Hashikurasan Ropeway
Refurbished in 1999, this is the first funitel to be operated in Asia. As of October 2007, there are three other funitel lines in Japan. However, all other lines are funitel gondola lifts, while Hashikurasan Ropeway is the only funitel aerial tramway.
History
The route to Hashikura-dera was originally linked by a funicular railway called Hashikura Tozan Railway (箸蔵登山鉄道), opened in 1930. The line closed in 1944. In 1971, Shikoku Cable opened a chairlift running on the former funicular line route, as well as an aerial tramway that links the chairlift terminus and the temple. Another aerial tramway opened along the chairlift line in 1977. In 1999, two aerial tramways were refurbished into one funitel line, eliminating the need of transfer.
In 2020, the ropeway was to be used as part of the torch relay for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but this was delayed to 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Basic data
- System: Funitel
- Cable length: 948 m (3,110 ft)
- Vertical interval: 342 m (1,122 ft)
- Operational speed: 5.0 m/s
- Passenger capacity per a cabin: 32
- Cabins: 2
- Stations: 2
See also
References
- ^ "聖火リレーの徳島県内コース発表 箸蔵山ロープウェイがスタート地点に". Tokushima Shimbun. December 17, 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
External links
- (in Japanese) Official website