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[[File:桜谷軽便鉄道風の峠駅.JPG|thumb|Sakuradani Light Railway]]
[[File:桜谷軽便鉄道風の峠駅.JPG|thumb|300px|Kaze-No-Toge Station on the Sakuradani Light Railway in February 2013, with electric cars 1408 and 10 visible]]
The {{Nihongo|'''Sakuradani Light Railway'''|桜谷軽便鉄道|Sakuradani Keiben Tetsudō}} is a privately owned, ridable {{Track gauge|15"|lk=on}} gauge electric [[garden railway]] in the [[Toyono District, Osaka|Toyono District]] of [[Osaka Prefecture]], Japan.<ref name="asahi20120705">{{cite web |url= http://www.asahi.com/kansai/travel/kansaiisan/OSK201207040034.html|script-title=ja: 【桜谷軽便鉄道】小さな列車に大きな夢|trans-title= The Sakuradani Light Railway: A small railway with big dreams|first=Tsuyoshi <!--剛--> |last= Kanda|date= 5 July 2012|work= Asahi Shimbun Digital|publisher= The Asahi Shimbun Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 8 December 2015}}</ref>


The Sakuradani Light Railway was built as a hobby by {{Nihongo|Setsuo Mochimoto|持元節夫}}, who had been interested in model trains since his childhood, but started building a full-size railway in the 1990s.<ref name="asahi20120705"/> Visitors are allowed to drive the trains. The {{Convert|150|m|ft|round=5}} long loop of the Minamiyama Line stops at the single-track platform of {{Nihongo|Sakuradani Station|桜谷駅}} and the double-track platform of {{Nihongo|Kaze-No-Tōge Station|風の峠駅}}.<ref name="sankei20150605">{{cite web |url= http://www.sankei.com/west/news/150605/wst1506050029-n1.html|script-title=ja: あなたも運転できる！「桜谷軽便鉄道」は鉄道ファンの夢の終着駅|trans-title= You can drive too! The Sakuradani Light Railway is the final stop of a train enthusiast's dream|first=Naoki |last= Otake|date= 5 June 2015|work= Sankei West|publisher= The Sankei Shimbun and Sankei Digital|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 8 December 2015}}</ref> In total, the track has 13 switches. An [[overhead line]] is used to transmit electricity at 36 [[volt]]s [[Direct current|DC]] to [[tram]]s and [[locomotives]].<ref name="sankei20150605"/> The shorter Lower Line, which is not connected to the Minamiyama Line, runs at a lower level and has a length of {{Convert|165|ft|m|0}}.<ref name="Introduction ">[http://sakuradani.lightrailway.net/introduction.html Introduction with map of Sakuradani station & Kaze-No-Touge station.]</ref>
The '''Sakuradani Light Railway''' is a private, ridable 15 inch gauge electric [[garden railway]] in the [[Toyono District, Osaka|Toyono District]] of the [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]].


The Sakuradani Light Railway is a 150m long [[garden railway]] that someone has built as a hobby and visitors are allowed to drive the trains. It opens to the public on the afternoon on the 1st Sunday every month. It is named after a mine that was once located there.
The railway opens to the public on the afternoon on the first Sunday every month.<ref name="asahi20120705"/> It is named after a mine that was once located there.<ref name="Introduction "/>

== Rolling stock ==
{{As of|2015|08}}, the following rolling stock is used on the line.<ref name="rollingstock2015">{{cite web |url= http://sakuradani.lightrailway.net/pdf/cars_2015.pdf|script-title=ja: 桜谷軽便鉄道の車両たち2015|trans-title= Sakuradani Light Railway rolling stock 2015|date= August 2015|publisher= Sakuradani Light Railway|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 8 December 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Number !! Type !! Date built !! Power output !! Livery !! Remarks
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| 16 || [[Flat wagon]] || July 1996 || - || || &nbsp;
|-
| 2 || Battery locomotive || May 1997 || 100 W || Yellow || &nbsp;
|-
| 7 || Battery locomotive || May 2000 || 116 W || Black || Built to resemble a steam locomotive.
|-
| 8 || Steam locomotive || November 2000 || 0.2 hp || Black || &nbsp;
|-
| 301 || Passenger coach || December 2001 || - || Brown & cream || &nbsp;
|-
| DeKi 12 || Electric locomotive || January 2004 || 232 W || Black || Built to resemble a Kusagaru Electric Railway locomotive.
|-
| 150 || Passenger coach || July 2004 || - || Vermillion & cream || &nbsp;
|-
| HoTo 71 || Open wagon || November 2004 || - || Black || Built to resemble a Kusagaru Electric Railway wagon.
|-
| MoHa 1408 || Electric car || May 2005 || 220 W || Blue & cream || Built to resemble an Akiu Electric Railway car.
|-
| DeKi 3 || Electric locomotive || July 2006 || 270 W || Dark green || Steeple-cab type.
|-
| 201 || Passenger coach || July 2008 || - || Blue & cream || &nbsp;
|-
| OHa 7 || Passenger coach || December 2009 || - || Green & cream || &nbsp;
|-
| 10 || Electric car || August 2011 || 600 W || Vermillion & cream || Built to resemble a [[Ueda Electric Railway]] car.
|-
| KiHa D11 || Gasoline-driven car || June 2012 || 300 W || Blue & cream || Built to resemble a [[Shizuoka Railway]] car.
|-
| ED51 || Electric locomotive || April 2013 || 600 W || Maroon ||
|-
| OHa 8 || Passenger coach || November 2013 || - || Green & cream || Rebuilt from KiHa 3.
|-
| - || [[Handcar]] || August 2015 || - || Green & cream ||
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://sakuradani.lightrailway.net/index.html The Sakuradani Light Railway] (English)
* {{Official website|http://sakuradani.lightrailway.net/index.html}}
* [http://www.nakanoke.com/sakuradani/ www.nakanoke.com/sakuradani] (Japanese)


[[Category:Miniature railways]]
{{15 inch gauge railways}}
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[[Category:Osaka]]
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[[Category:15 in gauge railways in Japan]]


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[[Category:Transport in Osaka Prefecture]]
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[[Category:15 in gauge railways in Japan]]

Latest revision as of 05:03, 26 December 2022

Kaze-No-Toge Station on the Sakuradani Light Railway in February 2013, with electric cars 1408 and 10 visible

The Sakuradani Light Railway (桜谷軽便鉄道, Sakuradani Keiben Tetsudō) is a privately owned, ridable 15 in (381 mm) gauge electric garden railway in the Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.[1]

The Sakuradani Light Railway was built as a hobby by Setsuo Mochimoto (持元節夫), who had been interested in model trains since his childhood, but started building a full-size railway in the 1990s.[1] Visitors are allowed to drive the trains. The 150 metres (490 ft) long loop of the Minamiyama Line stops at the single-track platform of Sakuradani Station (桜谷駅) and the double-track platform of Kaze-No-Tōge Station (風の峠駅).[2] In total, the track has 13 switches. An overhead line is used to transmit electricity at 36 volts DC to trams and locomotives.[2] The shorter Lower Line, which is not connected to the Minamiyama Line, runs at a lower level and has a length of 165 feet (50 m).[3]

The railway opens to the public on the afternoon on the first Sunday every month.[1] It is named after a mine that was once located there.[3]

Rolling stock

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As of August 2015, the following rolling stock is used on the line.[4]

Number Type Date built Power output Livery Remarks
16 Flat wagon July 1996 -  
2 Battery locomotive May 1997 100 W Yellow  
7 Battery locomotive May 2000 116 W Black Built to resemble a steam locomotive.
8 Steam locomotive November 2000 0.2 hp Black  
301 Passenger coach December 2001 - Brown & cream  
DeKi 12 Electric locomotive January 2004 232 W Black Built to resemble a Kusagaru Electric Railway locomotive.
150 Passenger coach July 2004 - Vermillion & cream  
HoTo 71 Open wagon November 2004 - Black Built to resemble a Kusagaru Electric Railway wagon.
MoHa 1408 Electric car May 2005 220 W Blue & cream Built to resemble an Akiu Electric Railway car.
DeKi 3 Electric locomotive July 2006 270 W Dark green Steeple-cab type.
201 Passenger coach July 2008 - Blue & cream  
OHa 7 Passenger coach December 2009 - Green & cream  
10 Electric car August 2011 600 W Vermillion & cream Built to resemble a Ueda Electric Railway car.
KiHa D11 Gasoline-driven car June 2012 300 W Blue & cream Built to resemble a Shizuoka Railway car.
ED51 Electric locomotive April 2013 600 W Maroon
OHa 8 Passenger coach November 2013 - Green & cream Rebuilt from KiHa 3.
- Handcar August 2015 - Green & cream

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kanda, Tsuyoshi (5 July 2012). 【桜谷軽便鉄道】小さな列車に大きな夢 [The Sakuradani Light Railway: A small railway with big dreams]. Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Otake, Naoki (5 June 2015). あなたも運転できる！「桜谷軽便鉄道」は鉄道ファンの夢の終着駅 [You can drive too! The Sakuradani Light Railway is the final stop of a train enthusiast's dream]. Sankei West (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun and Sankei Digital. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b Introduction with map of Sakuradani station & Kaze-No-Touge station.
  4. ^ 桜谷軽便鉄道の車両たち2015 [Sakuradani Light Railway rolling stock 2015] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Sakuradani Light Railway. August 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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