Komagatake Ropeway
This article is about the aerial lift in Nagano Prefecture. For the aerial lift in Kanagawa Prefecture, see Hakone Komagatake Ropeway.
Shirabidaira Station.
Komagatake Ropeway (駒ヶ岳ロープウェイ Komagatake Rōpuwei) is an aerial lift line in the Kiso Mountains range, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Description
The line, opened in 1967, climbs Mount Kisokoma (木曽駒ヶ岳). Its summit station, Senjōjiki, is known as the station with the highest altitude in the country, 2,611.5 m (8,567.9 ft). The Kiso Mountains are the "Central Alps" of the scenic Japanese Alps group, located on central Honshu.
The Chūō Arupusu Kankō company operates Central Alps sightseeing line. The company is a member of Meitetsu Group (Nagoya Railroad), and also operates hotels and ski resorts.
Specifications
- System: Aerial tramway, 1 track cable and 2 haulage ropes
- Distance: 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi)
- Vertical interval: 950 m (3,117 ft)
- The largest in Japan.
- Passenger capacity per a cabin: 61
- Stations: 2
- Time required for single ride: 7 minutes, 30 seconds.
See also
- Kiso Mountains topics
- List of aerial lifts in Japan
External links
- (Japanese) Official Komagatake Ropeway website
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Coordinates: 35°46′22″N 137°49′24.2″E / 35.77278°N 137.823389°E
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