Mountain route
Ikoma Cable Car
Toriimae → Ikoma-Sanjō · Japan
Japan’s first cable railway (1918) still climbs Mount Ikoma as the country’s only double-track funicular, famed for its animal-faced cars.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 35 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Kintetsu Railway — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Ikoma Cable Car?
The Ikoma Cable Car runs 2 km from Toriimae to Ikoma-Sanjō.
How long does the Ikoma Cable Car take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 12 min for the 2 km. That is an average of 10 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 11 km/h.
Who runs the Ikoma Cable Car?
Kintetsu Railway, with Dog ’Bull’, cat ’Mike’ and cake-themed cars.
How old is the Ikoma Cable Car?
The line has been in service since 1918. 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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