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Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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aerial lift
An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''gondolas'', or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Aerial lift systems are frequently employ ...
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Tateyama Tateyama may refer to:
People with the surname
* Midori Tateyama, Japanese writer
* Shohei Tateyama (born 1981), Japanese baseball player
* Yoshinori Tateyama (born 1975), Japanese baseball player
* Homarefuji Yoshiyuki (born 1985), Japanese su ...
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Toyama
Toyama may refer to:
Places and organizations
* Toyama Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in the Hokuriku region on the main Honshu island
* Toyama, Toyama, the capital city of Toyama Prefecture
* Toyama Station, the main station of Toyama, ...
, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kankō. The line, opened in 1970, makes a part of
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as .
The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama in the Hida Mountains with man ...
. It is famous for being the single span line without any
aerial lift pylon
An aerial lift pylon is a pylon construction bearing the cables of an aerial lift such as an aerial tramway or gondola lift. Large pylons of aerial tramways usually consist of a steel framework construction, smaller pylons of gondola lifts are m ...
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Basic data
*System:
Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
*Cable length:
*Distance:
*Vertical interval:
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 80
*Stations: 2
*Time required for single ride: 7 minutes
See also
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Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as .
The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama in the Hida Mountains with man ...
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List of aerial lifts in Japan
The list of aerial lifts in Japan lists aerial lifts in the nation.
In Japan, aerial lift, or , includes means of transport such as aerial tramway, funitel, gondola lift, funifor, as well as chairlift. All of them are legally considered as a sort ...
External links
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Routeofficial website
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Routeofficial website
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Aerial tramways in Japan
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
1970 establishments in Japan