The refers to
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 ...
lines in
Hatsukaichi,
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has b ...
. This is the only route operates. The company is a subsidiary of
Hiroshima Electric Railway
is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as for short.
The company's rolling stock includes an eclectic range of trams manufact ...
. The route, consisted of two lines, climbs
Mount Misen of
Miyajima Island. It opened in 1959. The route accepts
PASPY
was a rechargeable contactless smart card ticketing system for public transit in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its name is a portmanteau of ''pass'', ''happy'', and ''speedy''. Like other electronic fare collection systems in Japan, the card used ...
, a
smart card
A smart card (SC), chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC or IC card), is a card used to control access to a resource. It is typically a plastic credit card-sized card with an Embedded system, embedded integrated circuit (IC) chip. Many smart ...
ticketing system.
Basic data
Momijidani Line
*System:
Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...
, 3 cables
*Distance:
*Vertical interval:
*Maximum gradient: 26°24′
*Operational speed: 2.0
m/s
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 8
*Cabins: 22
*Stations: 2
*Time required for single ride: 10 minutes
Shishiiwa Line
*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 ...
, 3 cables
*Distance:
*Vertical interval:
*Maximum gradient: 15°13′
*Operational speed: 3.6 m/s
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 30
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Time required for single ride: 3.5 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
Official Website (English)
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Aerial tramways in Japan
Transport in Hiroshima Prefecture
Tourist attractions in Hiroshima Prefecture
1959 establishments in Japan
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