The Nagasaki Ropeway (長崎ロープウェイ, Nagasaki Rōpuwei) is a Japanese aerial lift line, operated by Regional Creation Nagasaki Co., Ltd./Nagasaki Ropeway Business Consortium[1] under contract to the City of Nagasaki. Opened in 1958, the line climbs Mount Inasa in Ohamamachi, to the west of the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture.[2] The current cabins entered service in 2011[3] and were designed by Ken Okuyama Design.
| Nagasaki Ropeway | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Character | Aerial tramway |
| Location | Mount Inasa, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan |
| No. of stations | 2 |
| Open | 1958 |
| Operation | |
| Operator | Nagasaki City |
| Carrier capacity | 41 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins |
| Trip duration | 5 min |
| Technical features | |
| Line length | 1,090 m (3,576 ft) |
| No. of cables | 1 track cable and 2 haulage ropes |
| Cable diameter | Drive - 52mm Support - 22mm |
| Operating speed | 5.0 m/s |
| Vertical Interval | 298 m (978 ft) |
Since January 31, 2020, Nagasaki Inasa Mountain Slope Car (in Japanese) also traverses Mount Inasa[4], taking passengers from Chufuku Station, adjacent to Inasayama Park Parking Lot carpark and Inasayama Park bus stop (serviced by bus route 5 from JR Nagasaki Station), to Summit Station, adjacent to Nagasaki Ropeway Inasa Dake Station.
Stations
edit- Lower Station: Fuchi Shrine Station (Fuchijinja Station). Adjacent to Fuchi Shrine.
- Address: 8-1 Fuchimachi, Nagasaki City, 852-8012 ( 32°45'29" N 129°51'35"E )
- From JR Nagasaki Station, take Nagasaki Bus Route 3 or 4 and alight at "Ropeway-mae" bus stop, then walk for 3 minutes
- Upper Station: Inasadake Station. Adjacent to Nagasaki Inasa Mountain Slope Car (in Japanese) Summit Station and 180 metres (590 ft) from Mt. Inasa Overlook observation deck.
- Address: 364-1 Inasa-cho, Nagasaki City, 852-8011 ( 32°45′15.2″ N 129°50′57.1″E )
Services
editTravel time is 5 minutes. Services departs both stations at the same time. Extra trips may operate in times of high passenger volume. The adjacent slope car operates to the same frequencies with a journey time of 8 minutes.
| As of November 2024[update][5]: | |
| 09:00-18:00 | every 20 minutes |
| 18:00-22:00 | every 15 minutes |
| 22:00 departure is downhill passengers only | |
Basic data
editSee also
editReferences
editThis article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia.
- ^ "トップページ｜稲佐山公園WEB". www.inasayama.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Mount Inasa: One of Japan's Most Spectacular Night Views | Japan Cheapo". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Nagasaki Ropeway". 【公式】長崎観光/旅行ポータルサイト ながさき旅ネット. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Nagasaki Inasayama Slope Car". 【公式】長崎観光/旅行ポータルサイト ながさき旅ネット. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Fuchi Jinja (Nagasaki Ropeway) | Timetable". Japan Travel by NAVITIME. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Inasayama Park (in Japanese)
- Nagasaki Inasa Mountain Slope Car (in Japanese)
32°45′23.1″N 129°51′19.1″E / 32.756417°N 129.855306°E
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