Shinhotaka Ropeway
{{Short description|Aerial lift system in Japan}}
Image:Shinhotaka ropeway01s3200.jpg{{Unreferenced|date=April 2019}}The {{nihongo|Shinhotaka Ropeway|新穂高ロープウェイ|Shinhotaka Rōpuwei}} is an aerial lift system in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and is operated by {{nihongo|Okuhi Sightseeing Development|奥飛観光開発|Okuhi Kankō Kaihatsu}}. The Meitetsu Group company also operates hotels in the area. Opened in 1970, the line climbs to the hillside of the Hida Mountains' Mount Hotaka, the third tallest mountain in Japan.
Basic data
The Shinhotaka Ropeway consists of two lines. Ropeway No. 2 is the first aerial lift in Japan to use double decker cabins.
=Ropeway No. 1 =
Image:Shinhotaka ropeway02s3200.jpg
- System: Aerial tramway, 3 cables
- Cable length: {{Convert|573|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Vertical interval: {{Convert|188|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Passenger capacity per a cabin: 45
- Cabins: 2
- Stations: 2
- Duration of one-way trip: 5 minutes
=Ropeway No. 2 =
Image:Shinhotaka ropeway04s3872.jpg
- System: Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
- Cable length: {{Convert|2.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
- Vertical interval: {{Convert|848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Passenger capacity per a cabin: 121 (double decker)
- Cabins: 2
- Stations: 2
- Duration of one-way trip: 7 minutes
See also
External links
- {{in lang|en}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070728063724/http://www.okuhi.jp/Rop/english.pdf Official guide]
- {{in lang|ja}} [http://shinhotaka-ropeway.jp Official website]
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{{Coord|36|16|58|N|137|34|49.3|E|display=title}}
Category:Aerial tramways in Japan