Fuji Kyuko Line

Fujikyuko Line
8500 series Fujisan View Express
Overview
Native name	富士急行線
Type	Commuter rail
Locale	Yamanashi Prefecture
Termini	Ōtsuki Kawaguchiko
Stations	18
Operation
Opened	September 21, 1900
Operator(s)	Fuji Kyuko
Technical
Line length	26.6 km (16.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification	1,500 V DC, overhead lines
Route map ←Chūō Main Line→ 0.0 Ōtsuki 0.6 Kamiōtsuki 3.0 Tanokura ←Yamanashi Test Track→ Katsura River Katsura River 5.6 Kasei 7.1 Akasaka 8.6 Tsurushi 9.4 Yamuramachi 10.6 Tsuru-bunkadaigaku-mae Katsura River 11.5 Tōkaichiba 13.1 Higashi-Katsura Chūō Expressway 15.8 Mitsutōge 18.8 Kotobuki Chūō Expressway 20.2 Yoshiikeonsenmae 21.1 Shimoyoshida 21.9 Gekkōji ↑Ōtsuki Line 23.6 Fujisan ↓Kawaguchiko Line 25.0 Fujikyu-Highland Chūō Expressway 26.6 Kawaguchiko

The Fujikyuko Line (富士急行線, Fuji-Kyūkō-sen) is a Japanese private railway line in Yamanashi Prefecture, between Ōtsuki Station in Ōtsuki and Kawaguchiko Station in Fujikawaguchiko. It is the only railway line operated by Fuji Kyuko.

The railway line officially consists of the Ōtsuki Line (大月線, Ōtsuki-sen) and Kawaguchiko Line (河口湖線, Kawaguchiko-sen), but the two lines are operated as one. The line can be traced back to the Tsuru Horse-drawn Tramway (都留馬車鉄道) which began operation in 1900.

Local trains (which stop at all stations) run about every 30 minutes. As well as these, several Fujisan Tokkyu (Mount Fuji express) services are operated. The line is mountainous, climbing from Otsuki (358 metres above sea level) to Kawaguchiko (857 metres above sea level): a 500-metre ascent over the 26.6 kilometre route. In many places, Mount Fuji can be seen from the train.

The Fujikyuko Line is only railway service to access the northern Yamanashi side of Mount Fuji and Fuji Five Lakes, part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. However, direct and frequent highway bus services from Shinjuku terminal to Fujiyoshida and Kawaguchiko are faster and more convenient when travelling from Tokyo. There are not many direct services from Tokyo to the Fuji Kyūkō Line apart from a few seasonal rapid trains on the weekend and some commuter local trains.

Fuji Kyuko railway and bus lines accept Pasmo, Suica, and other IC farecards. The railway was provided with the capability from 14 March 2015.

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