Cable Enryakuji Station

Cable Enryakuji Station ケーブル延暦寺駅
Cable Enryakuji Station, September 2019
General information
Location	Sakamotohonmachi, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0116 Japan
Coordinates	35.066536°N 135.843887°E / 35.066536; 135.843887
Operated by	Hieizan Railway
Line(s)	Sakamoto Cable
Distance	2.0 km from Cable Sakamoto
Platforms	1 bay platform
History
Opened	March 15, 1927
Previous names	Eizan Chūdō-eki (to 1974)
Location
Cable Enryakuji Station Location within Shiga Prefecture Cable Enryakuji Station Cable Enryakuji Station (Japan)

Inside the Station

Cable Enryakuji Station (ケーブル延暦寺駅, Kēburu Enryakuji-eki) is a funicular railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Hieizan Railway.

Lines

Cable Enryakuji Station is the upper terminus of the Sakamoto Cable, and is 2.0 kilometers from the lower terminus of the line at Cable Sakamoto.

Station layout

The station consists of a single bay platform, and when it is crowded, the doors on both sides of the train may be opened to drop passengers. The station building was built in 1925 and is a two-story Western-style structure with a ticket office, a waiting room, operator room, and a crew waiting room on the first floor. There used to be a guest room on the second floor, but now it is open to the public as a gallery, and observation terrace. The station building received protection by the national government as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2017.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sakamoto Cable Line
Motateyama		-	Terminus

History

Cable Enryakuji Station was opened on March 15, 1927, as Eizan Chūdō-eki (叡山中堂駅). Operation were suspended from March 19, 1945, to Augusts 7, 1946. The station was renamed January 15, 1974.

Surrounding area

• Enryaku-ji
• Mount Hiei

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Cable Enryakuji Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Sakamoto Cable official home page