The Maya Cablecar, officially the is a Japanese

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line in

Kobe, Hyōgo Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, which ...

, operated by the public company

Kōbe City Urban Development is a public foundation in Kōbe, Hyōgo, Japan. Founded in 1963, the organization operates land development, construction, parking lot, public facilities, sightseeing related business, and sewer of the city. Transportations As a part of its si ...

. The line opened in 1925, originally as a route to Tōri Tenjō-ji temple on

Mount Maya is a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokkō Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokkō Mountains. Outline Mount Maya is one of the two centers in Rokk ...

. Now the line is used to see the scenic view of Kobe. Together with

Maya Ropeway The is Japanese aerial lift line in Kōbe, Hyōgo, operated by Kōbe City Urban Development. Together with Maya Cablecar, the line has an official nickname . Opened in 1955, the line climbs Mount Maya, with a scenic view of the city known as Kikus ...

, the line has an official nickname .

Basic data

*Distance: *System: Single track with two cars *

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: *Stations: 2 *Vertical interval: *

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s: 1 () *Cars: 2, each with 53 passenger capacity *Operational speed:

stations

*Maya Cable Eki ( 摩耶ケーブル駅) *Niji no Eki ( 虹の駅) (halfway up

)

Surroundings

*Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School ( 兵庫県立神戸高等学校) *The tunnel of

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( 桜のトンネル)The tunnel of cherry trees , Kobe City Nada Ward
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Buses

*Kobe City Bus **Route 18 (westbound) for

Kobe-sannomiya Station , or simply , is located in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main railway terminal of Kobe. Lines Sannomiya is served by the following railway lines and stations: *Hanshin Electric Railway (Main Line) - Kobe-Sannomiya Station ...

( 三宮駅) and

Rokkōmichi Station is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Rokkōmichi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 582. ...

( 六甲道駅) **Route 102 (eastbound) for

( 六甲道駅) *Kobe Minato Kanko Bus **Maya View Line Saka Bus (まやビューライン坂バス) for Nada Station ( 灘駅)

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