Yahikoyama Ropeway (original) (raw)

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Aerial lift in Japan

Sanroku Station, June 2020

Sancho Station, June 2020

The Yahikoyama Ropeway (弥彦山ロープウェイ, Yahikoyama Rōpuwei) is a Japanese aerial lift line in Yahiko, Niigata. This is the only line Yahiko Kankō Ropeway (弥彦観光索道, Yahiko Kankō Sakudō, "Yahiko Sightseeing Ropeway") operates. The company is a subsidiary of Juraku, which operates hotels and restaurants. Opened in 1958, the line climbs Mount Yahiko (弥彦山) of Yahiko Shrine (弥彦神社). There is Panorama Tower at the summit, a tower with the observatory that moves like a rotating elevator. The observatory has a view of Sado Island on a clear day.

• System: Aerial tramway, 3 cables
• Cable length: 981 m (3,219 ft)
• Vertical interval: 419 m (1,375 ft)
• Operational speed: 3.7 m/s
• Passenger capacity per a cabin: 35
• Cabins: 2
• Stations: 2
• Duration of one-way trip: 5 minutes
• List of aerial lifts in Japan
• (in Japanese) Official website

37°42′33.4″N 138°48′59.5″E / 37.709278°N 138.816528°E / 37.709278; 138.816528