The cable car Medeu - Shymbulak (
Russian
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: Канатная дорога Медеу - Чимбулак, ''
tr. Kanatnaya doroga Medeu - Shymbulak)'' is a cable car located in
Almaty
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,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
. It links the sports complex "
Medeu
The Medeu ( kk, Медеу, ''Medeu''), is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It is located in a mountain valley (Medeu tract, Medeu Valley, or the valley of Malaya Almatinka River) on the south-eastern outskirts of Almaty, Kazakhstan. M ...
" and the ski resort "
Shymbulak
Shymbulak ( kk, Şymbūlaq, cyrl, ''Шымбұлақ''), also known as Chimbulak (russian: Чимбулак, ky, Чымбулак) is a ski resort near Almaty. It is the largest ski resort in Central Asia. It is located in the upper part of the ...
", going through the
Medeu tract
The Medeu gorge (Russian: Урочище Медеу, '' tr. urochishe medeu'') is a territory located in the valley of Malaya Almatinka River, in foothills of Trans-Ili Alatau ridge at an altitude of 1520–1750 meters, 14 km to the southeast ...
. It was opened in 2011.
Construction
Construction of the gondola lift in preparation for the
2011 Asian Games began in July 2007. It was planned that construction would be completed in December of the same year. The project provides for intercepting parking to the Medeu stadium. The Austrian company
Doppelmayr was involved in the implementation of the gondola lift project.
As of 2009, the cable car was not completed, the work practically stopped, some of the work was carried out by a turkish construction company. Availability was estimated at 65%, one support was not installed and the lower station was not built. It was noted that the upper station of the road was almost ready and snow guns were purchased. The completion date was November 2010.
In October 2010, the work of the new transport system was carried out in test mode.
Characteristic
The cable car has a length of 4.5 km from the sports complex "Medeo" to the ski resort "Chimbulak". On the new gondola road, the ascent to the ski slopes takes no more than 15 minutes. The line can operate up to 115 eight-seat cabins, the speed of movement is 5 meters per second, the throughput is up to 2000 people per hour.
The cable car is an important link with the Shymbulak resort. This becomes especially noticeable when, as a result of avalanches or mudslides, road communication with Medeu is blocked – in May 2016 the road was closed for 24 hours.
File:Almaty IMG 9599 Almaty (8414243211).jpg, Road along the slope
File:Mudcounter dam in Medeo.jpg, A cabin over the village storage room
File:Stadium Medeo from Chimbulak cable car height.jpg, Medeu Sports Complex
File:Чимбулак. Вид на плотину Медео.JPG, Mudflow protection dam
Incidents
In January 2017, after the competition at the Shymbulak resort, people got stuck in the cabins of the cable car. The line was suspended several times. The cause of the malfunction was the triggering of the rope position control sensor.
Ticket prices
The cost of lifting in both directions: Adult - 3500 tenge. Youth (up to 23 years old) - 2500 tenge Children under 10 years old - 1500 tenge. Children under 5 years old, retirees, disabled people - free of charge 1 (one) ticket per day.
References
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