Nikkō Shiranesan Ropeway

Nikkō Shiranesan Ropeway
Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Aerial tramway
System	Gondola lift
Location	Katashina, Gunma, Japan
Elevation	lowest:  1,390 m (4,560 ft) highest: 1,992 m (6,535 ft)
No. of stations	2
Open	1933
Reopened	1950
Operation
Operator	Tobu_Railway
Carrier capacity	8 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration	15 min
Technical features
Line length	2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
Operating speed	5.0 m/s

The Nikkō Shiranesan Ropeway (日光白根山ロープウェイ, Nikkō Shiranesan Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Katashina, Gunma, operated by Nippon Paper Development. Opened in 1950, the line climbs Mount Nikkō-Shirane, the tallest mountain in Kantō region. The line is mostly inside Malnuma Kōgen Ski Resort (丸沼高原スキー場). As such, it primary transports skiers, but it also opens in other seasons for tourists.

Basic data

• Distance: 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi)
• Vertical interval: 602 m (1,975 ft)

See also

• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• (in Japanese) Malnuma Kōgen Ski Resort official website