Hakone Tozan Railway
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, part of the Odakyū Group
Odakyu Group
The is a holding company based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The group originated as a rail transport operator, centered around Odakyū Electric Railway, but now also has operations in real estate, finance , fiber optic networking, personal storage, travel sales, and bus service. It comprises 106...
. It is best known for its operation of the Hakone Tozan Line, the first mountain railway
Mountain railway
A mountain railway is a railway that ascends and descends a mountain slope that has a steep grade. Such railways can use a number of different technologies to overcome the steepness of the grade...
in Japan, but like most Japanese railway companies, also operates bus service, namely Hakone Tozan Bus. It also operates the connecting Hakone Tozan Cable Car
Hakone Tozan Cable Car
The , officially the is a funicular railway, in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by . This company belongs to the Odakyū Group, and also owns Hakone Tozan mountain railway line. The funicular links Gōra, the upper terminus of the railway line, with Sōunzan 214 metres...
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See also
- Rhaetian Railway: SwissSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
mountain railway network, twinning railway with Hakone Tozan Railway.