Kanzanji Ropeway

Kanzanji Ropeway
Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Aerial tramway
Location	Nishi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
No. of stations	2
Open	1960
Operation
Operator	Entetsu Tourism Development
Carrier capacity	61 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration	4 min
Technical features
Line length	724 m (2,375 ft)
No. of cables	2 track cables and 1 haulage rope
Operating speed	7.0 m/s
Vertical Interval	94 m (308 ft)
Maximum Gradient	16°

The Kanzanji Ropeway (かんざんじロープウェイ, Kanzanji Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Nishi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, operated by Entetsu Tourism Development (遠鉄観光開発). The Entetsu Group company also operates hotels, an amusement park Hamanako Palpal (浜名湖パルパル), and Hamanako Musical Box Museum (浜名湖オルゴールミュージアム), all around Kanzanji Onsen (舘山寺温泉) hot spring resort in Lake Hamana (浜名湖). Opened in 1960, the aerial lift links Kanzanji Onsen and Mount Ōkusa, across the northern cove of Lake Hamana.

Basic data

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.