- Mount Tsukuba Cable Car
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The Mount Tsukuba Cable Car (筑波山ケーブルカー Tsukubasan Kēburukā ), officially the Mount Tsukuba Cable Railway Line (筑波山鋼索鉄道線 Tsukubasan Kōsaku Tetsudō-sen ), is a Japanese funicular line on Mount Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki. It is the only funicular line Tsukuba Kankō Railway (筑波観光鉄道 Tsukuba Kankō Tetsudō , "Tsukuba Sightseeing Railway") operates, while it also operates an aerial tramway, hotels and restaurants. The company belongs to Keisei Group.
Basic data
- Distance: 1.6 km / 1.0 mi.
- Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
- Stations: 2
- Vertical interval: 495 m / 1,624 ft.
See also
- Mount Tsukuba Ropeway
- List of funicular railways
- List of railway companies in Japan
- List of railway lines in Japan
External links
- Tsukuba Kankō Railway official website (Japanese)
Keisei lines Keisei lines Related lines Disney Resort • Hokusō • Jōsō • Kashima (closed) • Kominato • Mt. Tsukuba Cable Car • Mt. Tsukuba Ropeway • Nokogiriyama Ropeway • Ryūgasaki • Shibayama • Shin-Keisei • Tōyō RapidMajor stations Aoto • Chiba-Chūō • Narita Airport • Nippori • Keisei-Funabashi • Keisei-Narita • Keisei-Ueno • OshiageRelated companies Chiba New Town Railway • Hokusō Railway • Kantō Railway • Kashima Railway (defunct) • Kominato Railway • Maihama Resort Line • Shibayama Railway • Shin-Keisei Electric Railway • Tōyō Rapid Railway • Tsukuba Kankō Railway
Coordinates: 36°13′11″N 140°06′15″E / 36.21972°N 140.10417°ECategories:- Funicular railways in Japan
- Rail transport in Ibaraki Prefecture
- 3ft 6in gauge railways
- Japanese rail company stubs
- Japanese cable line stubs
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