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The , officially the , is
File:Yuzawa Kōgen Ropeway Station.jpg, Ropeway Station
File:Yuzawa Onsen Ropeway Panorama Station.jpg, Panorama Station
Another Ropeway in Japan: Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway
Official website
Aerial tramways in Japan 1991 establishments in Japan {{Japan-rail-company-stub
The , officially the , is Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
ese aerial lift
An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which ''cabins'', ''cars'', ''Gondola lift, gondolas'', or Chairlift, open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more Wire rope, cables. Aeria ...
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 Am ...
complex, but it also transports hikers in other seasons. It opened in 1991.
Basic data
*System:Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, ropeway, téléphérique (French), or Seilbahn (German) is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third movin ...
, 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
See also
*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
Another Ropeway in Japan: Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway
Official website
Aerial tramways in Japan 1991 establishments in Japan {{Japan-rail-company-stub