Kintetsu Katsuragi Ropeway Line

"Katsuragi Ropeway" redirects here. For the aerial lift in Shizuoka Prefecture, see Katsuragiyama Ropeway.

Kintetsu Katsuragi Ropeway

The Katsuragisan Ropeway (葛城山ロープウェイ, Katsuragisan Rōpuwei), officially the Katsuragi Ropeway Line (葛城索道線, Katsuragi Sakudō-sen), is Japanese aerial lift line in Gose, Nara, operated by Kintetsu. This is the only aerial lift line in Japan that is directly operated by major private railway companies. Opened in 1967, the line climbs Mount Yamato Katsuragi. The line does not accept PiTaPa or Surutto Kansai.

Basic data

System: Aerial tramway, 3 cables
Cable length: 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi)
Vertical interval: 561 m (1,841 ft)
Maximum gradient: 30°48′
Operational speed: 5.0 m/s
Passenger capacity per a cabin: 51
Cabins: 2
Stations: 2
Time required for single ride: 5 minutes

External links

(Japanese) Kintetsu official website

Kintetsu Railway and Transport

1,435 mm lines

Osaka / Nagoya Line Area	Osaka Line Shigi Line Nagoya Line Yunoyama Line Suzuka Line Yamada Line Toba Line Shima Line

Nara / Kyoto Line Area	Namba Line Nara Line Ikoma Line Keihanna Line Kyoto Line Kashihara Line Tenri Line Tawaramoto Line

1,067 mm lines	Minami-Osaka Line Dōmyōji Line Nagano Line Gose Line Yoshino Line

Funicular lines	Ikoma Cable Line Nishi-Shigi Cable Line

Ropeway lines	Katsuragi Ropeway Line



Former lines	Hachiōji Line Hokusei Line Iga Line Utsube Line Yōrō Line

Coordinates: 34°27′30.4″N 135°41′13.3″E / 34.458444°N 135.687028°E / 34.458444; 135.687028

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Kintetsu Katsuragi Ropeway Line

Basic data

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