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{{Short description|Mountain railway in Japan}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name                            = Hakone Tozan Line
| other_name                      = 
| native_name                     = 箱根登山鉄道線
| native_name_lang                = ja
| color                           = FF4500 <!-- OrangeRed -->
| logo                            = [[File:Odakyu Hakone StaNo.svg|50px|class=skin-invert]]
| logo_alt                        = OH
| image                           = Hakonetozan-1002.JPG
| image_width                     = 300px
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| caption                         = Hakone Tozan Railway 1000 series trainset "Bernina" at Gōra Station
| type                            = 
| system                          = 
| status                          = 
| locale                          = [[Kanagawa Prefecture]], Japan
| start                           = {{STN|Odawara|x}}
| end                             = {{STN|Gōra|x}}
| stations                        = 11
| routes                          = 
| daily_ridership                 = 
| open                            = {{Start date and age|1919|06|01|df=y}}
| close                           = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}}-->
| owner                           = [[Odakyu Group]]
| operator                        = [[Odakyu Hakone]]
| character                       = 
| depot                           = {{STN|Iriuda|x}}
| stock                           = 
| linelength_km                   = 15.0
| tracks                          = 1
| gauge                           = partly {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}} and {{Track gauge|1067mm}}
| old_gauge                       = 
| minradius                       = {{cvt|555|ft}}
| maxincline                      = 8%
| electrification                 = [[List of railway electrification systems#750 V DC|750 V]] and {{1,500 V DC}} ([[Overhead catenary]])
| speed                           = 
| signalling                      = Automatic closed block
| trainprotection                 = [[Automatic train stop|D-ATS-P]]
| elevation_m                     = 553
| website                         = 
| map                             = {{Hakone Tozan Line Map}}
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}}

[[File:Hakone-Tozan-Railway-St-Moritz.jpg|thumb|Hakone Tozan Railway 2000 series trainset "St. Moritz" at Odawara Station in 2006]]
The {{nihongo|'''Hakone Tozan Line'''|箱根登山鉄道線|Hakone Tozan Tetsudō-sen|lit. ''Hakone Mountain-Climbing Railroad Line''}} is a [[mountain railway]] in Japan operated by [[Odakyu Hakone]], an  [[Odakyu Group]] company that also owns the [[Hakone Tozan Cable Car]].

The section of the line from [[Odawara Station]] to [[Hakone-Yumoto Station]] began operating in 1919, with the current terminus of [[Gōra Station|Gōra]] being reached in 1930. Since 2006, only [[Odakyū Odawara Line]] trains have been running on the section from [[Odawara Station]] to [[Hakone-Yumoto Station]], as that section was converted from dual-gauge (standard and narrow) to just narrow-gauge. From Gora, travelers can continue up the mountain on the [[Hakone Tozan Cable Car]].

The railway is capable of climbing one meter vertically for every {{Convert|12.5|m|ft|abbr=off}} of horizontal distance, with a maximum gradient of 8%. The line traverses [[Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park]], so the line was carefully designed to limit the impact on the scenery. Due to the difficult topography, the line has three [[Zig Zag (railway)|switchbacks]] used to ascend particularly steep sections.

The section of the line between Hakone-Yumoto and Gora was suspended in October 2019 due to heavy damage caused by [[Typhoon Hagibis (2019)|Typhoon Hagibis]].<ref name=MN301019>{{cite web |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20191017/p2a/00m/0na/020000c|title=Famous Japan mountain railway to take months to recover after Typhoon Hagibis: operator|last=Kinoshita|first=Shotaro|date=18 October 2019|website=mainichi.jp|publisher=[[The Mainichi]]|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref> On 9 July 2020, after repairs had been completed, test trains began running over the line and full service was restored two weeks later on 23 July.<ref name=TAS090720>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13529962|title=Test runs begin to resume trains along Hakone mountain route|last=Murano|first=Eiichi|publisher=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|website=asahi.com|date=9 July 2020|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-14 |title=Traversing Hakone's "Golden Course" by Land, Air, and Water |url=https://www.nippon.com/en/guide-to-japan/gu900155/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |website=nippon.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Description ==
[[File:Tozan ALLEGRA Hakone-yumoto 80permillage.jpg|thumb|A 3000 series car on the 8% gradient near Hakone-Yumoto Station]]
[[File:Hakone Tozan Line - inside and outside - 2025 Feb 27.webm|thumb|thumbtime=17|On and off a train on the Hakone Tozan Line, 2025]]
[[File:Hakone_Tozan_Railway_Iriuda_station_Precincts.JPG|thumb|Dual-gauge section at Iriuda Station]]
* Length: {{convert|15.0|km|abbr=on}}
* Gauge: 
** Odawara - Iriuda: {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
** Iriuda - Hakone-Yumoto: {{RailGauge|1067mm}}/{{RailGauge|1435mm}} ([[dual gauge]])
** Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra: {{RailGauge|1435mm}}
* Stations: 11 (including termini)
* Track: single
* Power: 
** Odawara - Hakone-Yumoto: [[List of current systems for electric rail traction|1,500 V DC]] [[overhead lines|overhead supply]]
** Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra: 750 V DC overhead supply
* Block system: Automatic (cab signal/digital) (CTC)

== Stations ==
All stations are in Kanagawa.
* Trains: "S" = All stop, "|" = All pass.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"| No.
! rowspan="2"| Stations/<br />''Signal Stations''
! rowspan="2"| Japanese
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="right"| Distance
! rowspan="2"| Elevation
! colspan="3" align="center"| Stops
! rowspan="2"| Location
|-
! align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px red;border-right:solid 2px red;border-top:solid 2px red;border-bottom:solid 2px red;"| Limited<br />Express
! align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px blue;border-right:solid 2px blue;border-top:solid 2px blue;border-bottom:solid 2px blue;"| Local
! align="center" style="text-align:center"| Local
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|47|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Odawara Station|Odawara]]
| 小田原
| align="right"| &nbsp;
| align="right"| {{convert|0.0|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|26|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px red;border-right:solid 2px red;border-top:solid 2px red;border-bottom:solid 2px red;"| S
| align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px blue;border-right:solid 2px blue;border-top:solid 2px blue;"| S
| rowspan="3"| &nbsp;
| rowspan="4"| [[Odawara, Kanagawa|Odawara]]
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|48|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Hakone-Itabashi Station|Hakone-Itabashi]]
| 箱根板橋
| align="right"| {{convert|1.7|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|1.7|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|27|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center" |<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px blue;border-right:solid 2px blue;"| S
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|49|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Kazamatsuri Station|Kazamatsuri]]
| 風祭
| align="right"| {{convert|1.5|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|3.2|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|48|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center" |<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px blue;border-right:solid 2px blue;"| S
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|50|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Iriuda Station|Iriuda]]
| 入生田
| align="right"| {{convert|1.0|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|4.2|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|66|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center" |<nowiki>|</nowiki>
| align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px blue;border-right:solid 2px blue;"| S
| align="center"| ''(terminus)''
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|51|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Hakone-Yumoto Station|Hakone-Yumoto]]
| 箱根湯本
| align="right"| {{convert|1.9|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|6.1|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|108|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center" |S
| align="center" style="border-left:solid 2px blue;border-right:solid 2px blue;border-bottom:solid 2px blue;"| S
| align="center"| S
| rowspan="10"| [[Hakone, Kanagawa|Hakone]],<br />[[Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa|Ashigarashimo<br />District]]
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|52|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Tōnosawa Station|Tōnosawa]]
| 塔ノ沢
| align="right"| {{convert|1.0|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|7.1|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|165|m|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="9" |''(terminus,<br />from/to<br />[[Shinjuku Station|Shinjuku]]<br />(some from/to<br />[[Kita-Senju Station|Kita-Senju]]))''
| rowspan="9" align="center" | ''(terminus,<br />from/to<br />[[Shin-Matsuda Station|Shin-Matsuda]])''
| align="center"| S
|-
|{{n/a|–}}
| ''[[#Signal stops|Deyama Switchback]]''
| 出山信号場
| align="right"| {{convert|1.2|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|8.3|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|234|m|abbr=on}}
| {{n/a|No passengers}}
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|53|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Ōhiradai Station|Ōhiradai]]
| 大平台
| align="right"| {{convert|1.6|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|9.9|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|349|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center"| S
|-
|{{n/a|–}}
| ''[[#Signal stops|Kami-Ōhiradai Switchback]]''
| 上大平台信号場
| align="right"| {{convert|0.5|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|10.4|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|359|m|abbr=on}}
| {{n/a|No passengers}}
|-
|{{n/a|–}}
| ''[[#Signal stops|Sennindai Signal Stop]]''
| 仙人台信号場
| align="right"| {{convert|0.8|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|11.2|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|410|m|abbr=on}}
| {{n/a|No passengers}}
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|54|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Miyanoshita Station|Miyanoshita]]
| 宮ノ下
| align="right"| {{convert|0.9|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|12.1|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|448|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center"| S
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|55|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Kowakidani Station|Kowakidani]]
| 小涌谷
| align="right"| {{convert|1.3|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|13.4|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|535|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center"| S
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|56|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Chōkoku-no-Mori Station|Chōkoku-no-Mori]]
| 彫刻の森
| align="right"| {{convert|0.9|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|14.3|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|551|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center"| S
|-
| {{ODSN|OH|57|size=35|ns=H}}
| [[Gōra Station|Gōra]]
| 強羅
| align="right"| {{convert|0.7|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|15.0|km|abbr=on}}
| align="right"| {{convert|553|m|abbr=on}}
| align="center"| S
|-
|}

* Transfers:
** At Odawara Station:
*** [[File:Odakyu odawara.svg|18px|class=skin-invert]] [[Odakyū Odawara Line]]
*** {{JRLS|JT}} [[Tōkaidō Line]], {{JRLS|JS}} [[Shōnan-Shinjuku Line]]
*** [[File:Shinkansen blue.png|18px]] [[Tōkaidō Shinkansen]]
*** {{Colorbull|DeepSkyBlue|size=125}} [[Izu-Hakone Railway Daiyūzan Line]]
** At Gōra Station:
*** {{ODLS|OH|ns=H}} [[Hakone Tozan Railway]] - {{ODLS|OH|ns=H}} [[Hakone Tozan Cable Car]]
* Hakone-Yumoto Station is the terminus for all Hakone Tozan Line trains. 
* On the Odawara - Hakone-Yumoto section, Limited Express "[[Romancecar]]" and Local trains run through to and from the Odakyu Odawara Line. 
** Odakyu LE, ''Super Hakone'', ''Hakone'' and ''Homeway'' services run from/to [[Shinjuku Station]].
** Odakyu LE ''Metro Hakone'' runs between Hakone-Yumoto and [[Kita-Senju Station]], on [[Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line]] at weekends only. 
** Local trains runs between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto, partly from/to [[Shin-Matsuda Station]] using 4-car Odakyu EMUs.
* Section between Hakone-Yumoto and Gōra is operated by local trains only, using Hakone Tozan 2/3-car EMUs.
** Trains stop at three signal stops which have no passenger platforms.
** There are three [[zig zag (railway)|switchbacks]]: Deyama, Ōhiradai, and Kami-Ōhiradai.
* Journey time between Odawara - Hakone-Yumoto is approximately 15 minutes, Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra is approximately 40 minutes, Shinjuku - Hakone-Yumoto is approximately an hour and 25–35 minutes by limited express.

===Signal stops===
There are three signal stops on the Hakone Tozan Line in addition to the regular passenger stations. All of them have a siding track and two of them have [[Zig zag (railway)|switchbacks]].

====Deyama Switchback====
Signal stop with a switchback. 234 m [[above mean sea level|AMSL]].
{{coord|35.232402|139.087167|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000}}

====Kami-Ōhiradai Switchback====
Signal stop with a switchback near Ōhiradai station which also has a switchback. 359 m AMSL.
{{coord|35.235604|139.075444|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000}}

====Sennindai Signal Stop====
Signal stop without a switchback. 410 m AMSL.
{{coord|35.238215|139.069042|format=dms|display=inline|type:landmark_region:JP_scale:10000}}

<gallery>
File:Hakone-Tozan-Deyama-Signal-Sta-1.jpg|Deyama switchback
File:Hakone-Tozan-Kami-ohiradai-Signal-Sta.jpg|Kami-Ōhiradai switchback
File:Hakone-Tozan-Sennindai-Signal-Sta.jpg|Sennindai signal stop
</gallery>

==Rolling stock==

===Hakone Tozan Railway (Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra)===
[[File:Tozan cMgc1.jpg|thumb|MoNi 1 car at Gōra station in January 2010.]]
* MoHa 1 (formerly ChiKi 1, since 1919)
* MoHa 2 (formerly ChiKi 2, since 1927)
* 1000 series ("Bernina", named after the [[RhB|Rhätische Bahn]] [[Bernina Railway|railway of the same name]] in Switzerland)
* 2000 series ("St. Moritz", after the [[St. Moritz|Swiss resort town]] and [[St. Moritz railway station|Bernina Railway terminus]])
* [[Hakone Tozan 3000 series|3000 series]] (since November 2014)<ref name="railfan20130606">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2013/06/06/120000.html|script-title=ja:箱根登山鉄道3000形を導入|trans-title=Hakone Tozan Railway to introduce 3000 series|date= 6 June 2013|work= [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203731/http://railf.jp/news/2013/06/06/120000.html|archive-date= 4 March 2016|url-status=live|access-date= 6 December 2016}}</ref>
* [[Hakone Tozan 3100 series|3100 series]] two-car EMU (since May 2017)<ref name="railfan20161206">{{cite web |url= http://railf.jp/news/2016/12/06/180000.html|script-title=ja:箱根登山鉄道，3100形を導入|trans-title=Hakone Tozan Railway to introduce 3100 series|date= 6 December 2016|work= [[Japan Railfan Magazine]] Online|publisher= Koyusha Co., Ltd.|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161206113915/http://railf.jp/news/2016/12/06/180000.html|archive-date= 6 December 2016|url-status=live|access-date= 6 December 2016}}</ref>
* MoNi 1 (non-revenue car, since 1975)

All trains are based at Iriuda Depot.

====Former====
[[File:Tozan-cMfc1.jpg|thumb|Yu 1 goods wagon at Gōra station in 1992.]]
* MoHa 3 (withdrawn in 1997)
* Mu 1 ([[goods wagon]], withdrawn in 1952/1992)
* Yu 1 (goods wagon, withdrawn in 1976)

===Odakyu Electric Railway (Shinjuku - Odawara - Hakone-Yumoto)===

====Romancecar EMUs====
* [[Odakyu 7000 series LSE]]
* [[Odakyu 10000 series HiSE]]
* [[Odakyu 20000 series RSE]]
* [[Odakyu 30000 series EXE]]
* [[Odakyu 50000 series VSE]]
* [[Odakyu 60000 series MSE]] (also from Kita-Senju)

====Commuter EMUs====
* [[Odakyu 1000 series]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-20 |title=地下鉄に乗り入れなくなった関東大手私鉄車両 想定しながら乗り入れてない車両まで6選 |trans-title=6 major private railway vehicles in Kanto that can no longer enter the subway |url=https://trafficnews.jp/post/105276 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Traffic News |page=1 |language=ja}}</ref>
* [[Odakyu 5000 series (disambiguation)|Odakyu 5000 series]]
* [[Odakyu 8000 series]]

== History ==
[[File:Hakone Tozan Rail Line Kanagawa Prefecture Japan.png|500px|right|Map of the Hakone Tozan Railway]]

* October 1, 1888: Odawara Horse-drawn Railway opens from [[Kōzu Station (Kanagawa)|Kōzu Station]] via Odawara Station, to Hakone-Yumoto Station.
* October 31, 1896: Operating company name is changed to Odawara Electric Railway.
* March 21, 1900: Line is electrified (as a tram, 600 V DC).
* June 1, 1919: Line opens between Hakone-Yumoto and Gōra as an electrified (600 V DC) [[funicular]] railway.
* December 16, 1920: Tram line closes between Kōzu - Odawara, and connected with the [[Japanese Government Railways|JGR]] (now JR) [[Tōkaidō Main Line]] at Odawara.
* August 16, 1928: Hakone Tozan Railway is founded.
* October 1, 1935: Mainline railway is extended from Hakone-Yumoto to Odawara. Tram line remains between Odawara - Hakone-Itabashi, and is renamed the "Odawara Town Line".
* December 20, 1940: Tram section is renamed "Odawara City Line".
* June 1, 1948: Hakone Tozan Railway becomes part of the Odakyu Group.
* August 1, 1950: Odakyu Electric Railway begins operating Limited Express and Express trains from Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto. The line voltage is changed to 1,500 V DC for the [[dual gauge]] section between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto.
* June 1, 1956: Odawara City Line (tram) is abandoned.
* July 14, 1993: Hakone-Yumoto - Gōra section is uprated from 600 to 750 V DC. Operations start using 3-car EMUs.
* March 18, 2006: Hakone Tozan Railway discontinues operation using its own units between Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto. Dual-gauge section reduced to Iriuda - Hakone-Yumoto. 
* March 15, 2008: New Odakyu "[[Romancecar]]" through service starts from [[Kita-Senju Station]].
* October 12, 2019: The section between Hakone-Yumoto and Gora closed due to severe damage caused by [[Typhoon Hagibis (2019)|Typhoon Hagibis]]. The heavy rains caused landslides over the tracks and washed away [[Track ballast|ballast]].<ref name=MN301019/> In November 2019, the railway announced that repairs would keep the line closed until the fall of 2020.<ref>{{cite press release |date=22 November 2019|title=箱根湯本駅－強羅駅間の運転再開の見込みについて|trans-title=Expected Resumption of Operation between Hakone-Yumoto Station and Gora Station|url=https://www.hakone-tozan.co.jp/dat/pdf/20191122%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%EF%BC%88%E7%A2%BA%E5%AE%9A%EF%BC%89.pdf|language=Japanese|publisher=Hakone Tozan Railway|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>
*On July 9, 2020, test trains began running on the fixed line with services scheduled to begin on July 23.<ref name=TAS090720/>
*On April 1, 2024, the name of the operator company was changed from Hakone Tozan Railway Co., Ltd. to Odakyu Hakone Co., Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odakyu-hakone.jp/common/pdf/20240124_info.pdf|title=小田急箱根グループの組織再編に関するお知らせ|trans-title=Notice regarding reorganization of Odakyu Hakone Group |author=Odakyu Hakone Holdings Co., Ltd.|date=24 January 2024|language=Japanese}}</ref>

==Microsoft Train Simulator==
This route appears in ''[[Microsoft Train Simulator]]'' complete with scenarios simulating prototypical operation (Only from Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Hakone Tozan Railway}}
* [http://www.hakone-tozan.co.jp/en Hakone Tozan Railway Official Site]
* [http://www.hakonenavi.jp/english/index.html Hakone Navi] (Odakyu official sightseeing guide, in English)

{{HakoneFujiIzuTransit}}
{{Odakyu transit}}

[[Category:Lines of Hakone Tozan Railway]]
[[Category:Transport in Odawara]]
[[Category:Transport in Hakone]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1919]]
[[Category:Standard-gauge railways in Japan]]
[[Category:750 V DC railway electrification]]
[[Category:Railways with Zig Zags]]