Hakone Tozan Line

Hakone Tozan Line
Hakone Tozan Railway 1000 series trainset "Bernina" at Gōra Station
Overview
Native name箱根登山鉄道線
StatusIn service
OwnerOdakyu Group
LocaleKanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Termini
Stations11
Service
SystemHakone Tozan Railway
OperatorOdakyu Hakone
DepotIriuda
History
Opened1 June 1919 (1919-06-01)
Technical
Line length15.0 km (9.3 mi)
Number of tracks1, with passing loops
Track gauge
  • Gōra–Iriuda: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
  • Hakone-Yumoto–Odawara: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Minimum radius169 m (555 ft)
Electrification
SignallingAutomatic closed block
Train protection systemD-ATS-P
Highest elevation553 m (1,814 ft)
Maximum incline8%
Route map

km
0
OH47 Odawara
1.7
OH48 Hakone-Itabashi
3.2
OH49 Kazamatsuri
Iriuda depot
4.2
OH50 Iriuda
6.1
OH51 Hakone-Yumoto
7.1
OH52 Tōnosawa
8.3
Deyama switchback
9.9
OH53 Ōhiradai
10.4
Kami-Ōhiradai switchback
11.2
Sennindai signal stop
12.1
OH54 Miyanoshita
13.4
OH55 Kowakidani
14.3
OH56 Chōkoku-no-Mori
15.0
OH57 Gōra
Funicular

The Hakone Tozan Line (Japanese: 箱根登山鉄道線, Hepburn: Hakone Tozan Tetsudō-sen; lit. 'Hakone Mountain-Climbing Railroad Line') is a mountain railway in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by Odakyu Hakone, an Odakyu Group company that also operates the Hakone Tozan Cable Car, Hakone Ropeway and Hakone Sightseeing Cruise.

Although presented as a single railway line, the Hakone Tozan Line operates as two distinct sections with different technical and operational characteristics. The lower section, between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto stations, is operated exclusively by through trains of the Odakyū Odawara Line using conventional Japanese narrow-gauge rolling stock. The upper mountain section, between Hakone-Yumoto and Gōra station, is operated by Hakone Tozan Railway trains built to standard gauge and specially designed for steep gradients and sharp curves. Passengers must change trains at Hakone-Yumoto.