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[[Image:Shinhotaka ropeway01s3200.jpg|thumb|250px|right|No. 2 Ropeway]]
The {{nihongo|'''Shinhotaka Ropeway'''|新穂高ロープウェイ|Shinhotaka Rōpuwei}} is an [[aerial lift]] system in [[Takayama, Gifu|Takayama]], [[Gifu Prefecture]], [[Japan]], and is operated by {{nihongo|[[Okuhi Sightseeing Development]]|[[:ja:奥飛観光開発|奥飛観光開発]]|Okuhi Kankō Kaihatsu}}. The [[Meitetsu Group]] company also operates [[hotel]]s in the area. Opened in 1970, the line climbs to the hillside of the [[Hida Mountains]]' [[Mount Hotaka]], the third tallest mountain in Japan.
==Basic data==
The Shinhotaka Ropeway consists of two lines. Ropeway No. 2 is the first aerial lift in Japan to use [[bilevel rail car|double decker]] cabins.
===Ropeway No. 1 ===
[[Image:Shinhotaka ropeway02s3200.jpg|thumb|right|Ropeway No. 1's base station]]
*System: [[Aerial tramway]], 3 cables
*Cable length: {{Convert|573|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
*Vertical interval: {{Convert|188|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 45
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Duration of one-way trip: 5 minutes
===Ropeway No. 2 ===
[[Image:Shinhotaka ropeway04s3872.jpg|thumb|right|Ropeway No. 2's base station]]
*System: Aerial tramway, 2 track cables and 2 haulage ropes
*Cable length: {{Convert|2.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
*Vertical interval: {{Convert|848|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 121 (double decker)
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2
*Duration of one-way trip: 7 minutes
==External links== [http://www.okuhi.jp/Rop/english.pdf Official guide] [http://www.okuhi.jp/Rop/FRTop.html Official website]
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