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aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
s (US) or cable cars (Europe) around the world. *For
gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate sup ...
s, see the List of gondola lifts. *For
funicular A funicular (, , ) is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. The system is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite e ...
s see
List of funicular railways This is a list of funicular railways, organised by place within country and continent. The funiculars range from short urban lines to significant multi-section mountain railways. A funicular railway is distinguished from the similar incline eleva ...
*For funitels, see the
Funitel A funitel is a type of cableway, generally used to transport skiers, although at least one is used to transport finished cars between different areas of a factory. It differs from a standard gondola lift through the use of two arms attached to tw ...
article.


Africa


* 5 Cableways in Algiers the capital. * Tizi Ouzou Cableway,
Tizi Ouzou Tizi Ouzou or Thizi Wezzu (, Kabyle: Tizi Wezzu) is a city in north central Algeria. It is among the largest cities in Algeria. It is the second most populous city in the Kabylie region after Bejaia. History Etymology The name ''Tizi Ouzou' ...
. * Oran Cableway, Oran. * Annaba Cableway,
Annaba Annaba ( ar, عنّابة,  "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River ...
. * Skikda Cableway,
Skikda Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District. History The Phoeni ...
. * Telemcen Cableway, Telemcen. * Blida cableway to chrea mountain passing by Beni Ali (total length 14 km)


* The
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cable car transportation system offering visitors a five-minute ride to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions with approximately ...
, to summit of Table Mountain,
Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...
. * The
Hartebeestpoort Dam Cableway Hartbeespoort, informally also known as "Harties", is a small resort town in the North West (South African province), North West Province of South Africa, situated on slopes of the Magaliesberg mountain and the banks of the Hartbeespoort Dam. The ...
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Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
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* 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.


* Papang, The Saint-Denis cableway, Saint-Denis


Asia


* Auli - Second longest ropeway in Asia, situated near Joshimath, Uttarakhand. * Gangtok – Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd. (DRIL) in the year 2003 the ropeway is in operation in the eastern Himalayan town of Gangtok. The ropeway ferries tourists from one part of the city to another and offers a panoramic view of the full Gangtok city. This ropeway also servers to de-congest the city. * Girnar ropeway at
Junagadh Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. Literally ...
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Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...
- Started in 2020, is Asia's longest ropeway. * Gulmarg Gondola
Gulmarg Gulmarg (), known as Gulmarag (; ) in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, popular skiing destination, and notified area committee in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located at a distance of from Baramulla and from S ...
, 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. *
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– 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 Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...
– 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. *
Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a town and municipality in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the easternmost province of Nepal ...
– 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 (BOO) basis by Conveyor & Ropeway Services Pvt. Ltd. * Srinagar - Leads to the Sufi Shrine of Makhdoom Sahib on
Hari Parbat Hari Parbat (), also called Koh-i-Maran (), is a hill overlooking Srinagar, the largest city and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the site of a fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara. The ...
* 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 Srisailam is a census town in Nandyal district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Srisailam mandal in Atmakur revenue division. It is located about from the district headquarters Nandyal, from Kurnool, and ...
ropeway,
Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
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Nainital Nainital ( Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a city and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters o ...
ropeway is another ropeway in the state of
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
. 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. * SidhNath Ropeway at
Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...
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Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...
- Ropeway Under construction by Rajasthan Government. Construction started on 2 October 2020 by a Company which manages
Udaipur Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...
Ropeway. *Shri Naina Devi Ropeway - Himachal Pradesh - Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd., (DRIL) in the year 1997 having capacity of 800 PPH. The hills of Naina Devi houses a Shakti Peeth Temple. The temple is frequented by many and large crowds can be seen year round. It is a holy abode amidst the Himalayas, making for a religious as well as a spiritual journey. *Science City Ropewa

Kolkata - Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd., (DRIL) in the year 1998, with capacity of 500 PPH in the heart of city Kolkata. The cable car takes visitors from the point of entry to the far end of the park. *Maa Sharda Devi Ropeway -, Maihar Madhya Pradesh - Build by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd., (DRIL) in the year 2009, having capacity of 800 PPH. Maihar is the abode of Sharda Devi and is an important Shakti Peeth. The cable car transports pilgrims to the top of the hills transcending the 1000 steep steps climb. * Trikut - The three peaks of the Trikut Hill signify the holy trinity of Bhahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Pilgrims visit this holy site all round the year. Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd., (DRIL) has built this cable car having 500 PPH capacity that takes passengers to the top of the hill. *
Tawang Monastery Tawang Monastery, located in Tawang city of Tawang district in the States and Union Territories of India, Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, is the largest monastery in India. It is situated in the valley of the Tawang Chu, near the small town ...
- Arunachal Pradesh - Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd., (DRIL) in the year 2010, this cable car, at 11000 feet above sea level, is one of the highest in the world. * Digha - West Bengal - Digha, a popular holiday destination in West Bengal. Digha cable car is built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd, (DRIL) in 2015 is within the premises of Amrabati Park and traverses the lake and park. * Namchi- Sikkim - This 2.75 km long cable car was built on a difficult terrain by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd, (DRIL) towards the dual aim of providing eco-friendly and energy efficient system of transportation and development of tourism. * Pushkar Ropeway Rajasthan - The Aerial Passenger Ropeway system built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd., (DRIL), at Savitri Mata Temple saves the pilgrims from the strenuous stiff climb of little more than 1100 step and enables all pilgrims, particularly old and disable devotees to visit the Holy Temple in less than 6 minutes covering a distance of 720 mtrs. *
Dewas Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pua ...
Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd. (DRIL) having 400 PPH capacity this 367 M long ropeway ascends from the junction of two national highways right up to Maa Chamunda Temple and Tulja Bhawani Mata Temple, while simultaneously being home to a Jain Temple and a Mosque, thus providing users with sight of the city and simultaneously making all three sites easily accessible *
Vaishno Devi Vaishno Devi (also known as Mata Rani, Trikuta, Ambe and Vaishnavi) is a manifestation of the Hindu Mother Goddess, Durga or Adi Shakti. The words "''Maa''" and "''Mata''" are commonly used in India for ''mother'', and thus are often heavily ...
Ropeway Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd. (DRIL) in technical collaboration with Garaventa, Switzerland this 375 M long Bi-cable double reversible Jigback Ropeway having 800 PPH capacity is indeed a marriage of technical and creative excellence. The journey from Bhavan to Bhairon temple can now be done on a state of the art ropeway by pilgrims within minutes. * Hirakud Ropeway Build by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd. (DRIL) this 412 M long ropeway with 400 PPH capacity is built for Orissa Construction Corporation Ltd. (OCCL). The views of the Hirakud dam and reservoir from the ropeway are relished by a large number of tourists visiting it. *
Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
Ropeway Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd., this 1.65 km long cable car built for Jammu Kashmir Cable Car Corporation (KJSCCC) has two sections. The first section is from Peer Kho to the Mahamaya temple and goes over river Tawi. The second section is from te Mahamaya temple to the Bahu Fort. * Umananda Island Guwahati Ropeway, a turnkey Twin Track Bi-Cable Double Reversible Jigback Ropeway of length 1800 M and 250 PPH capacity, build by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd. (DRIL) was constructed for Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA). This spectacular ropeway is India's longest river ropeway. It is built across Brahmaputra river over Umanand Island and allows easy transportation to and from North Guwahati. This ropeway is referred to as a jewel in the State of Assam. * Chitrakoot Ropeway, Madhya Pradesh Built by Damodar Ropeways & Infra Ltd. (DRIL), Chitrakoot Ropeway is 302 M long having 500 PPH capacity. This Aerial Ropeway situated at Hanuman Dhara, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh and is the best mode to visit Hanuman Dhara. The Hanuman Dhara is a much revered place at hilltop having great mythological significance. The Ropeway offers much relief to the pilgrims, by saving a strenuous, steep climb of 360 steps, taking a nominal 5 minutes to reach the top of the hill *


* Ganjnameh Cable Car in
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province of Iran is situated in an archaeological site belonging to the Achaemenid Empire era. * Tochal Telecabin in
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province of Iran is situated in
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, north of Tehran. 7.5 km and one of the world longest cable car's line. * Namakabrood telecabin in Mazandaran province of Iran. * Lahijan telecabin in Guilan province of Iran.


* The
Masada cableway The Masada cableway is an aerial tramway at the ancient fortress of Masada, Israel. Its bottom station is 257 m below and its summit station is 33 metres above sea level, thereby making it the lowest aerial tramway in the world. The cableway wa ...
which lifts visitors from well below
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up to the
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where the ancient
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's ruins can be seen. The only other way up is a snake path. * The
Rosh HaNikra grottoes Rosh HaNikra or Hanikra ( he, ראש הנקרה,  "Head of the Grotto"; ar, رأس الناقورة, Ras an-Nakura) is a geologic formation on the border between Israel and Lebanon, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the W ...
cableway which takes visitors down to the grottoes carved by the
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. * The Stella Maris cableway in
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which lifts people from the
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coast to the top of Mount Carmel.


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: * The Awashima Kaijō Ropeway,
Numazu is a city located in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 189,486 in 91,986 households, and a population density of 1,014 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Numazu is at the nor ...
, Shizuoka, is the first line in the country to go over the sea. * The
Biwako Valley Ropeway is the largest freshwater lake in Japan, located entirely within Shiga Prefecture (west-central Honshu), northeast of the former capital city of Kyoto. Lake Biwa is an ancient lake, over 4 million years old. It is estimated to be the 13th ol ...
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Ōtsu 270px, Ōtsu City Hall is the capital city of Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 343,991 in 153458 households and a population density of 740 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ōtsu is ...
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Shiga is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...
, is the fastest line (12 m/s) in Japan. * The
Komagatake Ropeway is an aerial lift line in the Kiso Mountains range, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Description The line, opened in 1967, climbs up to Senjōjiki Cirque 2600m above sea level, and it is easiest route to Mount Kisokoma and Mount Hōken. Summit statio ...
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Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ...
, has the station with the highest altitude in Japan, 2,611 m (8,568 ft). * The Mt. Aso Ropeway, Aso,
Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...
, is one of the few aerial lifts in the world on an active volcano. * The Miyajima Ropeway,
Hatsukaichi is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The name derives from a market traditionally held on the 20th of each month with ''hatsuka'' (廿日) meaning "20th day" and ''ichi'' (市) translating to "market". The market continues to this da ...
, Hiroshima, in the holy island of
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. * The Mt. Hakodate Ropeway,
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, Hokkaidō, is the most popular aerial lift line in Japan, in terms of ridership. It was featured in ''
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. * The Ryuoo Ropeway, Yamanouchi,
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, 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,
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, Toyama, makes a part of the
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route The is a mountain sightseeing route between Tateyama, Toyama and Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan. Opened on June 1, 1971, it is long, with a difference in elevation of as much as . The Alpine Route goes through Tateyama in the Hida Mountains with m ...
. * The Unpenji Ropeway, Kan'onji,
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, is the longest span in the country, . * The Yoshino Ropeway,
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, 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
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, to Harissa's
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pilgrimage monument at about 650 meters above sea level. It is 1,570 meters long and travels at 3.15 meters/second.


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Genting Skyway Genting Skyway is a gondola lift connecting Gohtong Jaya and Resort Hotel in Genting Highlands, Selangor, Malaysia. Its lower station at Gohtong Jaya township, located approximately northeast of Kuala Lumpur, comprises a 5-storey station buildi ...
is one of the two cable car system in
Genting Highlands Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese busines ...
and was once the fastest cable car system in the world *
Awana Skyway The Awana Skyway, also referred to as the new Awana Skyway (ca. 2016), is a gondola lift system connecting Awana Transport Hub, Chin Swee Temple and SkyAvenue in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia since December 2016. The Awana Transport Hub ...
begins in Genting Highlands Premium Outlet to
Genting Highlands Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese busines ...
and is the first cable car system in the country *
Langkawi Cable Car The Langkawi Cable Car, also known as Langkawi SkyCab, is a gondola lift and one of the major attractions in Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia. It provides an aerial link from the Oriental Village at Teluk Burau to the peak of Gunung Machinchang ...
is a major tourist attraction in Langkawi with a total length of 2.2 km


* Chandragiri Cable Car, runs from Thankot to
Chandragiri hill Chandragiri ( kn, ಚಂದ್ರಗಿರಿ) is one of the two hills in Shravanabelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka, the other one being Vindhyagiri. It is also near Indragiri. History The recorded history surrounding the hill star ...
. * Kalinchowk cable car, is a cable car in
Kalinchok Kalinchowk is a Rural municipality located within the Dolakha district of the Bagmati province of Nepal. The municipality spans of area, with a total population of 22,954 according to a 2011 Nepal census. On March 10, 2017, the Government of Ne ...
, Dolakha. * Manakamana Cable Car, runs between Cheres,
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and Manakamana,
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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 which overlook Muree hills


* 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 Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
Baiyun Mountain Baiyun (generally ) may refer to: Guangzhou *Baiyun District, Guangzhou *Baiyun Mountain (Guangdong) *Baiyun New Town *Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, in Huadu District *Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (former), closed down in 2004 ...
Cable Car *
Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
Chimelong Paradise Chimelong Paradise () is a major amusement park in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Opened on April 12, 2006, Chimelong Paradise is the largest amusement park in China and boasts the 10 Inversion Roller Coaster, which prior to the o ...
Cable Car *
Heyuan Héyuán (, Hakka:Fò-Ngiàn) is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,837,686 whom 1,051,993 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Yuancheng urban ...
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 Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...
. * Sorak Cable Car,
Seoraksan National Park Seoraksan National Park ( ko, 설악산국립공원, 雪嶽山國立公園; RR: ') is a national park in South Korea. It is listed by the South Korean government with UNESCO as a tentative World Heritage site. The government designated the are ...
, Gangwon Province, connects to Gwongeumseong Fortress.


* Beitou Cable Car * Farglory Ocean Park * Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village#Rides and attractions *
Maokong Gondola The Maokong Gondola () is a gondola lift transportation system in Taipei, Taiwan. Opened on 4 July 2007, the Maokong Gondola operates between Taipei Zoo and Maokong. The line has four passenger stations. The facilities of the gondola were contra ...


* Hat Yai Cable Car


* Cát Bà Island cable car *
Da Lat Da Lat (also written as Dalat, vi, Đà Lạt; ), is the capital of Lâm Đồng Province and the largest city of the Central Highlands region in Vietnam. The city is located above sea level on the Langbian Plateau. Da Lat is one of the mo ...
cable car *
Fansipan Fansipan ( Vietnamese: ''Phan Xi Păng'', ) is a mountain in Vietnam. The height of the mountain was in 1909, but now the height of the mountain is . It is the highest mountain in the Indochinese Peninsula (comprising Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia ...
cable car *
Vinpearl Cable Car Vinpearl Cable Car is a 3,320-metre-long gondola lift, which links Hon Tre Island with Nha Trang in Vietnam. It has been called the longest cable car over the sea. It was built by POMA Poma, incorporated as Pomagalski S.A., and sometimes ...


Europe


* "Tatevi tever" ("
Wings of Tatev Wings of Tatev ( hy, Տաթևի թևեր ''Tatevi tever'') is a cableway between Halidzor and the Tatev, Tatev monastery in Armenia. It is the longest reversible aerial tramway built in only one section, and holds the record for ''Longest non ...
") at the villages Halidzor and
Tatev The Tatev Monastery ( hy, Տաթևի վանք, Tat'evi vank') is a 9th-century Armenian Apostolic monastery located on a large basalt plateau near the village of Tatev in the Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The term "Tatev" usually refe ...
, Syunik region -Spanning 5.7 kilometers across the
Vorotan River The Vorotan (), or Bargushad () or Bazarchay ( az, Bazarçay), is a river in Transcaucasia that is the largest right tributary of the Hakari river. The river originates in the mountains of Azerbaijan's Kalbajar District and flows into Armenia's ...
Gorge, the Tatev Aerial Tramway. "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. Wings of Tatev is: * the shortest, most picturesque and impressive route to Tatev Monastery; * 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.


Kaprun-Zell am See * Gletscherbahn Kaprun III - aerial tramway once with tallest
aerial lift pylon An aerial lift pylon is a pylon construction bearing the cables of an aerial lift such as an aerial tramway or gondola lift. Large pylons of aerial tramways usually consist of a steel framework construction, smaller pylons of gondola lifts are m ...
in the world (height: 113.6 metres) * Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car - cable car going to the top of
Zugspitze The Zugspitze (), at above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the Austria–Germany border runs over its western su ...
.
Schloßalmbahn III
- until 2018 Schloßalmbahn II * Hochjoch Cable Car *
Piz Val Gronda Bahn Piz may refer to: * Piz Gloria, a mountain-top restaurant in Switzerland * Piz Buin, a mountain * Piz Dolf, a mountain * Piz Segnas, a mountain * Piz Buin (brand), a suncream brand * Piz (river) The Piz (russian: Пизь) is a right tributary o ...
* Oberlech Cable Car * Rüfikopf Cable Cars * Valluga Cable Cars * Venet Cable Car * Schladminger Tauern Seilbahn * Gerlosstein Cable Car * Ahorn Cable Car * 150er Tux * G-Link * Kogelalmbahn * Bürgeralpe Cable Car - closed in 2018, replaced by a
Gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate sup ...
. * Schnifisberg Cable Car * Pfänder Cable Car * Untersberg Cable Car * Dachstein Cable Cars * Rofan Cable Car


* ''This sub-section is under development.'' There are several cable cars in
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...
. They are in
Qusar Qusar District (; az, Qusar rayonu; lez, КцIар район, script=Latn) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north-east of the country and belongs to the Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region. The district borders the dis ...
Shahdag Mountain Resort, Zaqatala and Gabala cities.


There is a total of two cable car routes in
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
, both in the
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo ...
region * ''Trebevićka žičara'' (Trebević cable car) is a cable car route in the City of Sarajevo. First established in 1959 connecting the city with the 1627m high mountain
Trebević Trebević ( sr-cyrl, Требевић) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located to the southeast of Sarajevo, in the territory of East Sarajevo city, bordering Jahorina mountain. Trebević is tall, making it the second shortest ...
, it was destroyed at the start of Bosnian war in 1992 with the first victim of the
Siege of Sarajevo The Siege of Sarajevo ( sh, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav People's Army, the city was then be ...
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 physicist and businessman Edmund Offerman who is married to a Maja Offerman, a woman 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 it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...
,
Leitner Ropeways Leitner Ropeways is a business that manufactures and distributes products and equipment for ropeways, snow groomers, urban transportation systems, and wind energy in Italy and internationally. The company was founded in 1888 and was recognized in ...
. The valley station is on an elevation of 575m in the old part of Sarajevo, just minutes of walking away from
Baščaršija Baščaršija (Cyrillic: Башчаршија; ) is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-Beg Ishaković founded the city. Baščaršija is located on the n ...
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 (compared to 12–13 minutes before 1992), with a capacity of 1200 persons an hour in one direction and is composed of 33 cabins (capacity 10 persons and 750 kg) 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 Swiss Bob (or "Bobbaan" in Dutch) was a Bobsled roller coaster in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. History Construction and opening Construction of the Bob began in 1984. The track consisted of green gutters with a snow-colored inter ...
which was used for the
1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...
. 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 The Aiguille du Midi () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. Cable car The idea fo ...
'', opened in 1955, can carry 75 passengers in the first section and 65 passengers in the second section. It starts in
Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...
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 The Aiguille du Midi () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. Cable car The idea fo ...
in a station at 3777 m high. * Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway using a special support structure for its
rope A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similar ...
s. * 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 (1250 ft) above the ground, linking the resorts of La Plagne and Les Arcs in four minutes to form the
Paradiski Paradiski is a ski-area in the Tarentaise Valley of France that offers uninterrupted skiing in between the areas of Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne. The area is linked, since December 2003, by the Vanoise Express lift. In total over the ...
ski resort A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports. In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area – a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system. In Nort ...
. Unusually its two cars run independently of each other on separate cables. * Telépherique de la Grande Motte in
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good t ...
on the mountain-top with the same name. * The Téléphérique du Salève, opened in 1932 primarily carries tourists from the
Geneva , neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier , website = https://www.geneve.ch/ Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevr ...
suburb of Veyrier with Mount Salève which rises above the city to the south. * The
Grenoble-Bastille cable car The Grenoble-Bastille cable car (french: Téléphérique de Grenoble Bastille), also affectionately known as ''Les bulles'' ( en, the bubbles), is a cable car in the French city of Grenoble. It links the city centre with the Bastille, a former for ...
(''Les Bulles'') carries tourists from Grenoble city centre to the
Bastille The Bastille (, ) was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. It was stor ...
overlooking the city. It was one of the first urban aerial tramways, first opening in 1934. It was reconstructed in 1976 with spherical cabins.


* Kobi - Gudauri , Since 2018 , longest cable car in Europe which is 7.5 km long * 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 The Seilbahn Zugspitze is an aerial tramway running from the Eibsee Lake to the top of Zugspitze in Bavaria, Germany. It holds the world record for the longest freespan in a cable car at as well as the tallest lattice steel aerial tramway supp ...
'', which affords visitors access to
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
's highest mountain, the
Zugspitze The Zugspitze (), at above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains as well as the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the Austria–Germany border runs over its western su ...
. There is also a
rack railway A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with th ...
( Zugspitze Railway) up the Zugspitze. * The '' Tegelberg Cable Car'', or ''Tegelbahn'', near
Schwangau Schwangau is a municipality in the district of Ostallgäu in Bavaria, Germany. The village lies 4 km from the larger town of Füssen and just 1.5 km from Hohenschwangau, a collection of tourist-oriented facilities adjacent to the major ...
in
Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
in Alpine scenery. * Fichtelberg Cable Car * Herzogstand Cable Car * Rauschberg Cable Car * Karwendel Cable Car * Kampenwand Cable Car, Aschau, Bavaria *
Nebelhorn Cable Car The Nebelhorn Cable Car (german: Nebelhornbahn) in Oberstdorf, Germany is a cable car on the Nebelhorn mountain that was constructed in 3 sections. It was first built between 1928 and 1930 and rebuilt in 1977 and 1991. The first section of the ...
, Oberstdorf, Bavaria * Predigtstuhl Cable Car * Wendelstein Cable Car, Bayrischzell, Bavaria * Burgberg Cable Car, Bad Harzburg


* The
Gibraltar Cable Car Gibraltar Cable Car ( es, Teleférico de Gibraltar) is an aerial tramway in Gibraltar. The base station of the cable car is located near the southern end of Main Street, next to Alameda Gardens. History The Gibraltar Cable Car was built in 1 ...
, takes passengers to the top of the Rock of Gibraltar. First constructed in 1969. A cable car for military personnel was installed by 1893.


* Parnitha cable car, an aerial cable car that connects the mountain of Parnitha (and the Mount Parnes casino site) to its base in the vicinity of
Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
.


* "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 Josef Mountain Aerial Tramway is an aerial tramway near Meran Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ''comune'' in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Generally best known for its spa resorts, it is located within a basin, surrounded by mountains st ...
'', an aerial tramway with engine at the cabin. * '' Ferrovia del Renon (Rittnerbahn)'' in the province of
South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...
, the longest aerial tramway in the world in one track * '' Funivia Snow Eagle'', an aerial tramway with no intermediate pylons, with a span of 2000m and reportedly the largest cabin in Lombardy at 160 People. * '' Funivia Bormio 3000'', an aerial tramway connecting the intermediate station of
Bormio Bormio ( lmo, Bormi, rm, italic=yes, , german: Worms im Veltlintal) is a town and ''comune'' with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. The centre of the upper Valtellina ...
2000 with the peak (Bormio 3000) at 3000m. * '' Funivia Groppera'', an aerial tramway going to Pizzo Groppera, with a maximum altitude of 2948m.


* '' Sigulda Aerial Tramway'', connecting Sigulda town and Krimulda village over picturesque
Gauja The Gauja River ( et, Koiva jõgi, german: Livländische Aa) is a river in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the only large river of Latvia that begins and ends its flow in Latvia. Its length is 460 km, of which 93.5 km (approxim ...
river valley


* '' Fjellheisen'' in
Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the ...
. * ''
Krossobanen Krossobanen is an aerial tramway in Rjukan, Norway, and was the first of its kind in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928 by Bleichert as a gift from Norsk Hydro to the people of Rjukan Rjukan () is a town and the administrative centre of Tinn mu ...
'' in
Tinn Tinn is a municipality in Telemark in the county of Vestfold og Telemark in Norway. It is part of the traditional regions of Upper Telemark and Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Rjukan. The parish of ...
is the oldest aerial tramway in Northern Europe. It was built in 1928. * '' Loen Skylift'' in Stryn. * '' Ulriksbanen'' on the mountain
Ulriken Ulriken (or the older, ''Ålreken'') is the highest of the Seven Mountains, Bergen, Seven Mountains ( no, De syv fjell) that surround the city of Bergen, Norway. It has a height of above sea level. Ulriken has an aerial tramway, Ulriksbanen, that ...
in
Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
. * ''Fjellheisen'' in Narvik. * '' Hangursbanen'' on the mountain Hanguren in
Voss Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, ...
. *'' Romsdalsgondolen'' in
Åndalsnes is a town in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Åndalsnes is in the administrative center of Rauma Municipality. It is located along the Isfjorden, at the mouth of the river Rauma, at the north end of the Romsdalen valley. ...
. The longest aerial tramway in Norway, opened in 2021. Length 1675.9 m, Time: 5 min. Capacity: 45 passengers/cabin, Towers: 2.


*
Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
- Polinka -
Wrocław University of Technology Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
student lift over Oder river * ''Kasprowy Wierch cableway'' connecting mount Kasprowy Wierch and
Zakopane Zakopane ( Podhale Goral: ''Zokopane'') is a town in the extreme south of Poland, in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998, it was part of Nowy Sącz Voivodeship; since 1999, it has been ...
from 1936 (modernised in 2008). Length 4292 m, difference of elevation: 936 m, Time: 12 min. Capacity: 60 passengers/cabin, Towers: 6.


Gaia's cable car Lisbon's Expo cable car Madeira cable car


* ''Bușteni-Babele'' in
Bușteni Bușteni () is a small mountain town in the north of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, that have a maximum altitude of . Its name literally means tree-logs in Romanian. ...
. Length 4350 m, difference of elevation: 1235 m, Time: 13 min. Capacity: 25 passengers/cabin, Towers: 6. * ''Babele-Peștera'' in
Bușteni Bușteni () is a small mountain town in the north of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, at the bottom of the Bucegi Mountains, that have a maximum altitude of . Its name literally means tree-logs in Romanian. ...
. Length 2611 m, difference of elevation: 560 m, Time: 10 min. Capacity: 35 passengers/cabin, Towers: 2. * '' Bâlea Lake'' in
Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...
. Length 1687 m, difference of elevation: 1145, Time: 10 min. Capacity: 25 passengers/cabin, Towers: 4. * ''Sinaia-Cota 1400'' in
Sinaia Sinaia () is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. The town was named after the Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built. The monastery, in turn, is named aft ...
. Length 2328 m, difference of elevation: 591 m, Time: 15 min. * ''Cota 1400-Vârful cu Dor'' in
Sinaia Sinaia () is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia. The town was named after the Sinaia Monastery of 1695, around which it was built. The monastery, in turn, is named aft ...
. Length 1945 m, difference of elevation: 606 m. Capacity: 28 passengers/cabin, Towers: 2. * '' Tâmpa'' in
Brașov Brașov (, , ; german: Kronstadt; hu, Brassó; la, Corona; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Kruhnen'') is a city in Transylvania, Romania and the administrative centre of Brașov County. According to the latest Romanian census (2011), Brașov has a pop ...
. 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.


See the following separate sites
Nizhny_Novgorod_Cableway Nizhny Novgorod Aerial Cableway (russian: Нижегородская канатная дорога) is a 3660-meter-long gondola lift cable car connecting the city of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia with the town of Bor. Built by Poma and inaugura ...
Moskva_River_Cable_Car


* ''Funivia di San Marino'' from
Borgo Maggiore Borgo Maggiore (; rgn, E Bórgh) is one of the 9 communes or ''castelli'' of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 6,871 (May 2018), making it the second largest town of San Marino, after Dogana. Etymology From ...
to the
City of San Marino The City of San Marino ( it, Città di San Marino; also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città) is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino. It has a population of 4,061. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest poi ...
. Length 338 m. difference of elevation: 166m. Capacity: 50 passengers/cabin.


* ''Bohinj-Vogel'' in the
Julian Alps The Julian Alps ( sl, Julijske Alpe, it, Alpi Giulie, , ) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps that stretch from northeastern Italy to Slovenia, where they rise to 2,864 m at Mount Triglav, the highest peak in Slovenia. A large p ...
. Length 1663 m * ''Zekovec'' in the Mozirje mountains. Length 3270 m * ''
Big Pasture Plateau The Big Pasture Plateau ( sl, Velika planina} ) is a karstified mountain plateau in the Kamnik–Savinja Alps northeast of Kamnik, Slovenia. It measures and has an average elevation of above sea level. Its highest point is Mount Gradišče, ...
'' in the
Kamnik–Savinja Alps The Kamnik–Savinja Alps ( sl, Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. They lie in northern Slovenia, except for the northernmost part, which lies in Austria. The western part of the range was named the Ka ...
.


* ''Skalnaté pleso - Lomnický štít'' in
High Tatras The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains ( Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; pl, Tatry Wysokie; rue, Высокі Татри,'' Vysoki Tatry''; hu, Magas-Tátra; german: Hohe Tatra; french: Hautes Tatras), are a mountain range along the border of norther ...
.


* '' Aeri de Montserrat'', at Montserrat, in
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
. * '' Aeri del Port'' in
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
,
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
. From
Montjuïc Montjuïc () is a hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Etymology Montjuïc translates to "Jewish Mountain" from medieval Latin and Catalan, and remains of a medieval Jewish cemetery have been found there. Some sources suggest that Montjuïc ...
park across the harbour via
Torre Jaume I Torre Jaume I is a 107-metre (351 feet) high steel truss tower in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was built in 1931 by Carlos Boigas. The tower is currently the fifth-tallest aerial lift pylon in the world, and is a part of the Port Vell Aeri ...
to
Torre Sant Sebastia ''Torre'' (plurals ''torri'' and ''torres'') means ''tower'' in seven Romance languages ( Portuguese, Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Italian, Occitan and Corsican) and may refer to: Biology * Muir-Torre syndrome, the inherited cancer syndrome * ...
. * '' Teleférico de Fuente Dé'',
Picos de Europa The Picos de Europa ("Peaks of Europe", also the Picos) are a mountain range extending for about , forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain. The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castil ...
in
Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...
. * ', from
Olesa de Montserrat Olesa de Montserrat is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, in Catalonia, Spain. Olesa de Montserrat is well known around the nearby places because of its olive oil and textile production, but especially because of its Passion play ...
railway station to Esparraguera, in
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
. * '' Teide Cableway'' on Pico de Teide,
Tenerife Tenerife (; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. It is home to 43% of the total population of the archipelago. With a land area of and a population of 978,100 inhabitants as of Janu ...
, Canary Islands. * '' Teleférico de Madrid'',
Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the Largest cities of the Europ ...
.


* ''Kabinbanan'' in
Åre Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local eco ...
. * Norsjö aerial tramway, longest aerial tramway in the world


In Switzerland, about 350 aerial tramways are in use, including: * Klein Matterhorn Aerial Tramway, the highest cable car in Europe (3883m),
Zermatt Zermatt () is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) ...
. *
Klein Titlis Titlis is a mountain of the Uri Alps, located on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Bern. At above sea level, it is the highest summit of the range north of the Susten Pass, between the Bernese Oberland and Central Switzerland. It i ...
, 3020 m, Engelberg. The first revolving cable car in the world. * Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car, the tramway between
Adliswil Adliswil is a town and a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The official language of Adliswil is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alem ...
and
Felsenegg Felsenegg (el. ) is a vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Geography Felsenegg is located some to the southwest of the city of Zürich on the Albis chain, between the municipalities of Stallikon and Adliswil. The hilltop ...
, part of
Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...
's suburban public transport system. *
Gant Hohtaelli Aerial Tramway Gant may refer to: * Gant (surname) * Gant (retailer), an international brand of clothing and accessories Places * Gant, Poland * Gánt, a village in Hungary * Gant, the Catalan name for Ghent, Belgium Entertainment * 187 Lockdown, a 1990s Briti ...
near Zermatt using a 94 metre tall
aerial lift pylon An aerial lift pylon is a pylon construction bearing the cables of an aerial lift such as an aerial tramway or gondola lift. Large pylons of aerial tramways usually consist of a steel framework construction, smaller pylons of gondola lifts are m ...
. * one serving the
Schilthorn The Schilthorn () is a summit in Europe, in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. It overlooks the valley of Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland, and is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the Sefinenfurgge Pass. The Schilthorn lies ...
mountain in the
Bernese Oberland The Bernese Oberland ( en, Bernese Highlands, german: Berner Oberland; gsw, Bärner Oberland; french: Oberland bernois), the highest and southernmost part of the canton of Bern, is one of the canton's five administrative regions (in which context ...
. It appeared in the
James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
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.


* Beşikdüzü Aerial Tramway,
Trabzon Province Trabzon Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast. Located in a strategically important region, Trabzon is one of the oldest trade port cities in Anatolia. Neighbouring provinces are Giresun to the west, Gümüşhane to th ...
(3,600 m long) * Olympos Aerial Tram, Kemer - Mt. Olympos (Tahtalı Dağı) (4,359 m long) *
Bursa Uludağ Aerial Tramway ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...
, the longest cable car in Turkey (4,778 m) – replaced by
Bursa Uludağ Gondola The Bursa Uludağ Gondola ( tr, Bursa Teleferik Hattı), or simply ''Teleferik'' as called locally, is an aerial lift line in Bursa Province connecting the city of Bursa with the nearby ski resort area and national park at Mt. Uludağ. Initial ...
(8.8 km long)


North America


*
North Bend Aerial Ferry North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...
in
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, since replaced by a bridge, was an aerial automobile ferry connecting
Boston Bar Boston Bar is an unincorporated community in the Fraser Canyon of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Name The name dates from the time of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush (1858–1861). A "bar" is a gold-bearing sandbar or sandy riverbank, and ...
to North Bend, across the Fraser River. *
Grouse Mountain Grouse Mountain is one of the North Shore Mountains of the Pacific Ranges in the North Vancouver (district municipality), District Municipality of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. With a maximum elevation of over 1,200m (4,100ft) at ...
in
Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
,
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
, has two aerial tramways running in parallel. *
Hells Gate Airtram The Hells Gate Airtram is an aerial tramway that crosses Fraser Canyon immediately above Hells Gate in British Columbia, Canada. It starts at a parking lot off the Trans-Canada Highway and descends to its lower terminal on the opposite side of t ...
in the
Fraser Canyon The Fraser Canyon is a major landform of the Fraser River where it descends rapidly through narrow rock gorges in the Coast Mountains en route from the Interior Plateau of British Columbia to the Fraser Valley. Colloquially, the term "Fraser ...
of
British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
was built as a tourist attraction and descends to its destination from the
Trans-Canada Highway The Trans-Canada Highway (French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on ...
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 Jasper is a specialized municipality and townsite in western Alberta within the Canadian Rockies. The townsite is in the Athabasca River valley and is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park. History Established in 1813, Jasper ...
. * Spanish Aerocar over the Whirlpool Rapids in
Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Falls is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is on the western bank of the Niagara River in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario, with a population of 88,071 at the 2016 census. It is part of the St. Catharines - Niagara Census M ...
.


* An aerial tramway in
Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...
,
Cablebús The Sistema de Transporte Público Cablebús, simply branded as Cablebús, is an aerial lift transport system that runs in the Gustavo A. Madero and Iztapalapa areas of Mexico City. It is operated by Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos, the ag ...
* An aerial tramway in Durango, Durango. * An aerial tramway in
Zacatecas City Zacatecas () is the principal city within the municipality in Mexico of the same name, and the capital and the largest city of the state of Zacatecas. Located in north-central Mexico, the city had its start as a Spanish mining camp in the mid ...
,
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. * García Caves aerial tramway in Monterrey, Nuevo León. * The Barracas del Cobre Aerial Tramway in
Copper Canyon Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barrancas del Cobre) is a group of six distinct canyons in the Sierra Madre Occidental in the southwestern part of the state of Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico that is in size. The canyons were formed by six rivers tha ...
of Chihuahua (Third single longest spann in the world 2,800 m).


;Alaska *
Alyeska Resort Alyeska Resort is a ski resort in the Girdwood area of Anchorage, Alaska, approximately from downtown Anchorage. Mount Alyeska is part of the Chugach mountain range and the Alyeska Resort is the largest ski area in the state. It includes the ...
in Girdwood,
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
*
Mount Roberts Tramway The Goldbelt Tram (formerly Mount Roberts Tramway) is an aerial tramway located directly south of downtown Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska. In operation since 1996, the tram makes a six-minute ascent of 3,819-foot (1,164 m) up Mount Rober ...
, in Juneau, Alaska ;California * The aerial tramway at
Heavenly Ski Resort Heavenly Mountain Resort is a ski resort located on the California–Nevada border in South Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. It opened for business on December 15, 1955 and has 97 runs and 30 lifts that are spread between Califor ...
, near South Lake Tahoe, California * The aerial tramway at the
Transbay Transit Center The Transbay Transit Center (officially the Salesforce Transit Center for sponsorship purposes) is a transit station in downtown San Francisco. It serves as the primary bus terminal — and potentially as a future rail terminal — for the San ...
in
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
, 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
Palisades Tahoe Palisades Tahoe is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Olympic Valley, California, northwest of Tahoe City in the Sierra Nevada range. From its founding in 1949, the resort was known as Squaw Valley, but it changed its name in ...
,
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
, taking
skier Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...
s from the base to the High Camp area ;Colorado * Estes Park Aerial Tramway in Estes Park, CO ;Georgia * The skylift at
Stone Mountain Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome Inselberg, monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park, east of Atlanta, Georgia. Outside the park is the small city of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The park is the most visited tourist site in the state o ...
, near
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, Georgia ;Montana * The Lone Peak Tram at Big Sky Ski Resort, in
Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
;New Hampshire * The Cannon Mountain Tram in
Franconia, New Hampshire Franconia is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,083 at the 2020 census. Set in the White Mountains, Franconia is home to the northern half of Franconia Notch State Park. Parts of the White Mountain Natio ...
;New Mexico * The
Sandia Peak Tramway The Sandia Peak Tramway is an aerial tramway located adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It stretches from the northeast edge of the city to Sandia Peak on the ridge line of the Sandia MountainsThe upper station of the tramway is at a point o ...
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ;New York * The
Roosevelt Island Tramway The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway in New York City that spans the East River and connects Roosevelt Island to the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The tramway is the first commuter aerial tramway in North America, having opened in ...
in
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
is one of three aerial tramways in North America used by commuters as a mode of mass transit (the Portland Aerial Tram and the Telluride-Mountain Village Gondola being the others). Passengers pay with the
MetroCard The MetroCard is a magnetic stripe card used for fare payment on transportation in the New York City area. It is the primary payment method for the New York City Subway (including the Staten Island Railway), New York City Transit buses and M ...
, used on most of the rest of New York City's public transport system. ;Oregon * The
Portland Aerial Tram The Portland Aerial Tram or OHSU Tram is an aerial tramway in Portland, Oregon, that connects the city's South Waterfront district and the main Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) campus, located in the Marquam Hill neighborhood. It is one ...
, a commuting tram in urban
Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the list of cities in Oregon, largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, Columbia rivers, Portland is ...
, connecting the South Waterfront district to the
Oregon Health & Science University Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is a public research university focusing primarily on health sciences with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland, Oregon. The institution was founded in 1887 as the University of Oregon Med ...
and the Marquam Hill neighborhood. It has a capacity of 30,000 passengers per day. ;Tennessee * The tram to Ober Gatlinburg ski resort and amusement park in
Gatlinburg, Tennessee Gatlinburg is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. It is located southeast of Knoxville and had a population of 3,944 at the 2010 Census and a U.S. Census population of 3,577 in 2020. It is a popular vacation res ...
;Texas *The
Wyler Aerial Tramway Wyler Aerial Tramway is an aerial tramway in El Paso, Texas, United States. The tramway is operated by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and is located in Franklin Mountains State Park. The tramway complex covers on the east side of the Fran ...
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. ;Utah * The tram at
Snowbird, Utah Snowbird is an unincorporated community in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of the Rocky Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It is most famous for Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, an alpine skiing and snowboarding ar ...
, a ski and summer resort near
Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...
*
Snowbasin Snowbasin Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Weber County, Utah, northeast of Salt Lake City, on the back (east) side of the Wasatch Range. Opened in 1939, as part of an effort by the city of Ogden to restore the ...
Olympic Tram, in Weber County, Utah ;Vermont * Jay Peak Resort ski resort in
Jay, Vermont Jay is one of the northernmost towns in Orleans County, Vermont, United States, located on the Canada–US border. The population was 551 at the 2020 census. Jay is named for John Jay, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. The US ...
. Built in 1967 by Von Roll of Switzerland; the cabins (cars) were replaced in 2000. ;West Virginia * The
Hawks Nest State Park Hawks Nest State Park is located on in Fayette County near Ansted, West Virginia. The park's clifftop overlook along U.S. Route 60 provides a scenic vista of the New River, some 750 feet (230 m) below. The hydro-electric project tunnel tha ...
aerial tram, in Fayette County, West Virginia, carries park visitors from the rim of the
New River Gorge The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is a unit of the United States National Park Service (NPS) designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains. Established in 1978 as a nat ...
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. ;Wyoming * Jackson Hole Tram at
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) is a ski resort in the western United States, at Teton Village, Wyoming. In the Teton Range of the Rocky Mountains, it is located in Teton County, northwest of Jackson and due south of Grand Teton Nationa ...
near
Jackson, Wyoming Jackson is a town in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 10,760 at the 2020 census, up from 9,577 in 2010. It is the largest town in Teton County and its county seat. Jackson is the principal town of the Jackson, WY-ID Micro ...


Oceania


*
Cairns, Queensland Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
Skyrail to town of Kuranda * Katoomba Scenic Skyway cable car * Taronga Sky Safari,
Taronga Zoo Taronga Zoo is a zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. The opening hours are between 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning 'beautiful water view'. It ...
cable cars lift people from the ferry (sea level) to the top zoo entrance, possibly over 100 m. *
Warragamba Dam Warragamba Dam is a heritage-listed dam in the outer South Western Sydney suburb of Warragamba, Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales, Australia. It is a concrete gravity dam, which creates Lake Burragorang, the primary reservoir for water supp ...
from Emu Plains quarry – for construction, now defunct *Eagle Arthur's Seat - 8 passenger cable car -
Arthur's Seat Arthur's Seat ( gd, Suidhe Artair, ) is an ancient volcano which is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland, which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as "a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtu ...
, Melbourne, Victoria


South America


* Cablecarril Chilecito, in La Rioja


*
Mi Teleférico Mi Teleférico (, English: ''My Cable Car''), also known as Teleférico La Paz–El Alto (La Paz–El Alto Cable Car), is an Gondola lift#Urban transport, aerial cable car urban transit system serving the La Paz–El Alto metropolitan area in Bol ...
, in La Paz


* The
Sugarloaf Cable Car The Sugarloaf Cable Car ( pt, Bondinho do Pão de Açúcar) is a cableway system in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first part runs between Praia Vermelha and Morro da Urca (at ), from where the second rises to the summit of the Sugarloaf Mountain ...
is located in
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...
. 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 Sugarloaf Mountain ( pt, Pão de Açúcar, ) is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to ...
. The latter appeared in the
James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have ...
movie '' Moonraker''. * Another notable aerial tramway in Brazil is located in Poços de Caldas, in the
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
State.


* Santiago Cable Car


* In Bogotá, a tramway can be used for going from the city level (2600 m above sea level) to the top of the Hill of
Monserrate Monserrate (named after Catalan homonym mountain ''Montserrat'') is a high mountain over 10,000 feet high that dominates the city center of Bogotá, the capital city of Colombia. It rises to above the sea level, where there is a church (built in ...
(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 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 Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano. Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an important hub for higher ...
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 The Mérida Cable Car ( es, Teleférico de Mérida) or Mukumbarí is a cable car system in Venezuela. Its base is located in the Venezuelan city of Mérida at an altitude of , and its terminus is on Pico Espejo, at . It is the highest and se ...
. 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 ''Get Carter'' is a 1971 British crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detecti ...
'' * '' Manakamana''


Freight

* Moanda,
Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the nort ...
- for manganese ore, until superseded by railway. * Emu Plains to
Warragamba Dam Warragamba Dam is a heritage-listed dam in the outer South Western Sydney suburb of Warragamba, Wollondilly Shire in New South Wales, Australia. It is a concrete gravity dam, which creates Lake Burragorang, the primary reservoir for water supp ...
for dam construction. * Asmara-Massawa Cableway formerly in Eritrea * Manizales - Mariquita Cableway in Colombia


See also

*
List of spans The following is a list of spans, either used for overhead line crossings of rivers, sea straits or valleys, as antenna or for aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a typ ...
* List of gondola lifts *
Funitel A funitel is a type of cableway, generally used to transport skiers, although at least one is used to transport finished cars between different areas of a factory. It differs from a standard gondola lift through the use of two arms attached to tw ...


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