Hakone Ropeway

Hakone Ropeway
箱根ロープウェイ

Hakone Ropeway cabin
Overview
CharacterRecreational
SystemOdakyu Hakone
LocationHakone
CountryJapan
Elevationlowest:  741 m (2,431 ft)
highest: 1,044 m (3,425 ft)
No. of stations4
Services
  • Sōunzan–Ōwakudani
  • Ōwakudani–Tōgendai
OpenDecember 6, 1959 (1959-12-06)
Operation
OwnerOdakyu Hakone
No. of carriers48
Carrier capacity18 passengers
Technical features
Aerial lift typeFunitel
Manufactured byCWA Constructions
Line length4 km (2.5 mi)
Operating speed5 m/s (18 km/h; 11 mph)
Maximum Gradient25°
Route map

km
0
OH62 Sōunzan
1.5
OH63 Ōwakudani
2.7
OH64 Ubako
4.0
OH65 Tōgendai

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.