Motateyama Station (original) (raw)

Railway station in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Motateyama Stationもたて山駅
Motateyama Station, July 2006
General information
Location Sakamotohonmachi, Ōtsu-shi, Shiga-ken 520-0116Japan
Coordinates 35°4′3.1″N 135°50′52.6″E / 35.067528°N 135.847944°E / 35.067528; 135.847944
Operated by Hieizan Railway]
Line(s) Sakamoto Cable
Distance 1.7 km from Cable Sakamoto
Platforms 1 side platform
History
Opened 1949
Previous names Motateyama Yuenchi eki (to 1974)
LocationMotateyama Station is located in Shiga PrefectureMotateyama StationMotateyama StationLocation within Shiga PrefectureShow map of Shiga PrefectureMotateyama Station is located in JapanMotateyama StationMotateyama StationMotateyama Station (Japan)Show map of Japan

Motateyama Station (もたて山駅, Motateyama-eki) is a funicular railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Hieizan Railway.

It was opened as a way to access nearby campground (the former site of the Ohka launch pad). The campground has since closed.

Motateyama Station is a station of the Sakamoto Cable, and is 1.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Cable Sakamoto. The train will stop only when it is notified in advance or when there is a call from the telephone installed at the station, and it usually passes.

The station consists of a single wooden side platform with no station building. There is a slope of 333 ‰ in the vicinity, but the platform is not stepped, and only non-slip cross timbers are struck on the board, which is slippery when wet. In the middle of the platform, there is a small shed and a bench that can seat 2 to 3 people.

« Service »
Sakamoto Cable Line
Hōraioka - Cable Enryakuji

Motateyama Station was opened in 1949 as Motateyama Yuenchi eki (裳立山遊園地駅). It was renamed January 15. 1974.

Media related to Motateyama Station at Wikimedia Commons