Mount Kongo Ropeway

Mount Kongo Ropeway
Overview
Status Operational
Character Aerial tramway
Location Mount Kongō, Chihayaakasaka, Ōsaka, Japan
No. of stations 2
Open 1966
Operation
Carrier capacity 46 Passengers per cabin, 2 cabins
Trip duration 6 min
Technical features
Line length 1.3 kilometres (0.8 mi)
Operating speed 5 m/s
Vertical Interval 267 m (876 ft)
Mt. Kongō Ropeway.

The Mt. Kongō Ropeway (金剛山ロープウェイ Kongōsan Rōpuwei) is Japanese aerial lift line in Chihayaakasaka, Ōsaka. The line is unique as it is owned by the village government. The line operation is entrusted to Gourmet Kineya (グルメ杵屋), a private company that mainly operates restaurants. Opened in 1966, the line climbs Mount Kongō, the highest point of Ōsaka.

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Coordinates: 34°24′45.6″N 135°40′32.3″E / 34.412667°N 135.675639°E / 34.412667; 135.675639

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