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Aerial lift

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, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Hakodate

Mount Hakodate

is a mountain in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan....

 in Hakodate

Hakodate, Hokkaido

is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture.Hakodate was Japan's first city whose port was opened to foreign trade in 1854 as a result of Convention of Kanagawa, and used to be the most important port in northern Japan...

, Japan

Japan

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. As of 2004, this is the most heavily used aerial lift line in Japan, transporting 1,559,000 riders yearly. http://www.kobe-toshi-seibi.or.jp/ro-pu_arikata/4_1houkokusyo-an.pdf The aerial tramway was prominently featured in Noein

Noein

, also known simply as Noein, is a science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and Kenji Yasuda and produced by Satelight...

, a 2005 anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

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Basic data

• System: Aerial tramway
  Aerial tramway
  An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...
  
  , 2 track cables and 1 haulage rope
• Distance: 787 m (2,582 ft)
• Vertical interval: 278 m (912.1 ft)
• Maximum gradient: 28°
• Operational speed: 7 m/s
  Metre per second
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• Passenger capacity: 125

History

• 1958: opened the aerial tramway line of 31 passenger capacity.
• 1959: For the benefit of tourists, the company opened an observation deck, a restaurant and a souvenir shop at the summit.
• 1965: The operator started taxi
  Taxicab
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   business.
• 1970: The gondolas were modified to allow 45 passenger capacity.
• 1975: The company's taxi division was spun off into a separate company.
• 1976: Hakodate Tour System changed its name to Mt. Hakodate Ropeway Corporation.
• 1978: The company opened a cafe restaurant called Motomachi Ichibankan near Sanroku Station.
• 1986: The operator became the third sector company. The line and the observation deck were modified.
• 1992: The company opened FM Iruka, the first community
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   FM
  FM broadcast band
  The FM broadcast band, used for FM broadcast radio by radio stations, differs between different parts of the world. In Europe and Africa , it spans from 87.5 to 108.0 megahertz , while in America it goes only from 88.0 to 108.0 MHz. The FM broadcast band in Japan uses 76.0 to 90 MHz...
  
   radio station
  Radio station
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   in Japan.
• 1993: Cafe Pelra opened.
• 1997: New gondolas were imported from Austria
  Austria
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Services

Cabins operate once for 10 minutes. The whole ride takes 3 minutes. The fare costs ¥

Japanese yen

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640 one-way, or ¥1160 for a round-trip.

Stations

Station name		| Japanese		| Distance		| Elevation		| Transfers		| Location
Sanroku (submontane)	山麓	0 m	56 m	10 minutes walk from Jūjigai Station, Hakodate City Tram Hakodate Transportation Bureau The is a public transportation authority of Hakodate, Japan. The bureau only operates tram lines. It once operated bus lines as well, but went out from the division later in 2003....  ■ Route 2 or ■ 5.	Hakodate Hakodate, Hokkaido is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture.Hakodate was Japan's first city whose port was opened to foreign trade in 1854 as a result of Convention of Kanagawa, and used to be the most important port in northern Japan... , Hokkaidō Hokkaido , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
Sanchō (summit)	山頂	787 m	334 m

External links

Mt. Hakodate Ropeway official website Mt. Hakodate Ropeway official website FM Iruka official website