Nagasaki Ropeway

Overview
Status| Operational
Character| Aerial tramway
Location| Mount Inasa, Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
No. of stations| 2
Open| 1958
Operation
Operator| Nagasaki City
Carrier capacity| 41 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration| 5 min
Technical features
Line length| 1,090 m (3,576 ft)
No. of cables| 1 track cable and 2 haulage ropes
Cable diameter| Drive - 52mm Support - 22mm
Operating speed| 5.0 m/s
Vertical Interval| 298 m (978 ft)

The Nagasaki Ropeway (長崎ロープウェイ, Nagasaki Rōpuwei) is the name of Japanese aerial lift line, operated by Nagasaki Ropeway and Aquarium. Opened in 1958, the line climbs Mount Inasa, to the west of the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki.[1] The cabins were designed by Ken Okuyama Design

The service pattern is around every 20 minutes with it reaching every 15 minutes during busy hours.

Closed from 7 May 2015 until 5 Feb 2016. There are replacement buses from Nagasaki station.

## Basic data

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* Cable length: 1,090 m (3,576 ft)
* Vertical interval: 298 m (978 ft)

## See also

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* List of aerial lifts in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "Mount Inasa: One of Japan's Most Spectacular Night Views | Japan Cheapo". Retrieved 5 September 2023.

## External links

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* (in Japanese) Official website

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