Sumaura Ropeway

The Sumaura Ropeway (須磨浦ロープウェイ, Sumaura Rōpuwei) is a Japanese aerial lift line in Kōbe, Hyōgo, operated by the Sanyō Electric Railway. Opened in 1957, the line climbs Mount Hachibuse, a 246-metre (807 ft) peak on the Suma coast.

At the summit, there is a transfer to the Carlator (カーレーター, Kārētā), a ride that transports people using large baskets on an inclined conveyor belt. Opened on March 18, 1966, its name is a portmanteau of "car" and "escalator" and takes riders from the ropeway's top station up a steep 91-metre (299 ft) slope. The two-seat vehicles famously rattle and vibrate on their way up in a way the operator describes as "uncomfortable".

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