Mount Tsukuba Ropeway

Japanese aerial lift line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki

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Mount Tsukuba Ropeway

Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
Location	Mount Tsukuba, Japan
No. of stations	2
Open	1965
Operation
Operator	Keisei Electric Railway
Carrier capacity	70 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration	6 min
Technical features
Line length	1.296 km (0.8 mi)
Vertical Interval	298 m (978 ft)

(video) Moving down on Tsukuba Ropeway.

The Mount Tsukuba Ropeway (筑波山ロープウェイ, Tsukubasan Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, operated by Tsukuba Kankō Railway (筑波観光鉄道, Tsukuba Kankō Tetsudō, "Tsukuba Sightseeing Railway"). It is the only aerial lift (ropeway) the company operates, while it also operates a funicular line (Mount Tsukuba Cable Car), hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to Keisei Group.

The Swiss-made ropeway, opened in 1965, climbs Mount Tsukuba from Tsutsujigaoka Station to Nyotai-san Station.^[1]