List of aerial tramways
List of aerial tramways or cable cars around the world.
- For gondola lifts, see the List of gondola lifts.
- For funiculars see List of funicular railways
- For funitels, see the Funitel article.
Africa
- 5 Cableways in Algiers the capital.
- Tizi Ouzou Cableway, Tizi Ouzou.
- Oran Cableway, Oran.
- Annaba Cableway, Annaba.
- Skikda Cableway, Skikda.
- Telemcen Cableway, Telemcen.
- Blida cableway to chrea mountain passing by Beni Ali
- The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, to summit of Table Mountain, Cape Town.
- The Hartebeestpoort Dam Cableway, Gauteng.
- The cross Rivers Government contracted the installation of a cable car to Doppelmayr of Switzerland and it was successfully completed in 2005. It runs from the base to the top of Obudu Ranch Resort in Cross River State of Nigeria.
Asia
- 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.
- Gulmarg Gondola – Gulmarg, Asia's premier ski resort boasts of the 2nd highest cable car in the world and Asia's highest and longest cable car reaching an altitude of 13,400 ft.
- Visakhapatnam – Design and installation of an 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, 2.3 km 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 basis by Conveyor & Ropeway Services Pvt. Ltd.
- Srinagar - Leads to the Sufi Shrine of Makhdoom Sahib on Hari Parbat
- Haridwar Uttarakhand - India's first city having two passenger ropeways, installed by Usha Breco Limited, known as Mansa Devi Udan Kahtola and Chandi Devi Udan Khatola. Mansa Devi ropeways is the busiest ropeway of India and it is in service since 1981. Chandi Ropeway for Maa Chandi Devi Temple since 1997 in service is the second busiest ropeway of India. Both ropeways have 800 PPH capacity.
- Pavagarh Gujarat - Installed by Usha Breco Limited, known as Kalidevi Udan Kahtola. Ropeways also known as 3rd busiest ropeway of India. This ropeway is at Kalika Devi Temple since 1986. This ropeway was refurbished in 2005 with modern technology. This ropeway has 1320PPH capacity, which is highest in India.
- Ambaji Gujarat - Installed by Usha Breco Limited, known as Ambaji Udan Kahtola. Ropeways also known as 4th busiest ropeway of India. This ropeway is at Maa Ambaji Devi Temple since 1998. This ropeway has 760PPH capacity.
- Taratarini Orissa - Installed by Usha Breco Limited, known as Taratarini Udan Kahtola. This ropeway is at Maa Taratarini Temple since 2013. This ropeway has 300 PPH capacity.
- Srisailam Andhra Pradesh-rope way.
- Nainital Uttarakhand-Ropeway is another ropeway in the state of Uttarakhand. The service provides for 2 wagons which carry 8 persons maximum each ferry, on opposite directions i.e. from Mallital Terminus to Snow view. The Rope Way is made with state of the Art Swiss collaboration and has got a very steep ascend and descend. It has views of the lake while ascending and of the flats while descending. It is also one of the longest ropeways of Asia with a stretch of almost 750 meters. The ropeway can be seen in the Northern hill of Nainital and is a major attraction among tourists. The prices are cheap to attract more tourists. Ticket prices are governed by Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam.
- Girnar ropeway at Girnar, Gujarat - ropeway underconstruction.
- Ganjnameh Cable Car in Hamedan province of Iran is situated in an archaeological site belonging to the Sassanid era.
- Tochal Telecabin in Tehran province of Iran is situated in Velenjak, north of Tehran. 7.5 km and one of the world longest cable car's line.
- ropeway, Sikkim, IndiaNamakabrood telecabin in Mazandaran province of Iran.
- Lahijan telecabin in Guilan province of Iran.
- The Masada cableway which lifts visitors from well below sea level up to the butte where the ancient Jewish fortress town's ruins can be seen. The only other way up is a snake path.
- The Rosh HaNikra grottoes cableway which takes visitors down to the grottoes carved by the Mediterranean Sea.
- The Stella Maris cableway in Haifa which lifts people from the Mediterranean coast to the top of Mount Carmel.
- The Awashima Kaijō Ropeway, Numazu, Shizuoka, is the first line in the country to go over the sea.
- The Biwako Valley Ropeway, Ōtsu, Shiga, is the fastest line in Japan.
- The Komagatake Ropeway, Nagano, has the station with the highest altitude in Japan, 2,611 m.
- The Mt. Aso Ropeway, Aso, Kumamoto, is one of the few aerial lifts in the world on an active volcano.
- The Miyajima Ropeway, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, in the holy island of Miyajima.
- The Mt. Hakodate Ropeway, Hakodate, Hokkaidō, is the most popular aerial lift line in Japan, in terms of ridership. It was featured in Noein, 2005 anime.
- The Ryuoo Ropeway, Yamanouchi, Nagano, uses the largest cabins in Japan with 166 passenger capacity.
- The Yuzawa Kōgen Ropeway, Yuzawa, Niigata, also uses cabins with 166 passenger capacity.
- The Shinhotaka Ropeway, Takayama, Gifu, is the first line in the country to use double decker cabins.
- The Tateyama Ropeway, Tateyama, Toyama, makes a part of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.
- The Unpenji Ropeway, Kan'onji, Kagawa, is the longest span in the country,.
- The Yoshino Ropeway, Yoshino, Nara, is the oldest surviving line in Japan, opened in 1929.
- The Téléphérique connects the bay of Jounieh, a city 16 km north of the capital Beirut, to Harissa's Our Lady of Lebanon pilgrimage monument at about 650 meters above sea level. It is 1,570 meters long and travels at 3.15 meters/second.
- Genting Skyway is one of the two cable car system in Genting Highlands and was once the fastest cable car system in the world
- Awana Skyway begins in Genting Highlands Premium Outlet to Genting Highlands and is the first cable car system in the country
- Langkawi Cable Car is a major tourist attraction in Langkawi with a total length of 2.2km
- Chandragiri Cable Car, runs from Thankot to Chandragiri hill.
- Kalinchowk cable car, is a cable car in Kalinchok, Dolakha.
- Manakamana Cable Car, runs between Cheres, Chitwan and Manakamana, Gorkha., Nepal
- Chongqing An aerial tramway which provides transportation across the Yangtse River. The tramway is 740 m long and operates at 8 m/s. Each cabin can carry a maximum of 45 passengers, with a total design capacity of 900 passengers /hour in each direction.
- Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Cable Car
- Guangzhou Chimelong Paradise Cable Car
- Heyuan Bavaria Manor Cable Car
- Gulucun Cable Car World's second highest tramway at 400 meters.
- Yushancun Cable Car China's second highest tramway at 350 meters.
- Namsan cable car, Seoul.
- Sorak Cable Car, Seoraksan National Park, Gangwon Province, connects to Gwongeumseong Fortress.
- Beitou Cable Car
- Farglory Ocean Park
- Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village#Rides and attractions
- Maokong Gondola
- Hatyai Cable Car
Europe
- "Tatevi tever" at the villages Halidzor and Tatev, Syunik region -Spanning 5.7 kilometers across the Vorotan River Gorge, the Tatev Aerial Tramway - the longest passenger aerial tramway in the world.
Wings of Tatev is:
- the shortest, most picturesque and impressive route to Tatev Monastery;
- the longest reversible cableway in the world, recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.
- Twelve minutes of unforgettable flight above the ravine of the fierce Vorotan River;
- Celestial highway at the altitude of 320 m;
- Cutting-edge engineering solutions by Austrian-Swiss Doppelmayr/ Garaventa Group.
- This sub-section is under development.
- Gletscherbahn Kaprun III - aerial tramway with tallest aerial lift pylon in the world
- Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car
- This sub-section is under development.
- Trebevićka žičara is a cable car route in the City of Sarajevo. First established in 1959 connecting the city with the 1627m high mountain Trebević, it was destroyed at the start of Bosnian war in 1992 with the first victim of the Siege of Sarajevo being the guard of the hill station, Ramo Biber, who was killed on March 2, 1992 and in his honor nowadays the hill station carries his name as well as plaque is found inside of it. The cable car route was restored from ground up in 2017/2018 and opened once again for public use on 6 April 2018, the Day of the City of Sarajevo, more than a quarter of a century after it was destroyed. The reconstruction had a price tag of around 9 million €, including the cable car system, stations as well as work on the immediate surrounding of the stations and the route, with almost 3 million € being a donation of American-Dutch-Swiss psychicist and businessman Edmund Offerman who is married to a Maja Offerman, a women from Sarajevo with whom he visited the city in 1991 and took a ride in the cable car which left a big impact of him, promising to himself that he will do everything to get it going again after witnessing its destruction in 1992. The work on the cable car system was done by Italian company from South Tyrol, Leitner Ropeways. The valley station is on an elevation of 575m in the old part of Sarajevo, just minutes of walking away from Baščaršija and Vijećnica, while the hill station is on an elevation of 1150 m. Raising 575 m up, the hill station provides a panoramic view of the city in the valley below while in the same time enabling the people a trip to nature and the biggest park and forest located within the City boundaries. The cable car route is 2158 m long, resting on 10 steel pillars, takes 7 minutes and 15 seconds to complete, with a capacity of 1200 persons an hour in one direction and is composed of 33 cabins in anthracite colour except five of them which are coloured in red, blue, green, yellow and black i.e. the Olympic colours as Mount Trebević hosts the bob track which was used for the 1984 Winter Olympics. The regular price for one person above the age of 6 is €10 for a round trip and working times are from 09:00 till 18:00.
- Cable car on Ravna planina is a cable car system within the Ski Center Ravna planina, 25 km away from Sarajevo and 5 km from Pale and mountain Jahorina. It was opened on 25 December 2017 and consists of 19 blue cabins which are able to transport up to 2200 persons per hour. The valley station is on elevation of 900 m while the hill station is on 1350 m, length of the route is 1350 m. Price is €2.5 for a round trip. The final plan is to connect the Ski Center Ravna planina with the Ski Center on Jahorina which would extend the route of the cable car system to almost 6 km.
- Kabinová lanovka na Ještěd - an old aerial tramway, reconstructed in 70s.
- 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 in Chamonix 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 the Aiguille du Midi in a station at 3777 m high.
- Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway using a special support structure for its ropes.
- The Vanoise Express, opened in December 2003 at a cost of €15 million, is a double-decker tramway for 200 passengers in each car. It spans the Ponturin gorge at a height of 380 m above the ground, linking the resorts of La Plagne and Les Arcs in four minutes to form the Paradiski ski resort. Unusually its two cars run independently of each other on separate cables.
- Telépherique de la Grande Motte in Tignes on the mountain-top with the same name.
- The Téléphérique du Salève, opened in 1932 primarily carries tourists from the Geneva suburb of Vernier with Mount Salève which rises above the city to the south.
- The Grenoble-Bastille cable car carries tourists from Grenoble city centre to the Bastille overlooking the city. It was one of the first urban aerial tramways, first opening in 1934. It was reconstructed in 1976 with spherical cabins.
- Vake - Turtle Lake, Tbilisi, Since 1965, was by then third cable car in Tbilisi. 1175 meters long with 12 pers. cabins.
- University - Bagebi, Tbilisi Since 1982, was by then fifth cable car in Tbilisi. 320 meters long with 40 pers. cabins.
- Abastumani - Observatory, Abastumani, single 12 pers. cabin, Since 1986, by that time replaced old cable car dating from 1961.
- Nunisi Sanatorium, Nunisi, single cabin, since 1975.
- Center - Park, Kutaisi, jig back system since 1961 with 12 pers. cabins.
- Martvili - Monastery, Martvili single 12 pers. cabin, since 1985.
- Park - Plateau, Borjomi, single 25 pers. cabin, since 1963.
- Kulo - Tago, Khulo, single 12 pers. cabin, since 1985.
- Center - Naguti, Chiatura jig back system since 2019 with 15 pers. cabins, replacing old single 25 person cabin system from 1967.
- Center - Lejubani, Chiatura jig back system since 2019 with 15 pers. cabins.
- Center - Sanatorium, Chiatura jig back system since 2019 with 15 pers. cabins, replacing old single 25 person cabin system from 1967.
- Center - Mukhadze, Chiatura jig back system since 2019 with 15 pers. cabins, replacing old single 25 person cabin system from 1967.
- Chiatura - Perevisa, Chiatura jig back system since 1953, with 12 pers. cabins. First passenger ropeway in back then Soviet Union and Georgia.
- Sashevardno - Rgani, Chiatura jig back system since 1966, with 8 pers. cabins.
- Avarioni - Itkhvisi, Chiatura
- Tsopi - Avarioni, Chiatura
- Itkhvisi - Darkveti, Chiatura
- Darkveti - Sareki, Chiatura
- Bunikauri - Tabagrebi, Chiatura
- Factory - Tsinsopeli, Chiatura
- Roadway - Itkhvisi, Chiatura
- Mghvimevi - Chikaura - Sapari, Chiatura
- The Eibsee Cable Car, which affords visitors access to Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze. There is also a rack railway up the Zugspitze.
- The Tegelberg Cable Car, or Tegelbahn, near Schwangau in Bavaria in Alpine scenery.
- Fichtelberg Cable Car
- Herzogstand Cable Car
- Rauschberg Cable Car
- Karwendel Cable Car
- Kampenwand Cable Car, Aschau, Bavaria
- Nebelhorn Cable Car, Oberstdorf, Bavaria
- Predigtstuhl Cable Car
- Wendelstein Cable Car, Bayrischzell, Bavaria
- Burgberg Cable Car, Bad Harzburg
- The Gibraltar Cable Car, takes passengers to the Top of the Rock of Gibraltar. First constructed in 1969. A cable car for military personnel was installed by 1893.
- "Dursey Island Cable Car", connects Dursey Island off the South-West coast of Ireland to the mainland. First constructed in 1969.
- Funivie di Savona, an aerial coal cableway in the Province of Savona.
- Josef Mountain Aerial Tramway, an aerial tramway with engine at the cabin
- Ferrovia del Renon in the province of South Tyrol, the longest aerial tramway in the world in one track.
- Sigulda Aerial Tramway, connecting Sigulda town and Krimulda village over picturesque Gauja river valley
- Fjellheisen in Tromsø.
- Krossobanen in Tinn is the oldest aerial tramway in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928.
- Loen Skylift in Stryn.
- Ulriksbanen on the mountain Ulriken in Bergen.
- Fjellheisen in Narvik.
- Hangursbanen on the mountain Hanguren in Voss.
- Wrocław - Polinka - Wrocław University of Technology student lift over Oder river
- Kasprowy Wierch cableway connecting mount Kasprowy Wierch and Zakopane from 1936. Length 4292 m, difference of elevation: 936 m, Time: 12 min. Capacity: 60 passengers/cabin, Towers: 6.
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Madeira cable car
- Bușteni-Babele in Bușteni. Length 4350 m, difference of elevation: 1235 m, Time: 13 min. Capacity: 25 passengers/cabin, Towers: 6.
- Babele-Peștera in Bușteni. Length 2611 m, difference of elevation: 560 m, Time: 10 min. Capacity: 35 passengers/cabin, Towers: 2.
- Bâlea Lake in Sibiu. Length 1687 m, difference of elevation: 1145, Time: 10 min. Capacity: 25 passengers/cabin, Towers: 4.
- Sinaia-Cota 1400 in Sinaia. Length 2328 m, difference of elevation: 591 m, Time: 15 min.
- Cota 1400-Vârful cu Dor in Sinaia. Length 1945 m, difference of elevation: 606 m. Capacity: 28 passengers/cabin, Towers: 2.
- Tâmpa in Brașov. Length 573 m, difference of elevation: 320 m. Towers: none.
- Kanzel, in Poiana Brașov. Length 2449, difference of elevation: 693 m. Capacity: 43 passengers/cabin.
- Capra Neagră, in Poiana Brașov. Length 2802 m, difference of elevation: 735 m. Capacity: 60 passengers/cabin. Commissioned in 1982.
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- , longest aerial tramway system in Russia.
- Funivia di San Marino from Borgo Maggiore to the City of San Marino. Length 338 m. difference of elevation: 166m. Capacity: 50 passengers/cabin.
- Bohinj-Vogel in the Julian Alps. Length 1663 m
- Zekovec in the Mozirje mountains. Length 3270 m
- Big Pasture Plateau in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps.
- Skalnaté pleso - Lomnický štít in High Tatras.
- Aeri de Montserrat, at Montserrat, in Catalonia.
- Aeri del Port in Barcelona, Catalonia. From Montjuïc park across the harbour via Torre Jaume I to Torre Sant Sebastia.
- Teleférico de Fuente Dé, Picos de Europa in Cantabria.
- , from Olesa de Montserrat railway station to Esparraguera, in Catalonia.
- Teide Cableway on Pico de Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands.
- Teleférico de Madrid, Madrid.
- Kabinbanan in Åre.
- Norsjö aerial tramway, longest aerial tramway in the world
- Klein Matterhorn Aerial Tramway, the highest cable car in Europe, Zermatt.
- Klein Titlis, 3020 m, Engelberg. The first revolving cable car in the world.
- Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car, the tramway between Adliswil and Felsenegg, part of Zürich's suburban public transport system.
- Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway near Zermatt using a 94 metre tall aerial lift pylon.
- one serving the Schilthorn mountain in the Bernese Oberland. It appeared in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service. With a length of 6931 m in four separate sections, it is the longest aerial tramway system in the Alps. It gains over 2103 m of elevation.
- Beşikdüzü Aerial Tramway, Trabzon Province
- Olympos Aerial Tram, Kemer - Mt. Olympos
- Bursa Uludağ Aerial Tramway, the longest cable car in Turkey – replaced by Bursa Uludağ Gondola
North America
- North Bend Aerial Ferry in British Columbia, since replaced by a bridge, was an aerial automobile ferry connecting Boston Bar to North Bend, across the Fraser River.
- Grouse Mountain in Vancouver, British Columbia, has two aerial tramways running in parallel.
- Hells Gate Airtram in the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia was built as a tourist attraction and descends to its destination from the Trans-Canada Highway to viewing platforms and a footbridge over Hells Gate, a famous narrowing of that canyon.
- Jasper Skytram to the summit of The Whistlers, near Jasper, Alberta.
- Spanish Aerocar over the Whirlpool Rapids in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
- An aerial tramway in Durango, Durango.
- An aerial tramway in Zacatecas City, Zacatecas.
- García Caves aerial tramway in Monterrey, Nuevo León.
- The Barracas del Cobre Aerial Tramway in Copper Canyon of Chihuahua.
- Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska
- Mount Roberts Tramway, in Juneau, Alaska
- The aerial tramway at Heavenly Ski Resort, near South Lake Tahoe, California
- The aerial tramway at the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, connecting the rooftop park to the street level
- The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California, which transports passengers to the top of Mount San Jacinto
- The Squaw Valley Aerial Tramway at Squaw Valley Ski Resort, California, taking skiers from the base to the High Camp area
- Estes Park Aerial Tramway in Estes Park, CO
- The skylift at Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Georgia
- The Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky Ski Resort, in Montana
- The Cannon Mountain Tram in Franconia, New Hampshire
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- The Roosevelt Island Tramway in New York City is one of three aerial tramways in North America used by commuters as a mode of mass transit. Passengers pay with the MetroCard, used on most of the rest of New York City's public transport system.
- The Portland Aerial Tram, a commuting tram in urban Portland, Oregon, connecting the South Waterfront district to the Oregon Health & Science University and the Marquam Hill neighborhood. It has a capacity of 30,000 passengers per day.
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- The tram to Ober Gatlinburg ski resort and amusement park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee
- The Wyler Aerial Tramway ascends the Franklin Mountains as part of the Texas State Park system. It closed indefinitely in September 2018 due to safety concerns relating to its age.
- The tram at Snowbird, Utah, a ski and summer resort near Salt Lake City
- Snowbasin Olympic Tram, in Weber County, Utah
- Jay Peak Resort ski resort in Jay, Vermont. Built in 1967 by Von Roll of Switzerland; the cabins were replaced in 2000.
- The Hawks Nest State Park aerial tram, in Fayette County, West Virginia, carries park visitors from the rim of the New River Gorge to the bank of the New River, a descent of more than.
- The aerial tram at Pipestem Resort State Park in Pipestem, West Virginia descends into the Bluestone River gorge.
- Jackson Hole Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort near Jackson, Wyoming
Oceania
- Katoomba Scenic Skyway cable car
- Taronga Sky Safari, Taronga Zoo cable cars lift people from the ferry to the top zoo entrance, possibly over 100 m.
- Warragamba Dam from Emu Plains quarry – for construction, now defunct
- Eagle Arthur's Seat - 8 passenger cable car - Arthur's Seat, Melbourne, Victoria
South America
- :es:Mina La Mejicana#El cablecarril|Cablecarril Chilecito, in La Rioja
- Mi Teleférico, in La Paz
- The Sugarloaf Cable Car is located in Rio de Janeiro. It is composed of two separate cable car systems, one going from city level to the top of the Morro da Urca, and a second one going from the hill to the top of the Sugarloaf Mountain. The latter appeared in the James Bond movie Moonraker.
- Another famous aerial tramway in Brazil is located in Poços de Caldas, in the Minas Gerais State.
- In Bogotá, a tramway can be used for going from the city level to the top of the Hill of Monserrate. It was built in 1955, and has two cabins each for 40 passengers. The 880 m journey is traveled in 7 minutes, with views over the downtown of the city. On top, there is a shrine in a church, a restaurant and smaller tourist attractions.
- Cable Aéreo between Manizales and Villamaria, 13,000 passengers daily.
- In Medellín, the Metrocable, connecting the hilly neighborhoods of the northeast and northwest sections of the city with the Metro, the elevated subway system.
- The Telefériqo in Quito
- Mérida cable car. It spans the national park area called the Sierra Nevada de Mérida and connects the city of Mérida with the surrounding heights. Re-opened in April 2016 and once again the highest in the world.
Movies
- Where Eagles Dare
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service
- Moonraker
- Get Carter
- Manakamana
Freight
- Moanda, Gabon - for manganese ore, until superseded by railway.
- Emu Plains to Warragamba Dam for dam construction.
- Asmara-Massawa Cableway formerly in Eritrea
- Manizales - Mariquita Cableway in Colombia