Mount Tsukuba Ropeway | |
Status: | Operational |
Location: | Mount Tsukuba, Japan |
No Stations: | 2 |
Open: | 1965 |
Operator: | Keisei Electric Railway |
Character: | Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes |
Line Length: | 1.296km (00.805miles) |
Vertical: | 298m (978feet) |
Trip Duration: | 6 min |
Carrier Cap: | 70 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins |
The is Japanese aerial lift line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, operated by . 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.[1]
The ropeway tram passes 2 steel towers on the way to the final destination.