Kurobe Cable Car

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Kurobe Cable Car funicular.
Kurobe Cable Car funicular.

The Kurobe Cable Car (黒部ケーブルカー Kurobe Kēburukā?), officially the Cable Line (鋼索線 Kōsaku-sen?), is Japanese funicular line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kankō. The company also operates another funicular with the same official name. The line is a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. The line goes entirely under a tunnel to protect it from snow. It opened in 1969.

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  • Distance: 0.8 km / 0.5 mi.
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
  • Stations: 2
  • Vertical interval: 373 m / 1,223 ft.

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