Hakone Komagatake Ropeway

The Hakone Komagatake Ropeway (箱根駒ヶ岳ロープウェー, Hakone Komagatake Rōpuwē^?), officially the Komagatake Ropeway Line (駒ヶ岳索道線, Komagatake Sakudō-sen^?), is Japanese aerial lift line in Hakone, Kanagawa, operated by Izu Hakone Railway. The line, opened in 1963, climbs Mount Komagatake (駒ヶ岳^?) from the Lake Ashi lakeside.

From 1957 to 2005 Izu Hakone Railway also operated Hakone Komagatake Funicular (駒ヶ岳鋼索線) which climbed Komagatake from east side.

Basic data

• System: Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
• Cable length: 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
• Vertical interval: 590 m (1,936 ft)
• Maximum gradient: 30°15′
• Operational speed: 5 m/s
• Passenger capacity per a cabin: 101
• Cabins: 2
• Time required for single ride: 7 minutes

Gallery

See also

• Jukkokutōge Cable Car
• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• Hakone Komagatake Ropeway official website(Japanese)