Harunasan Ropeway

Harunasan Ropeway
Overview
Status Operational
Character Aerial tramway
System Gondola lift
Location Mount Haruna in Haruna, Gunma, Japan
No. of stations 2
Open 1929
Operation
Operator Tanigawadake Ropeway Company
Carrier capacity 15 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration 3 min
Technical features
Line length 527 m (1,729 ft)
No. of cables 1
Operating speed 4.0 m/s
Vertical Interval 269 m (883 ft)
Haruna-Kōgen Station
Harunafuji-Sanchō Station

The Harunasan Ropeway (榛名山ロープウェイ Harunasan Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Haruna, Gunma, operated by Tanigawadake Ropeway Company. The Tōbu Group company also operates another aerial lift line, Tanigawadake Ropeway. The line climbs to the summit of Mount Haruna. The line opened in 1929, and refurbished in 1996 to the current system, which two smaller cabins are attached.

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Coordinates: 36°28′25″N 138°52′39.1″E / 36.47361°N 138.877528°E / 36.47361; 138.877528

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