The is
Japanese
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 employe ...
line in
Tsukuba,
Ibaraki, operated by . It is the only aerial lift (ropeway) the company operates, while it also operates a funicular line (
Mount Tsukuba Cable Car), hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to
Keisei Keisei may refer to:
*Keisei (monk)
*Keisei Electric Railway
*Keisei Bus
The is a bus company within the Keisei Group which was established on 1 October 2003 to inherit all business of the Keisei Electric Railway bus department.
Local bus ser ...
Group.
The Swiss-made ropeway, opened in 1965, climbs
Mount Tsukuba from Tsutsujigaoka Station to Nyotai-san Station.
Basic data
*Opened: 1965
*Distance:
*Vertical interval:
*Stations: 2
*Speed:
*Trip time: 6 minutes
The ropeway tram passes 2 steel towers on the way to the final destination.
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 sor ...
*
Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
References
External links
Tsukubasan Cable Car & Ropeway official websiteMt Tsukuba Cable Car & Ropeway official website
Aerial tramways in Japan
Articles containing video clips
1965 establishments in Japan
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