Scenic route
Fujisan View Express
Otsuki → Kawaguchiko · Japan
Steep little Fujikyu line to Lake Kawaguchi, its wide panorama windows framing Mt Fuji rising straight ahead.
How this line was checked
- The 26 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 1982964 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 94.6% of this line lies within 250 m of real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Fuji Kyuko — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Fujisan View Express?
The Fujisan View Express runs 27 km from Otsuki to Kawaguchiko.
How long does the Fujisan View Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 50 min for the 27 km. That is an average of 32 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the Fujisan View Express?
Fuji Kyuko, with 8500 series.
How old is the Fujisan View Express?
The line has been in service since 2016. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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