The , officially the , is
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 ...
ese
aerial lift line in
Yuzawa,
Niigata, operated by . The line runs in the town of the huge
ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In North ...
complex, but it also transports hikers in other seasons. It opened in 1991.
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 ...
, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
*Cable length:
*Vertical interval:
*Maximum gradient: 31°07′
*Operational speed: 5.0
m/s
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 166
**The largest in Japan.
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Duration of one-way trip: 7 minutes
File:Yuzawa Kōgen Ropeway Station.jpg, Ropeway Station
File:Yuzawa Onsen Ropeway Panorama Station.jpg, Panorama Station
See also
*
List of aerial lifts in Japan
External links
Another Ropeway in Japan: Kinosaki Onsen RopewayOfficial website
Aerial tramways in Japan
1991 establishments in Japan
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