Harunasan Ropeway

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The Harunasan Ropeway (榛名山ロープウェイ Harunasan Rōpuwei?) is Japanese aerial lift line in Haruna, Gunma, operated by Tanigawadake Ropeway Company. The Tōbu Group company also operates another aerial lift line, Tanigawadake Ropeway. The line climbs to the summit of Mount Haruna. The line opened in 1929, and refurbished in 1996 to the current system, which two relatively smaller cabins are attached.

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  • System: Gondola lift, 1 cable
  • Cable length: 527 m (1,729 ft)
  • Vertical interval: 269 m (883 ft)
  • Operational speed: 4.0 m/s
  • Passenger capacity per a cabin: 15
    • 30 for two cabins.
  • Stations: 2
  • Duration of one-way trip: 3 minutes

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