Mount Aso Ropeway

Mount Aso Ropeway
Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Aerial tramway
Location	Mount Aso, Aso, Kumamoto, Japan
No. of stations	2
Open	1958
Operation
Carrier capacity	41 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration	4 min
Technical features
Line length	858 m (2,815 ft)
No. of cables	2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
Operating speed	3.6 m/s
Vertical Interval	108 m (354 ft)
Maximum Gradient	17°47′

The Mt. Aso Ropeway (阿蘇山ロープウェイ, Asosan Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Aso, Kumamoto, operated by Kyūshū Sankō Tourism (九州産交ツーリズム, Kyūshū Sankō Tsūrizumu). Opened in 1958. the line climbs Mount Aso. Its official website claims it was the first aerial lift in the world to be built on an active volcano. ^[1] As such, the line and the observatory have views of an active volcanic crater with fumes.

Basic data

• Cable length: 858 m (2,815 ft)
• Vertical interval: 108 m (354 ft)

See also

• List of aerial lifts in Japan

References

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Coordinates: 32°52′48.9″N 131°4′46.8″E / 32.880250°N 131.079667°E / 32.880250; 131.079667