Nokogiriyama Ropeway

Nokogiriyama Ropeway
Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Aerial tramway
Location	Mount Nokogiri, Japan
No. of stations	2
Open	1962
Operation
Operator	Keisei Electric Railway
Carrier capacity	41 Passengers per cabin
Trip duration	3 min
Technical features
Line length	680 m (2,231 ft)
No. of cables	3
Vertical Interval	223 m (732 ft)
Maximum Gradient	28°

The Nokogiriyama Ropeway in use, 2022

The view from inside a ropeway cabin.

The Nokogiriyama Ropeway (鋸山ロープウェー, Nokogiri-yama Rōpuwē) is a Japanese aerial lift line, as well as its operator. The line climbs Mount Nokogiri (Nokogiri-yama) from the outer Tokyo Bay coast in Futtsu, Chiba. It opened in 1962. Nokogiriyama Ropeway Company belongs to Keisei Group.

Outline

Chronicle

• on 21 December 1962:The ropeway opened

Stations

No	Name	Japanese	Distance	Elevation	Transfers
	Nokogiriyama Sanroku Station	鋸山山麓駅	0m	106m	Hamakanaya Station (Uchibo Line)/ Kanaya Port (Tokyo-Wan Ferry)
	Nokogiriyama Sancho Station	鋸山山頂駅	680m	329m

Basic data

• Distance: 680 m (2,231 ft)
• Vertical interval: 223 m (732 ft)

Access

By public transport: From Chiba Station, take a JR East Uchibo Line train to Hama-Kanaya Station (trains operate approximately once per hour, with a travel time of 85 minutes). From Hama-Kanaya Station it is a 700 metres (2,300 ft), 8-10 minute walk to the ropeway base station.

If travelling from central Tokyo, take the Sōbu Line (Rapid) train from Tokyo Station to Chiba Station (trains operate every 10-15 minutes, with a travel time of 40 minutes), then take the Uchibo Line as shown above.

See also

• List of aerial lifts in Japan

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Official website (in English)