Myoken Cable

The Myoken Cable (妙見ケーブル, Myōken Kēburu), officially the Myoken no Mori Cable (妙見の森ケーブル, Myōken No Mori Kēburu), was a Japanese funicular line that climbs Mount Myōken (妙見山) in Kawanishi, Hyōgo. It was operated by Nose Electric Railway. It was opened by Myōken Cable Railway (妙見鋼索鉄道, Myōken Kōsaku Tetsudō) in 1925, comprising the Kabu Line and Jōbu Line, both of which were abandoned in 1944. The Kabu Line reopened in 1960 as Myoken Cable, while the Jōbu Line became a chairlift. The line was known as the Cable Line (鋼索線, Kōsaku-sen) prior to 16 March 2013 when the line received its current name.

Myōken Cable funicular

After 63 years of operations, the Myoken Cable Line permanently ceased operations on 3 December 2023.

Basic data

• Distance: 0.6 kilometres (0.4 mi)
• Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
• Vertical interval: 229 m (751 ft)

Stations

Station	Japanese	Connections	Location
Myoken Cable
Kurokawa	黒川	Myōken Line via walk	Kawanishi, Hyōgo
Cable Sanjō	ケーブル山上	Myōken Lift via walk
Myōken Lift
Myōken-no-mizu Hiroba-mae	妙見の水広場前	Myōken Cable via walk	Kawanishi, Hyōgo
Myōkensan	妙見山

See also

• List of funicular railways
• List of railway lines in Japan

External links

• Nose Railway official website(in Japanese)