The is a privately owned, ridable gauge electric

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in the Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The Sakuradani Light Railway was built as a hobby by , who had been interested in model trains since his childhood, but started building a full-size railway in the 1990s. Visitors are allowed to drive the trains. The long loop of the Minamiyama Line stops at the single-track platform of and the double-track platform of . In total, the track has 13 switches. An

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is used to transmit electricity at 36

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. The shorter Lower Line, which is not connected to the Minamiyama Line, runs at a lower level and has a length of .Introduction with map of Sakuradani station & Kaze-No-Touge station.
/ref> The railway opens to the public on the afternoon on the first Sunday every month. It is named after a mine that was once located there.

Rolling stock

, the following rolling stock is used on the line.

References

External links

* {{15 inch gauge railways Transport in Osaka Prefecture 15 in gauge railways in Japan