Hakone Tozan Line

Hakone Tozan Line
Hakone Tozan Railway 1000 series trainset "Bernina" at Gōra Station
Overview
Native name	箱根登山鉄道線
Owner	Odakyu Group
Locale	Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Termini	Odawara Gōra
Stations	11
Service
Operator(s)	Odakyu Hakone
Depot(s)	Iriuda
History
Opened	1 June 1974; 50 years ago (1974-06-01)
Technical
Line length	15.0 km (9.3 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	partly 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius	555 ft (169 m)
Electrification	750 V and 1,500 V DC (Overhead catenary)
Signalling	Automatic closed block
Train protection system	D-ATS-P
Highest elevation	553 m (1,814 ft)
Maximum incline	8%
Route map Legend OH62 Sōunzan OH61 Kami-Gōra OH60 Naka-Gōra Hakone Tozan Cable Car OH59 Kōen-Kami OH58 Kōen-Shimo OH57 Gōra OH56 Chōkoku-no-Mori OH55 Kowakidani OH54 Miyanoshita Sennindai Signal Stop Kami-Ōhiradai Switchback OH53 Ōhiradai Demaya Switchback OH52 Tōnosawa OH51 Hakone-Yumoto OH50 Iriuda Iriuda depot OH49 Kazamatsuri OH48 Hakone-Itabashi OH47 Odawara This diagram: view talk edit

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 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 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.^[1] On 9 July 2020, after repairs had been completed, test trains began running over the line and full service was restored two weeks later on 23 July.^[2][3]