Mount Tsukuba Ropeway
Ropeway on Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
The Mount Tsukuba Ropeway (筑波山ロープウェイ, Tsukubasan Rōpuwei) is a Japanese aerial lift line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, operated by Tsukuba Kankō Railway (筑波観光鉄道, Tsukuba Kankō Tetsudō; "Tsukuba Sightseeing Railway"). 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 Group.
The Swiss-made ropeway, opened in 1965, climbs Mount Tsukuba from Tsutsujigaoka Station to Nyotai-san Station.
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Opened: 1965
Distance: 1.296 kilometres (0.8 mi)
Vertical interval: 298 m (978 ft)
Stations: 2
Speed: 5 m/s (16 ft/s)
Trip time: 6 minutes
The ropeway tram passes 2 steel towers on the way to the final destination.
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