Mount Hakodate Ropeway
aerial lift
The Mt. Hakodate Ropeway (函館山ロープウェイ, Hakodateyama Rōpuwei) is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Hakodate in Hakodate, Japan. As of 2004, this is the most heavily used aerial lift line in Japan, transporting 1,559,000 riders yearly. [1] The aerial tramway was prominently featured in Noein, a 2005 anime.
Basic data
System: Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 1 haulage rope
Distance: 787 m (2,582 ft)
Vertical interval: 278 m (912 ft)
Maximum gradient: 28°
Operational speed: 7 m/s
Passenger capacity: 125
History
1958: Hakodate Tour System (函館観光事業) opened the aerial tramway line of 31 passenger capacity.
1959: For the benefit of tourists, the company opened an observation deck, a restaurant and a souvenir shop at the summit.
1965: The operator started taxi business.
1970: The gondolas were modified to allow 45 passenger capacity.
1975: The company's taxi division was spun off into a separate company.
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