Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line

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Beppu Rakutenchi Cable funicular.
Beppu Rakutenchi Cable funicular.

The Beppu Rakutenchi Cable Line (別府ラクテンチケーブル線 Beppu Rakutenchi Kēburu-sen?) is Japanese funicular line in Beppu, Ōita. The line opened in 1929 as a gateway to Beppu Wonder Rakutenchi amusement park on Mount Tateishi. Although the line is legally considered as a public transit, not an attraction ride, riders have to pay the amusement park admission to ride the funicular line. Local residents in Otobaru, the settlement on the mountain, are allowed to ride the line without the admission. The line is unique in the country as it is operated by Okamoto MFG (岡本製作所 Okamoto Seisakujo?), an amusement ride maker.

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  • Distance: 0.3 km / 0.2 mi.
  • System: Single track with two cars
  • Gauge: 1,067 mm / 3 ft. 6 in.
  • Stations: 2
  • Vertical interval: 122 m / 400 ft.
  • Maximum gradient: 558 ‰

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