Katsuragiyama Ropeway

Katsuragiyama Ropeway
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Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Aerial tramway
System	Gondola lift
Location	Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan
No. of stations	2
Open	1992
Operation
Carrier capacity	6 Passengers per cabin, 40 cabins
Trip duration	5 min
Technical features
Line length	1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
Operating speed	5.0 m/s
Vertical Interval	411 m (1,348 ft)
Maximum Gradient	36°06′

This article is about the aerial lift in Shizuoka Prefecture. For the aerial lift in Nara Prefecture, see Kintetsu Katsuragi Ropeway Line.

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Mt. Katsuragi (Katsuragi-yama)

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Viewed from Mount Katsuragi.

The Katsuragiyama Ropeway (かつらぎ山ロープウェイ, Katsuragiyama Rōpuwei), officially the Katsuragisan Ropeway (葛城山ロープウェイ, Katsuragisan Rōpuwei), is Japanese aerial lift line in Izunokuni, Shizuoka. The line has an official nickname Skyride (スカイライド, Sukairaido). This is the only line Katsuragiyama-Panoramapark (かつらぎ山パノラマパーク, Katsuragiyama Panorama Pāku) operates. Opened in 1992, the line climbs Mount Katsuragi with the view of Mount Fuji.

Basic data

• Cable length: 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi)
• Vertical interval: 411 m (1,348 ft)

See also

• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) Katsuragiyama-Panoramapark official website