Funicular · Otsu-shi, Japan
比叡山鉄道 (Hieizan Railway)
比叡山鉄道 is a funicular near Otsu-shi, Japan. It climbs 202 m over 724 m, from 457 m to 659 m above sea level.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 比叡山鉄道 is near Otsu-shi, Japan, at 457 m above sea level (35.06733° N, 135.85157° E). From there it runs 724 m up to the top station at 659 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1927-03-15
- Operator
- 比叡山鉄道
Nearby lines
- 叡山ロープウェイ cable car · 2.1 km away · rises 135 m
- 京福電気鉄道鋼索線 (Keifuku Cable Line) funicular · 3.0 km away · rises 547 m
- 鞍馬寺ケーブル (Kurama-dera Cable) funicular · 8.7 km away · rises 76 m
- Cable car near Kitahama cable car · 16.4 km away · rises 780 m
- 八幡山ロープウェー (Hachiman'yama Ropeway) cable car · 23.2 km away · rises 154 m
- 石清水八幡宮参道ケーブル (Iwashimizu-Hachimangu-Sando-Cable) funicular · 24.7 km away · rises 23 m
OpenStreetMap splits this funicular into several pieces, and the profile covers about 37% of the track. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.