Shimoda Ropeway

Shimoda Station of the Shimoda Ropeway

The Shimoda Ropeway (下田ロープウェイ, Shimoda Rōpuwei) is the name of a Japanese aerial lift line in Shimoda, Shizuoka, as well as its operator. The company is a subsidiary of Izukyū Corporation. The line is also called Nesugatayama Ropeway (寝姿山ロープウェイ, Nesugatayama Rōpuwei), as it climbs Mount Nesugata. The observatory has a view of Port of Shimoda and Pacific Ocean. The line began operation on April 1, 1961.

Basic data

• System: Aerial tramway, 3 cables
• Cable length: 540 m (1,772 ft)
• Vertical interval: 156 m (512 ft)
• Maximum gradient: 26°49′
• Operational speed: 3.6 m/s
• Passenger capacity per a cabin: 41
• Cabins: 2
• Stations: 2
• Duration of one-way trip: 3 minutes 30 seconds

See also

• Izu Kyūkō Line
• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• (Japanese) Official website

Mass transit in the Odawara, Hakone, Izu Peninsula, Yamanashi, and Mount Fuji area
Odakyu Group	Odakyu Electric Railway Odawara Line Hakone Tozan Line Hakone Tozan Cable Car Hakone Ropeway Hakone Sightseeing Cruise
Izuhakone Railway	Daiyūzan Line Hakone Komagatake Ropeway Lake Ashi Excursion Ship Jukkokutōge Cable Car Sunzu Line
JR companies railway lines	Regional (both) Tōkaidō Main Line JR Central Tōkaidō Shinkansen Gotemba Line Minobu Line JR East Tōkaidō Line (Tōkyō - Atami) Chūō Main Line Itō Line
Other	Izu Kyūkō Line (Izukyu) Atami Ropeway Katsuragiyama Ropeway Shimoda Ropeway
Fuji Kyuko Railway Corp	Fujikyuko Line (Fujikyu) Gakunan Railway Line Fujikyu Kawaguchiko Ropeway Mt. Kachi Kachi Ropeway
Miscellaneous	Yamanashi Maglev Shinkansen Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park Shizuoka Airport Transport in Greater Tokyo Rail transport in Japan
Japan transit: Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Fukuoka Hakone Fuji Izu Hokkaido Sendai Niigata Toyama Nagano Okayama Hiroshima Shikoku Metro systems Shinkansen trams (list) aerial lifts (list)

Coordinates: 34°40′45″N 138°57′6″E / 34.67917°N 138.95167°E / 34.67917; 138.95167