Sakuradani Light Railway

June 4, 2023

Sakuradani Light Railway is a 15 inch/381mm privately owned railway. "It is not a legal railroad , but a privately owned model railroad."

Video by Railway Kintetsu TV・CM

There are 17 pieces of rolling stock including passenger cars, electric locomotives, a steam locomotive, trains and a diesel railcar. Everything is home built.

Japanese Wikipedia article with a track map: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/桜谷軽便鉄道#

Home page: http://www.nakanoke.com/sakuradani/about.html

Owner Setsuo Mochimoto started construction at his Osaka area home in the 1990s. Track was completed on May 5, 1998. A 75m loop ran around the house inside a six foot wall.

In 2001 a special plot of land was purchased and the Nanzan Line was built and opened August 2001. The line is open to the public on first Sunday of every month (with reservations as of 2023). Private driving events are held twice a month (limited capacity).

Video by Sakuradani Light Railway