブル延暦寺駅舎". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 August 2021. (in Japanese)

External links edit

  Media related to Cable Enryakuji Station at Wikimedia Commons