The 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 , 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 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 .Introduction with map of Sakuradani station & Kaze-No-Touge station.
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.
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
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