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 OH Hakone Tozan Cable Car 0 OH62 Sōunzan 1.5 OH63 Ōwakudani 2.7 OH64 Ubako 4.0 OH65 Tōgendai OH 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 at Hakone, Kanagawa.

No.	Station	Distance	Elevation	Transfers
OH62	Sōunzan	0	757 m (2,484 ft)	OH Hakone Tozan Cable Car
OH63	Ōwakudani	1.472 km (0.915 mi)	1,044 m (3,425 ft)
OH64	Ubako	2.737 km (1.701 mi)	878 m (2,881 ft)
OH65	Tōgendai	4.005 km (2.489 mi)	741 m (2,431 ft)	OH Hakone Sightseeing Cruise

Gallery

• 
  Hakone Ropeway before the refurbishment, with Mount Fuji in background
• 
  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