As the gateway to Mt. Rokko, it connects about 1.7km from Rokko Cable Shita Station to Rokko Sanjo Station and a height difference of 493.3m in about 10 minutes. There are two types of vehicles, "classic type" and "retro type". We drive with a box-shaped car on the mountain side, which is rare in the world, and an observation car on the mountain side.
About Rokko Cable Car
1st generation (Showa 7-33)
Second generation (1959-1999)
3rd generation (1999-)
Rokko Cable Car Company opened on March 10, 1952. The current vehicle is the 3rd generation from the first generation. It has been operating since March 1999.
Car 1 Classic type
The traditional festival colors red and green are beautiful. Natural wood is used for the seats and floor, and the roof is covered with glass so that you can fully enjoy the nature of Rokko.
Car 2 retro type
It is a vehicle that imagined the old Shinkansen type 1 car and the old Kobe streetcar. It has a luxurious atmosphere with a calm mood, such as moquette seats and carpets on the floor.
- Equipment overview
- Opening
- March 10, 1952
- method
- 1 car 2 cars connected 4 cars
- full length
- 1,690.5m (oblique length 1,764.0m)
- Height difference between start and end points
- 493.3m
- Slope
- The fastest 26 degrees 40 minutes, the slowest 13 degrees 23 minutes
- Driving speed
- 3.0m / s (10.8km / h)
- Driving time
- About 10 minutes
- Vehicle main specifications
- Formation weight
- 18.0t (observation car 8.7t, box car 9.3t)
- Maximum number of passengers
- 201 / observation car and box car 100 (28 seats, 72 standing seats), 1 crew member
- Knitting maximum size(Long x width x high)
- 24,171 mm x 2,700 mm x 3,750 mm
- Brake device type
- Celestine fanny formula
Station information
Rokko Cable Shita Station, the gateway to Mt. Rokko
A station building with a retro triangular hut design with a large triangular roof. It was built in the same style as Rokko Sanjo Station at the time of its opening in 1952, but since it was washed away by the earth and sand that had flowed out of the mountains due to the Great Hanshin Flood in 1933, the current station building was active as the second station. I am.
Rokko Sanjo Station, which retains its appearance at the time of opening
It retains its appearance as it was when it opened in 1952, and the heavy station building gives it a gorgeous atmosphere and a retro feel from the early Showa period. The Art Deco style station building looks like a three-story building when viewed from the road on the mountain, but it has a modern design that shows that it is a four-story building when viewed from the sidewalk west of the station. It was certified as "Kinki 100 station selection" in 2000 and "Modern industrial heritage" established by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2007.
