Mount Tsukuba Ropeway

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The Mount Tsukuba Ropeway (筑波山ロープウェイ, Tsukubasan Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, operated by Tsukuba Kankō Railway (筑波観光鉄道, Tsukuba Kankō Tetsudō, "Tsukuba Sightseeing Railway"). It is the only aerial lift (ropeway) the company operates, while it also operates a funicular line (Mount Tsukuba Cable Car), hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to Keisei Group.

Mount Tsukuba Ropeway

Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
Location	Mount Tsukuba, Japan
No. of stations	2
Open	1965
Operation
Operator	Keisei Electric Railway
Carrier capacity	70 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration	6 min
Technical features
Line length	1.296 km (0.8 mi)
Vertical Interval	298 m (978 ft)

(video) Moving down on Tsukuba Ropeway.

The Swiss-made ropeway, opened in 1965, climbs Mount Tsukuba from Tsutsujigaoka Station to Nyotai-san Station.^[1]

Basic data^[1]

Opened: 1965
Distance: 1.296 kilometres (0.8 mi)
Vertical interval: 298 m (978 ft)
Stations: 2
Speed: 5 m/s (16 ft/s)
Trip time: 6 minutes

The ropeway tram passes 2 steel towers on the way to the final destination.

See also

References

^ ^a ^b "Mt Tsukuba Cable Car & Ropeway". Tsukuba Scenic Railway Co., Ltd. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

External links

(in Japanese) Tsukubasan Cable Car & Ropeway official website
(in English) Mt Tsukuba Cable Car & Ropeway official website

36°13′20″N 140°06′46″E / 36.22222°N 140.11278°E / 36.22222; 140.11278

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