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[[Image:Sumaura ropeway03s1920.jpg|thumb|A view from the cabin.]]The {{nihongo|'''Sumaura Ropeway'''|須磨浦ロープウェイ|Sumaura Rōpuwei}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[aerial lift]] line in [[Kobe, Hyōgo|Kōbe]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], operated by the [[Sanyo Electric Railway|Sanyō Electric Railway]].<ref>http://www.sanyo-railway.co.jp/sumaura/index.html Sumaura Sanjō Amusement Park introduction on Sanyo Electric Railways website]</ref> Opened in 1957, the line climbs Mount Hachibuse (246m) of the [[Suma-ku, Kobe|Suma]] coast. At the summit, there is a transfer to the {{nihongo|Carlator|カーレーター|Kārētā}}, a sort of [[escalator]] with baskets.  Carlator is a [[portmanteau]] of "Car" and "escalator".<ref>http://www.jguide.net/city/kansai/suma/sumaura-park4.php Carlator, Kansai City Guide</ref>

==Basic data==
*System: [[Aerial tramway]], 1 track cable and 2 haulage ropes
*Distance: {{Convert| 464|m|mi | 1 | lk=on }}
*Vertical interval: {{Convert| 180|m|ft | 0 | lk=on |abbr=on}}
*Passenger capacity per a cabin: 30
*Cabins: 2
*Stations: 2

==See also==
*[[List of aerial lifts in Japan]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commonscat|Sumaura Ropeway}}
*{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.sanyo-railway.co.jp/sumaura/index.html Sumaura Sanjō Amusement Park], from [http://www.sanyo-railway.co.jp/ Sanyō Electric Railway] official website.
*{{in lang|ja}} [http://www.jguide.net/city/kansai/suma/sumaura-park4.php Carlator] from [http://www.jguide.net/city/kansai/index.html Kansai City Guide] website.
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[[Category:Aerial tramways in Japan]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Japan]]


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