Hakone Ropeway

Hakone Ropeway
箱根ロープウェイ
Hakone Ropeway cabin
Overview
Character	Recreational
System	Odakyu Hakone
Location	Hakone
Country	Japan
Elevation	lowest:  741 m (2,431 ft) highest: 1,044 m (3,425 ft)
No. of stations	4
Services	Sōunzan–Ōwakudani Ōwakudani–Tōgendai
Open	December 6, 1959 (1959-12-06)
Operation
Owner	Odakyu Hakone
No. of carriers	48
Carrier capacity	18 passengers
Technical features
Aerial lift type	Funitel
Manufactured by	CWA Constructions
Line length	4 km (2.5 mi)
Operating speed	5 m/s (18 km/h; 11 mph)
Maximum Gradient	25°
Route map km Hakone Tozan Cable Car 0 Sōunzan 1.5 Ōwakudani 2.7 Ubako 4.0 Tōgendai Hakone Sightseeing Cruise

The Hakone Ropeway (Japanese: 箱根ロープウェイ, Hepburn: Hakone Rōpuwei) is the name of an aerial lift, as well as its operator. The funitel line links between Sōunzan and Tōgendai via Ōwakudani, all within Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan. The line became funitel in 2002, the second of its kind in the nation, after Hashikurasan Ropeway. It makes a part of the sightseeing route between Odawara and Lake Ashi. The company belongs to the Odakyū Group.

Basic data

Hakone Ropeway was a single line until 2001. From 2002, it became a system consisted of two distinct sections, although they are still treated as the same line.

Between Sōunzan and Ōwakudani

• System:
  • Bicable gondola lift, until 2001
  • Funitel, from 2002
• Distance: 1.4 kilometres (0.9 mi)
• Vertical interval: 281 m (922 ft)
• Maximum gradient: 25°33′
• Operational speed: 5.0 m/s
• Passenger capacity per a cabin: 18
• Cabins: 18

Between Ōwakudani and Tōgendai

• System:
  • Bicable gondola lift, until 2006
  • Funitel, from 2007
• Distance: 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
• Vertical interval: 298 m (978 ft)
• Maximum gradient: 19°42′
• Operational speed: 5.0 m/s
• Passenger capacity per a cabin: 18
• Cabins: 30

Stations

All stations are located in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.

No.	Station	Distance in km (mi)	Elevation in m (ft)	Transfers
	Sōunzan 早雲山	0 (0)	757 (2,484)	Hakone Tozan Cable Car
	Owakudani 大涌谷	1.472 (0.915)	1,044 (3,425)
	Ubako 姥子	2.737 (1.701)	878 (2,881)
	Tōgendai 桃源台	4.005 (2.489)	741 (2,431)	Hakone Sightseeing Cruise

Gallery

• 
  Hakone Ropeway before the refurbishment, with Mount Fuji in background
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  Ōwakudani station
• Hakone Ropeway in 2017
• 
  A route of Hakone Ropeway
• 
  A route of Hakone Ropeway

See also

• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• Official website