List of aerial tramways

List of aerial tramways (US) or cable cars (Europe) around the world.

Africa

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway

 Algeria

 South Africa

 Nigeria

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.[1]

Asia

 People's Republic of China

 India

 Iran

 Israel

 Japan

Shinhotaka Ropeway with a double decker cabin.

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:

 Lebanon

 Malaysia

 Pakistan

Murree Cable Car & Chair Lift includes two cable car rides and two chairlift rides. All the four rides are owned by a single company and a single ticket is issued for all the four rides offering spectacular views of Muree hills

 South Korea

 Taiwan

 Thailand

Europe

 Armenia

“Tatev wings” aerial tramway is supported by three towers between its two terminals. One terminal is on a hill overlooking the village of Halidzor and the other is near Tatev Monastery, on the road to Tatev village. At top speed, the tramway travels at 37 kilometers per hour and the ride takes approximately 11 minutes, with its deepest drop at 360 meters aboveground. Two cabins (each with the capacity to hold 25 people) operate at once, traveling in opposite directions. There are six cables altogether (three per cabin, with two cables suspending and one cable pulling each cabin), each uniquely built for the specifications of this project. They are capable of carrying 10-15 times more than the nominal load. The tramway is equipped with a diesel drive unit which will operate immediately in the case of a power outage.

 Austria

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.

 Azerbaijan

There are several cable cars in Azerbaijan. They are in Qusar Shahdag Mountain Resort, Zaqatala and Gabala cities.

 France

 Germany

 Gibraltar

 Ireland

 Italy

 Latvia

 Norway

 Poland

 Portugal

Madeira cable car

 Romania

 Slovenia

 Slovakia

 Spain

 Sweden

  Switzerland

In Switzerland, many aerial tramways are in use, including:

 Turkey

 United Kingdom

Emirates Air Line in London

 Ukraine

North America

 Canada

 Mexico

 United States

Roosevelt Island Tramway
Ober Gatlinburg aerial tramway
Aerial tram at Pipestem State Park, WV

Oceania

 Australia

South America

 Argentina

 Bolivia

 Brazil

 Colombia

 Ecuador

 Venezuela

The Mérida Cable Car (Spanish: Teleférico de Mérida) or Mukumbarí is a cable car in Venezuela. Its base is located in the Venezuelan city of Mérida at an altitude of 1,640 metres (5,380 ft), and its terminus is on Pico Espejo, at 4,765 metres (15,633 ft). It is the highest and second longest cable car in the world for just 500 meters, but is in first place for being the only one which combined such height and length. Mérida Cable Car is a journey of 12.5 kilometers, reaching a height of 4,765 meters, making it an engineering marvel that is one of a kind and has over 40 years of history. The whole system was opened to the public in 1960; it was closed indefinitely in 2008, with a declaration that it had reached the end of its service life and is being rebuilt.[1]In 2011 it began a project of total modernization of the cable car which promised to become the most modern in the world. In April 2016 it re-opened its doors to the public.

Movies

Freight

See also

References

  1. http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2008/06/13/nigerian-west-east-railway/
  2. http://www.tochal.org/en/telecabin_introduction.asp
  3. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Longest-non-stop-double-track-cable-car/73590.htm
  4. Marc Fénolli; Béatrice Méténier (September 2006). La bastille de Grenoble et son téléphérique.
  5. Les nouvelles de Grenoble (PDF) (127). May 2009 http://www.ville-grenoble.fr/download/NDGN127.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Going to the Isle of Dogs published by Bullivant & Co in 1893.
  7. Dursey Island
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