Nagasaki Ropeway
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line, operated by Nagasaki Ropeway and Aquarium. Opened in 1958, the line climbs Mount Inasa, the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Aerial lift
An aerial lift is a means of transportation in which cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables.Types of aerial lifts include:...
line, operated by Nagasaki Ropeway and Aquarium. Opened in 1958, the line climbs Mount Inasa, the city of Nagasaki, Nagasaki
Nagasaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
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Basic data
- System: Aerial tramwayAerial tramwayAn aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...
, 1 track cable and 2 haulage ropes - Cable length: 1090 m (3,576 ft)
- Vertical interval: 298 m (977.7 ft)
- Operational speed: 5.0 m/sMetre per secondMetre per second is an SI derived unit of both speed and velocity , defined by distance in metres divided by time in seconds....
- Passenger capacity per a cabin: 41
- Cabins: 2
- Stations: 2
- Duration of one-way trip: 5 minutes