Sakuradani Light Railway


The Sakuradani Light Railway is a privately owned, ridable gauge electric garden railway in the Toyono District of Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
The Sakuradani Light Railway was built as a hobby by Setsuo Mochimoto, 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 Sakuradani Station and the double-track platform of Kaze-No-Tōge Station. In total, the track has 13 switches. An overhead line is used to transmit electricity at 36 volts DC to trams and locomotives. The shorter Lower Line, which is not connected to the Minamiyama Line, runs at a lower level and has a length of.
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.
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Rolling stock

, the following rolling stock is used on the line.
NumberTypeDate builtPower outputLiveryRemarks
16Flat wagonJuly 1996-
2Battery locomotiveMay 1997100 WYellow
7Battery locomotiveMay 2000116 WBlackBuilt to resemble a steam locomotive.
8Steam locomotiveNovember 20000.2 hpBlack
301Passenger coachDecember 2001-Brown & cream
DeKi 12Electric locomotiveJanuary 2004232 WBlackBuilt to resemble a Kusagaru Electric Railway locomotive.
150Passenger coachJuly 2004-Vermillion & cream
HoTo 71Open wagonNovember 2004-BlackBuilt to resemble a Kusagaru Electric Railway wagon.
MoHa 1408Electric carMay 2005220 WBlue & creamBuilt to resemble an Akiu Electric Railway car.
DeKi 3Electric locomotiveJuly 2006270 WDark greenSteeple-cab type.
201Passenger coachJuly 2008-Blue & cream
OHa 7Passenger coachDecember 2009-Green & cream
10Electric carAugust 2011600 WVermillion & creamBuilt to resemble a Ueda Electric Railway car.
KiHa D11Gasoline-driven carJune 2012300 WBlue & creamBuilt to resemble a Shizuoka Railway car.
ED51Electric locomotiveApril 2013600 WMaroon
OHa 8Passenger coachNovember 2013-Green & creamRebuilt from KiHa 3.
-HandcarAugust 2015-Green & cream