The Grand Pier

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Grand Pier
Japanese	大桟橋
Rōmaji	Ōsanbashi
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Location	West District of Orth
First Appearance
Manga Debut	Chapter 4
Anime Debut	Episode 2

Located in the lowest area of the West District, The Grand Pier (大桟橋 (おおさんばし) , Ōsanbashi) is an ornate gondola station used for triumphant returns of Delver teams.

An Abyss cascading gondola system was built at approximately 50 meters below the surface to quicken the descent into the Abyss, which goes down 580 meters, to what Riko presumes to be the Stone Ark (a rocky protrusion at approximately the same depth), and is integrated as part of the Grand Pier.

Protruding platforms for the gondola system are fixed into place using massive bolts and it holds a lookout platform, with a signal light, and mooring station for Mail Balloons. Furthermore, it holds a reverse option for the gondola and a transmission device in a room on the platform. It also has a bell, which signals arrivals and departures, and another signal light on top.

The gondola system consists of, and works with, various gears such as a main drive gear, a large water wheel, a winch drive gear, a winch lock, a large winch, an emergency winch drive gear and the gondola itself on a gondola platform.

When a Delver team returns via the Grand Pier, it often draws a significant crowd to welcome them home.

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• The large gondolas used to travel to and from The Abyss work by drawing mechanical power from waterwheels located by waterfalls. The gondola at the pier, where Hablog returned with a White Whistle, is a special one built for the purposes of triumphal returns, so it uses electricity. The other gondola is not powered by electric power, but hydro power.