Kawasemi
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| Location |
Tōbu Dōbutsu Kōen ( Saitama , Japan ) |
| Type | Steel - seated |
| model | Mega-Lite |
| Drive type | Cable lift hill |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Ingenieurbüro Stengel GmbH |
| costs | 1.76 billion yen |
| opening | March 2008 |
| length | 755 m |
| height | 31 m |
| Departure | 30 m |
| Max. gradient | 67.4 ° |
| Max. speed | 85 km / h |
| Travel time | 1:00 min |
| Trains | 2 trains, 4 carriages / train, 2 rows of seats / carriage, 2 seats / row of seats |
| Inversions | 0 |
Kawasemi ( Jap. カワセミ , dt. " Kingfisher ") in Tobu Dobutsu Kōen ( 東武動物公園 , "Tobu Zoo") of the Tobu Railway in Miyashiro and Shiraoka , Saitama Prefecture is a steel roller coaster type Mega-Lite the manufacturer Intamin . It opened in March 2008 as the first Mega-Lite model roller coaster . Kawasemi is the Japanese name for the kingfisher, which is known for its high speed. The forerunner facility at this location was called the Mount Rocky Coaster .
The 755 m long route reaches a height of 31 m and has a 30 m high first descent of 67.4 °. The trains reach a top speed of 85 km / h.
Trains
Kawasemi owns two trains with four cars each. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car. The passengers must be at least 1.10 m tall to be allowed to ride.
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Coordinates: 36 ° 1 ′ 16.6 ″ N , 139 ° 42 ′ 55.5 ″ E