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Hakone Tozan Line
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The Hakone Tozan Line (箱根登山鉄道線, Hakone Tozan Tetsudō-sen; lit. Hakone Mountain-Climbing Railroad Line) is a mountain railway in Japan operated by Odakyu Hakone, an Odakyu Group company that also owns the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.

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Hakone Tozan Railway 2000 series trainset "St. Moritz" at Odawara Station in 2006

The section of the line from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station began operating in 1919, with the current terminus of Gōra being reached in 1930. Since 2006, only Odakyū Odawara Line trains have been running on the section from Odawara Station to Hakone-Yumoto Station, as that section was converted from dual-gauge (standard and narrow) to just narrow-gauge. From Gora, travelers can continue up the mountain on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car.

The railway is capable of climbing one meter vertically for every 12.5 metres (41 feet) of horizontal distance, with a maximum gradient of 8%. The line traverses Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, so the line was carefully designed to limit the impact on the scenery. Due to the difficult topography, the line has three switchbacks used to ascend particularly steep sections.

The section of the line between Hakone-Yumoto and Gora was suspended in October 2019 due to heavy damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis.[1] On 9 July 2020, after repairs had been completed, test trains began running over the line and full service was restored two weeks later on 23 July.[2][3]

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Description

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A 3000 series car on the 8% gradient near Hakone-Yumoto Station
On and off a train on the Hakone Tozan Line, 2025
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Dual-gauge section at Iriuda Station
  • Length: 15.0 km (9.3 mi)
  • Gauge:
    • Odawara - Iriuda: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
    • Iriuda - Hakone-Yumoto: 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (dual gauge)
    • Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
  • Stations: 11 (including termini)
  • Track: single
  • Power:
  • Block system: Automatic (cab signal/digital) (CTC)
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Stations

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All stations are in Kanagawa.

  • Trains: "S" = All stop, "|" = All pass.
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Signal stops

There are three signal stops on the Hakone Tozan Line in addition to the regular passenger stations. All of them have a siding track and two of them have switchbacks.

Deyama Switchback

Signal stop with a switchback. 234 m AMSL. 35°13′57″N 139°05′14″E

Kami-Ōhiradai Switchback

Signal stop with a switchback near Ōhiradai station which also has a switchback. 359 m AMSL. 35°14′08″N 139°04′32″E

Sennindai Signal Stop

Signal stop without a switchback. 410 m AMSL. 35°14′18″N 139°04′09″E

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Rolling stock

Hakone Tozan Railway (Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra)

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MoNi 1 car at Gōra station in January 2010.

All trains are based at Iriuda Depot.

Former

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Yu 1 goods wagon at Gōra station in 1992.
  • MoHa 3 (withdrawn in 1997)
  • Mu 1 (goods wagon, withdrawn in 1952/1992)
  • Yu 1 (goods wagon, withdrawn in 1976)

Odakyu Electric Railway (Shinjuku - Odawara - Hakone-Yumoto)

Romancecar EMUs

Commuter EMUs

History

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Map of the Hakone Tozan Railway
  • October 1, 1888: Odawara Horse-drawn Railway opens from Kōzu Station via Odawara Station, to Hakone-Yumoto Station.
  • October 31, 1896: Operating company name is changed to Odawara Electric Railway.
  • March 21, 1900: Line is electrified (as a tram, 600 V DC).
  • June 1, 1919: Line opens between Hakone-Yumoto and Gōra as an electrified (600 V DC) funicular railway.
  • December 16, 1920: Tram line closes between Kōzu - Odawara, and connected with the JGR (now JR) Tōkaidō Main Line at Odawara.
  • August 16, 1928: Hakone Tozan Railway is founded.
  • October 1, 1935: Mainline railway is extended from Hakone-Yumoto to Odawara. Tram line remains between Odawara - Hakone-Itabashi, and is renamed the "Odawara Town Line".
  • December 20, 1940: Tram section is renamed "Odawara City Line".
  • June 1, 1948: Hakone Tozan Railway becomes part of the Odakyu Group.
  • August 1, 1950: Odakyu Electric Railway begins operating Limited Express and Express trains from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto. The line voltage is changed to 1,500 V DC for the dual gauge section between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto.
  • June 1, 1956: Odawara City Line (tram) is abandoned.
  • July 14, 1993: Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra section is uprated from 600 to 750 V DC. Operations start using 3-car EMUs.
  • March 18, 2006: Hakone Tozan Railway discontinues operation using its own units between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto. Dual-gauge section reduced to Iriuda - Hakone-Yumoto.
  • March 15, 2008: New Odakyu "Romancecar" through service starts from Kita-Senju Station.
  • October 12, 2019: The section between Hakone-Yumoto and Gora closed due to severe damage caused by Typhoon Hagibis. The heavy rains caused landslides over the tracks and washed away ballast.[1] In November 2019, the railway announced that repairs would keep the line closed until the fall of 2020.[7]
  • On July 9, 2020, test trains began running on the fixed line with services scheduled to begin on July 23.[2]
  • On April 1, 2024, the name of the operator company was changed from Hakone Tozan Railway Co., Ltd. to Odakyu Hakone Co., Ltd.[8]
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Microsoft Train Simulator

This route appears in Microsoft Train Simulator complete with scenarios simulating prototypical operation (Only from Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto).

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