History |
1969 |
- - The Rokko-Arima Ropeway Co., Ltd. is established
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1970 |
- - The Osaka World Exposition is held
- - The Arima Line begins operation (Country Station to Arima Station), and passenger cars are nick-named the “Momiji-go” and “Kobushi-go”
- - The Omote-Rokko Line begins operation (serving Sanjo Station, Tengu-iwa Station, and Country Station), and passenger cars are nick-named the “Ajisai-go,” “Tsutsuji-go,” and “Rindo-go”
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1972 |
- - Operations are transferred from the Rokko Arima Ropeway Co., Ltd. to the Kobe Urban Development Corporation, and the ropeway reopens
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1973 |
- - Sanjo Station is renamed Omote-Rokko Station and Country Station is renamed Rokko Sancho Country Station
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1993 |
- - 2nd-generation gondolas begin operation on the Arima Line
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1995 |
- - Operations are suspended due to the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake
- - Operation is restored for the Arima Line
- - Operation is restored for the Omote-Rokko Line
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1999 |
- - 2nd-generation gondolas begin operation on the Omote-Rokko Line
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2004 |
- - Rokko Sancho Country Station is renamed the Rokko Sancho Station
- - The Omote-Rokko Line suspends operations
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2013 |
- - The Kobe Urban Development Corporation is renamed the Kobe Housing & Urban Development Corporation
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2014 |
- - Energy saving features that makes use of a regenerative power system (the first of its kind in Japan) are implemented
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2015 |
- - The Rokko-Arima Ropeway system celebrates its 45th anniversary of commencing operations!
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2016 |
- - Ceremony held to commemorate 15 million passengers
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2017 |
- - One-coin fare social experiment conducted
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2020 |
- - Children ride free of charge to commemorate the last run of second-generation gondolas on Rokko Arima Ropeway
- - Second-generation gondola Momiji & Kobushi models retired
- - Debut of new third-generation gondolas
- - 50th anniversary of Rokko Arima Ropeway
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