Katsuragisan Ropeway

The Katsuragisan Ropeway (葛城山ロープウェイ, Katsuragisan rōpuwei), legally referred to as Katsuragi Ropeway Line (葛城索道線, Katsuragi sakudō sen), is an aerial tramway line in Gose, Nara, Japan. The line is the only aerial tramway line in Japan that is directly owned and operated by a major private railway company, the Kintetsu Railway. Opened in 1967, the line climbs Mount Yamato Katsuragi. Contactless smart cards PiTaPa or Surutto Kansai are not available on the line.

Basic data

• System: Aerial tramway, 3 cables
• Cable length: 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi)
• Vertical interval: 561 m (1,841 ft)
• Maximum gradient: 30°48′
• Operational speed: 5.0 m/s
• Passenger capacity per a cabin: 51
• Cabins: 2
• Stations: 2
• Time required for single ride: 5 minutes

See also

• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• Official website (Japanese)

Kintetsu Railway
Routes (Lines)	Railway ■ Namba/Nara Line and its branch  A  Namba/Nara Line  G  Ikoma Line ■ Kyoto/Kashihara Line and its branches  B  Kyoto/Kashihara Line  H  Tenri Line  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Keihanna Line (Line owned by other entity)  C  Keihanna Line ■ Osaka Line and its branch  D  Osaka Line  J  Shigi Line ■ Nagoya Line and its branches  E  Nagoya Line  K  Yunoyama Line  L  Suzuka Line ■ Yamada/Toba/Shima Line  M  Yamada/Toba/Shima Line ■ Minami Osaka/Yoshino Line and its branches (Narrow-gauge lines)  F  Minami Osaka/Yoshino Line  N  Domyoji Line  O  Nagano Line  P  Gose Line Lines operated by other entities (Narrow-gauge lines)      Iga Line      Yoro Line ■ Cable car (Funicular)  Y  Ikoma Line  Z  Nishi-Shigi Line Ropeway (Aerial tramway) Katsuragisan Ropeway
Transferred and defunct lines Transferred lines Hokusei Line Utsube Line Hachiōji Line Nankai Main Line Takashinohama Line Tanagawa Line Kada Line Tennoji Branch Hankai Line Uemachi Line Hirano Line Ohama Branch Defunct lines Higashi-Shigi Line Ise Line Ousa Line Horyuji Line