Rokko Cable Line

Rokkō Cable Line
File:Rokko cablecar02 2816.jpg Rokkō Cable funicular in 2006
Overview
Native name	六甲ケーブル線
Locale	Mount Rokkō, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Stations	2
Service
Type	funicular railway
History
Opened	1932
Technical
Track length	1.7 km (1.1 mi)
Number of tracks	Single-track with passing loop
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

File:Rokko Cable Line.jpg

Rokkō Cable Line tracks

File:Rokko Tenrandai Night View.jpg

Night view from the upper station of Rokkō Cable Line

The Rokkō Cable Line (六甲ケーブル線, Rokkō Kēburu-sen) is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Rokkō in Kobe, Hyōgo. It is the only railway line Rokkō Maya Railway (六甲摩耶鉄道, Rokkō Maya Tetsudō) operates, while it also operates bus lines. The line opened in 1932. The line's two stations differ in elevation by 493 m (1,617 ft).

See also

• List of funicular railways
• List of railway companies in Japan
• List of railway lines in Japan
• Maya Cablecar
• Maya Ropeway
• Rokkō Arima Ropeway
• Shin-Kōbe Ropeway

External links

• Rokkō Maya Railway official website (in Japanese)