Tateyama Ropeway

Tateyama Ropeway.

The Tateyama Ropeway (立山ロープウェイ, Tateyama Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Tateyama, Toyama, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kankō. The line, opened in 1970, makes a part of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. It is famous for being the single span line without any aerial lift pylon.

Basic data

• System: Aerial tramway
• Cable length: 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi)
• Distance: 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mi)
• Vertical interval: 488 m (1,601 ft)
• Passenger capacity per a cabin: 80
• Stations: 2
• Time required for single ride: 7 minutes

See also

• Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• (English) Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website
• (Japanese) Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route official website

Stations of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Dentetsu-Toyama - （ Toyama Chihō Railway Tateyama Line） - Tateyama - （ Tateyama Cable Car） - Bijodaira - （ Tateyama Highland Bus） - Murodō - （ Tateyama Tunnel Trolley Bus） - Daikanbō - （ Tateyama Ropeway） - Kurobedaira - （ Kurobe Cable Car） - Kurobeko - （Walking） - Kurobe Dam - ( Kanden Tunnel Trolley Bus) - Ōgizawa - ( Route bus) - Shinano-Ōmachi

Coordinates: 36°34′6.1″N 137°38′27.9″E / 36.568361°N 137.641083°E / 36.568361; 137.641083