- List of aerial tramways
List of
aerial tramway s around the world.:For
gondola lift s, see theList of gondola lifts .:For funitels, see theFunitel article.(Note: this list should not contain gondola lifts.)
Africa
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* The
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway , to summit of Table Mountain,Cape Town .Asia
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Chongqing An aerial tramway provides transportation across the Yangtse River. The tramway is 740 m long and operates at 8m/s. Each cabin can carry a maximum of 45 passengers, with a total design capacity of 900 passengers /hour in each direction.flag|India
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Gangtok – A ropeway is in operation in the eastern Himalayan town of Gangtok. The ropeway ferries tourists from one part of the city to another.
*Phelagham – in this ski resort inJammu and Kashmir , the cable cars ferry passengers up the ski slopes.
*Visakhapatnam – Design and installation of a 800 PPH capacity, 350 m long Passenger Ropeway at Kailash Giri, Visakhapatnam on BOOT basis built by Conveyor & Ropeway Services Pvt. Ltd.
*Bhopal – Design, supply, erection, commissioning, operation and maintenance of a 400 PPH capacity, 600 M long Passenger Ropeway on BOOT basis, at Bheraghat, Marble Rocks, Jabalpur, M.P. is under execution. The project is awarded by Conveyor & Ropeway Services Pvt. Ltd.
*Darjiling – Revamping of an existing 100 PPD capacity Passenger Ropeway and converting it into 2000 PPD capacity, 2.3km long, Detachable Grip type, Six-Seater, multi-cabin. GondoIa, taking full Operation & Maintenance control. A Joint Venture WIth West Bengal Forest Development Corporation Limited on Built-Own-Operate (BOO) basis by Conveyor & Ropeway Services Pvt. Ltd.flag|Iran
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Ganjnameh Cable Car inHamedan province of Iran is situated in an archaeological site belonging to theSassanid era.flag|Israel
* The
Masada cableway which lifts visitors from well belowsea level up to thebutte where the ancientJew ishfortress town 's ruins can be seen. The only other way up is a snake path.
* TheRosh HaNikra grottoes cableway which takes visitors down to the grottoes carved by theMediterranean Sea .
* TheStella Maris cableway inHaifa which lifts people from theMediterranean coast to the top ofMount Carmel .flag|Japan
Among 170 aerial lifts in Japan, 73 lines are aerial tramways, including 1 funitel. 69 aerial tramways operate full season. See the above article for the full listing of aerial lifts in the country (including gondola lifts). Some notable aerial tramways include:
*TheAwashima Kaijō Ropeway , Numazu, Shizuoka, is the first line in the country to go over the sea.
*TheKomagatake Ropeway , Nagano, has the station with the highest altitude in Japan, 2,611 m (8,568 ft).
*TheMt. Aso Ropeway , Aso, Kumamoto, is one of the few aerial lifts in the world on an active volcano.
*TheMiyajima Ropeway , Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, in the holy island of Miyajima.
*TheMt. Hakodate Ropeway , Hakodate,Hokkaidō , is the most popular aerial lift line in Japan, in terms of ridership. It was featured in "Noein ", 2005anime .
*TheRyuoo Ropeway , Yamanouchi, Nagano, uses the largest cabins in Japan with 166 passenger capacity.
*TheYuzawa Kōgen Ropeway , Yuzawa, Niigata, also uses cabins with 166 passenger capacity.
*TheShinhotaka Ropeway , Takayama, Gifu, is the first line in the country to usedouble decker cabins.
*TheTateyama Ropeway , Tateyama, Toyama, makes a part of theTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route .
*TheUnpenji Ropeway , Kan'onji, Kagawa, is the fastest line (10 m/s) in Japan. It also has the longet span in the country, 1.9 km (1.2 mi).
*TheYoshino Ropeway , Yoshino, Nara, is the oldest surviving line in Japan, opened in 1929.flag|Malaysia
*The
Awana skyway , connects the Awana Country club resort, to the hilltop resort ofGenting Highlands .
*Penang Cable Car , connectsTeluk Bahang inPenang island to the hill resort ofPenang Hill . Construction is expected to start in 2006 and it will be the 2nd longest in the world.flag|South Korea
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Namsan cable car ,Seoul .
* [http://www.sorakcablecar.co.kr Sorak Cable Car] ,Sokcho City, Kangwon-do , connects to Kwongeum castle in SORAKSAN NATIONAL PARK.Europe
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* "This sub-section is under development."The cable car at Zell am See in the Austrian Alps is but one of 55 aerial tramways, gondolas and chair lifts in this location alone. Cable cars of all types carry an estimated 500- to 550-million passengers each year in Austria.
*Gletscherbahn Kaprun III - aerial tramway with tallestaerial tramway support pillar in the world (height: 113.6 metres)
*3S Aerial Tramway inKitzbühel
*Tiroler Zugspitzbahn flag|France
* The "Téléphérique de l'
Aiguille du Midi ", opened in 1955, can carry 75 passengers in the first section and 65 passengers in the second section. It starts inChamonix at the altitude of 1030 m to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2317 m for the first section. The second section arrives at the top of theAiguille du Midi in a station at 3777 m high.
*Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway using a special support structure for itsrope s.
* The "Vanoise Express", opened in December 2003 at a cost of €15 million, is adouble-decker tramway for 200 passengers in each car. It spans the Ponturingorge at a height of 380 m (1250 ft) above the ground, linking the resorts ofLa Plagne andLes Arcs in four minutes to form theParadiski ski resort . Unusually its two cars run independently of each other on separate cables. [http://www.paradiski.com/gb/vanoise_express.htm]
* The "Téléphérique de Salève", opened in 1932 primarily carries tourists from theGeneva suburb of Vernier with Mount Salève which rises above the city to the south.flag|Germany
* The "Eibseebahn", which affords visitors access to
Germany 's highest mountain, theZugspitze . There is also arack railway (Zugspitze Railway ) up the Zugspitze.
* The "Tegelbergbahn", or "Tegelbahn", nearSchwangau inBavaria in beautiful Alpine scenery.
* The "Kölner Seilbahn", inCologne , was installed in 1966 and crosses theRhine going from the Zoo to the Rheinpark. This was the first tramway to cross a river inEurope .
*Bad Dürkheim aerial tramway (shut down)
*Fichtelberg Aerial Tramway
*Herzogstand Aerial Tramway
*Rauschberg Aerial Tramway
*Karwendel Aerial Tramway
*Kampenwand Aerial Tramway , Aschau, Bavaria, Germany
*Nebelhorn Aerial Tramway , Oberstdorf, Germany
*Predigtstuhl Aerial Tramway
*Wendelstein Aerial Tramway , Bayrischzell, Bavaria, Germany
*Wurmberg Aerial Tramway , Braunlage, Germany
*Burgberg Aerial Tramway , Bad Harzburg, Germany
*Bodetal Aerial Tramway , Thale, Germany
*Schauinsland Aerial Tramway flag|Gibraltar
*"The Cable Car, Gibraltar", takes passengers to the Top of the Rock of Gibraltar. First constructed in 1969. [http://www.mhbland.gi]
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* "
Josef Mountain Aerial Tramway ", an aerial tramway with engine at the cabin
* "Ferrovia del Renon (Rittnerbahn)" in the province of Bolzano-Bozen, the longest aerial tramway in the world in one track (seeGuinness Book of World Records ).flag|Latvia
* "
Sigulda Aerial Tramway ", connectingSigulda town and Krimulda village over picturesqueGauja river valleyflag|Norway
* "
Fjellheisen " inTromsø . [http://www.fjellheisen.no/]
* "Krossobanen " inTinn is the oldest aerial tramway in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928.
* "Ulriksbanen" on the mountainUlriken in Bergen.
*"Fjellheisen" inNarvik . [http://www.narvikinfo.no/Default.aspx?meny_id=243&side_id=149&ht=-1&meny_parent=195 ]
* "Hangursbanen " on the mountain Hanguren inVoss . [http://www.voss-fjellheisar.no]flag|Poland
* "
Kasprowy Wierch cableway ", Kuźniceflag|Romania
* "Buşteni-Babele" in
Buşteni . Length 4,350 m, Height differential: 1,235 m, Time: 13 min., Capacity: 25 persons/cabin, Towers: 6.
* "Babele-Peştera" inBuşteni . Length 2,611 m, Height differential: 560 m, Time: 10 min., Capacity: 35 persons/cabin, Towers: 2.
* "Sinaia-Cota 1400" inSinaia . Capacity: 35 persons/cabin, Towers: 3.
* "Cota 1400-Vârful cu Dor" inSinaia . Capacity: 28 persons/cabin, Towers: 2.
* "Tâmpa" inBraşov . Towers: none.
* "Poiana Braşov" inBraşov . Towers: 3.flag|Slovakia
*"Skalnaté pleso - Lomnický štít" in
High Tatras .flag|Spain
* "Teleférico Teide" on Pico de Teide,
Tenerife ,Canary Islands .
*Barcelona , inCatalonia . FromMontjuïc park to the top, and across the harbour, betweenTorre Jaume I andTorre Sant Sebastia .
* TheAeri de Montserrat , at Montserrat, inCatalonia .
* FromOlesa de Montserrat railway station toEsparraguera , inCatalonia . Inauguration end of 2005.
* "Teleférico de Fuente dé",Picos de Europa inCantabria .flag|Sweden
*"Kabinbanan" in
Åre is the only one inSweden .
*Norsjö aerial tramway , longest aerial tramway in the worldflag|Switzerland
:In Switzerland, many aerial tramways are in use, including:
*Klein Matterhorn Aerial Tramway, the highest cable car in Europe (3883m), Zermatt.
*Titlis , 3020 m, Engelberg. The first revolving cable car in the world.
* theAdliswil toFelsenegg tramway, part ofZürich 's suburban public transport system.
*Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway near Zermatt using a 94 metre tallaerial tramway support pillar
*one serving theSchilthorn mountain in theBernese Oberland . It appeared in theJames Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". With a length of 6931 m (22,739 ft) in four separate sections, it is the longest aerial tramway system in the Alps. It gains over 2103 m (6900 ft) of elevation.:A complete list of publicly available Swiss aerial tramways (excluding other types of aerial lifts), is available atlist of aerial tramways in Switzerland .flag|United Kingdom
* The
Heights of Abraham [http://www.heightsofabraham.com/] cable car in Matlock Bath,Derbyshire .North America
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Grouse Mountain inVancouver ,British Columbia , has two aerial tramways running in parallel.
* Hells Gate Airtram [http://www.hellsgateairtram.com] crosses a narrow part of British Columbia'sFraser River canyon known as "Hells Gate".
*Jasper Tramway [http://www.jaspertramway.com] to the summit of The Whistlers, nearJasper, Alberta .
*Spanish Aerocar [http://www.niagaraparks.com/nfgg/aerocar.php] over the Whirlpool Rapids inNiagara Falls, Ontario .
* The Cable Car atMontmorency Falls ,Quebec nearQuebec City that takes passenger to the top of the fallsflag|United States
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Alyeska Resort inAlaska
*The tram toOber Gatlinburg ski resort and amusement park inGatlinburg, Tennessee .
*The Cannon Mountain Tram inFranconia, New Hampshire .
*The tram atEl Paso, Texas ascends the Franklin Mountains as part of the Texas State Park system.
*The aerial tramway atHeavenly Ski Resort , nearSouth Lake Tahoe, California
*Jay Peak Resort ski resort inJay, Vermont . Built in 1967 by Von Roll of Switzerland; the cabins (cars) were replaced in 2000.
*The Lone Peak Tram atBig Sky Ski Resort , inMontana
*ThePalm Springs Aerial Tramway inPalm Springs, California , which transports passengers to the top of Mount San Jacinto.
*Portland Aerial Tram , a commuting tram in urbanPortland, Oregon , connecting the southwest waterfront district to theOregon Health & Science University and the Marquam Hill neighborhood. It has a capacity of 30,000 passengers per day.
*TheRoosevelt Island Tramway inNew York City is one of two aerial tramways inNorth America used by commuters as a mode of mass transit. Passengers pay with the same farecard used for theNew York City Subway .
*TheSandia Peak Tramway inAlbuquerque, New Mexico is the world's longest single span tramway.
*The tram atSnowbird, Utah , a ski and summer resort nearSalt Lake City .
*AtSquaw Valley Ski Resort ,California , USA, the High Camp Cable Car (aerial tramway) system takesskier s from the base to the High Camp area.(seeSquaw Valley Aerial Tramway )
*The skylift atStone Mountain , nearAtlanta .
*JacksonHole Tram
*Portland Tram
*Mount Roberts Tram
*Snowbasin Olympic Tram*(Flag Mexico
*Zacatecas*The aerial tram at [http://www.pipestemresort.com/] Pipestem Resort State Park in Pipestem, West Virginia descends convert|3600|ft|m into the Bluestone River gorge.
*The aerial tram at [http://sterlingvineyards.com/] Sterling Vineyards in Calistoga,California lifts guest to their wine tasting rooms.Oceania
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* Katoomba Scenic Skyway cable car
*Warragamba Dam fromEmu Plains quarry - for construction, now defunctouth America
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*A very famous aerial tramway is located at
Rio de Janeiro . It is actually composed of two separate cable car systems, one going from city level to the top of the Morro de Urca (where there was formerly a famouscasino ), and a second one going from the hill to the top of the Sugarloaf Mountain. The latter appeared in theJames Bond movie "Moonraker". Click [http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondinho_do_P%C3%A3o_de_A%C3%A7%C3%BAcar here] to read the Wikipedia.pt article or [http://www.bondinho.com.br/ here] to see its official website.
*Another famous aerial tramway in Brazil is located atPoços de Caldas , in theMinas Gerais State.flag|Colombia
*In
Bogotá , a tramway can be used for going from the city level (2962 m above sea level) to the top of the Hill ofMonserrate (3152 m). It was built in 1955, and has two cabins each for 40 passengers. The 880 m journey is traveled in 7 minutes, with a magnificent view over the downtown of the City. On top, there is a shrine in a church, a fine dining restaurant and smaller tourist attractions.
*InMedellín , there is an aerial tramway system (Metrocable) that is used for public transport in those areas of steep mountain. The system is interconnected with the metropolitan train system (Metro de Medellín).flag|Ecuador
* The Telefériqo in
Quito flag|Venezuela
*The Mérida cable car has the distinction of being the highest in the world at 4765 m (15,633 ft), as well as being the longest aerial tram at 12.5 km (7.77 miles). It spans the magnificent national park area called the
Sierra Nevada de Mérida and connects the city of Mérida with the surrounding heights.
*Ávila Cable Car, inCaracas , built in 1957 and rebuilt in the early 1990s and reinaugurated in 2000, is one of the most modern in the word. The cable car ascends 1000 m (3280 ft) to 2100 m (6889 ft) in the Ávila Mágica Park and the Humboldt Hotel. The original cable car had a second line that connected to the city ofLa Guaira on the other side ofCerro El Ávila ; the cable car administration is currently planning to rehabilitate that line.Movies
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* On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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Moanda ,Gabon - for manganese ore, until superseded by railway.
*Emu Plains toWarragamba Dam for dam construction.
*Asmara-Massawa Cableway formerly inEritrea See also
*
List of spans
*List of gondola lifts
*Funitel
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