List of gondola lifts

Summary

[1] This article is a List of gondola lifts around the world. A gondola lift has cabins suspended from a continuously circulating cable whereas aerial trams simply shuttle back and forth on cables. (Both are cable cars, and both are aerial lifts which also includes chairlifts.) For aerial tramways, see the List of aerial tramways. For funitels, see the Funitel article.

(Note: this list should not contain aerial tramways or chairlifts.)

Africa edit

Algeria edit

South Africa edit

Egypt edit

Asia edit

Mainland China edit

 
Gondola - At Mount Tai, Shandong

Hong Kong edit

India edit

 
Gulmarg Gondola - The New Cable Car of Gulmarg
 
Cable Cars
 
Timber Trail at Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh

Indonesia edit

Iran edit

 
Iran's Tochal gondola lift: The French (Poma) built gondolas that carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain, Iran
 
Namakabrud's gondola lift
  • Dizin ski resort on the north mountains of Tehran at Gajereh region includes three gondola lifts. The lowest point of the region is 2650 m, while its highest point is 3600m above the sea level.[3]
  • The Pooladkaf gondola lift in Pooladkaf ski resort, near Sepidan, on the north mountains of Shiraz at Fars region. Elevation of this lift is from 2810 to 3231 meters from sea level.
  • The Tochal gondola lift (Tele-cabin) from metropolitan Tehran to the Tochal Ski Resort
  • Namakab Rud gondola lift in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. It cuts through a lush forest and connects the Alborz, one of the highest summits in the region, to the villa city on the coast of the Caspian Sea.[4]
  • Lahijan Cable Car in the Gilan province
  • Eynali Cable in the north of Tabriz.

Israel edit

  • Kibbutz Manara cliff cable cars, Upper Galilee - a vital connection to the valley below. It lifts people from Kiryat Shmona to Kibbutz Manara at the top of Manara Cliff.
  • Haifa Rakavlit - a part of the city's expanded public transport system complementing the existing city bus and Metronit BRT lines.

Kazakhstan edit

Japan edit

Among 170 aerial lifts in Japan, 97 lines are gondola lifts, including 3 funitels. 65 gondola lifts operate full season. See the above article for the full listing of aerial lifts in the country (including aerial tramways). Gondola lifts with English articles include:

Lebanon edit

  • The Teleferique connects the bay of Jounieh, a city 16 km north of the capital Beirut, to Harissa's Our Lady of Lebanon pilgrimage monument at about 650 meters above sea level. It is 1,570 meters long and travels at 3.15 m/s speed. It holds an exceptional view to the Mediterranean, as well as a dense pine forest.[5]

Macau edit

Malaysia edit

  • Genting Skyway, connecting Gohtong Jaya to the hilltop resort of Genting Highlands, is one of the fastest gondola lift in Asia (6 m/s), and was the longest cable car in Southeast Asia
  • Awana Skyway, connecting Awana Transport Hub, Chin Swee Temple and SkyAvenue in Genting Highlands, they are among the strongest monocable gondola installations in the world
  • Langkawi Cable Car connects to Gunung Mat Cincang in the Langkawi Archipelago; this system has the longest free span for a mono-cable car at 950 m (3,120 ft) as well as one of the world's steepest with a 42° gradient.
 
Chandragiri Cable Car, Kathmandu

Nepal edit

Pakistan edit

Saudi Arabia edit

  • A lift in the Sooda Region and one over the Abha city

Singapore edit

South Korea edit

Taiwan edit

 
Maokong Gondola, Taipei

Proposed

(Turkey: See Europe) edit

Vietnam edit

 
Bà Nà Hills Cable Car

Europe edit

Albania edit

Andorra edit

  • La Massana in Pal sector, Vallnord ski resort
  • Els Orriols in Arinsal sector, Vallnord ski resort
  • Soldeu in Soldeu sector, Grandvalira ski resort
  • El Tarter in El Tarter sector, Grandvalira ski resort
  • Canillo in Canillo sector, Grandvalira ski resort

Austria edit

More than 90 Austrian ski resorts have gondola lifts for eight or more passengers, with more than 270 individual lifts in operation.[7]

Azerbaijan edit

Bulgaria edit

Bosnia and Herzegovina edit

Croatia edit

Finland edit

  • Levi 2000 in Levi Ski Resort, year of construction 1999, route 1.41 km.
  • Levi Express in Levi Ski Resort, year of construction 2007
  • Ylläs 1 in Ylläs Ski Resort, year of construction 2007, route 2.01 km.

France edit

  • Luchon Superbagnères

Georgia edit

Germany edit

 
The Koblenz Cable Car is Germany's largest aerial lift

Greece edit

Italy edit

Montenegro edit

  • Kotor Cable Car

North Macedonia edit

Norway edit

Poland edit

 
Elka cableway in Poland

Portugal edit

Romania edit

  • Constanţa - Mamaia - Summer seaside gondola.
  • Piatra Neamţ - Tourist/ski gondola.
  • Poiana Braşov - Ski gondola.
  • Azuga - Ski gondola.
  • Sinaia - Tourist/Ski gondola.(2 cable cars 1000-1400, 1400-2000)
  • Vulcan, Hunedoara - Ski gondola.
  • Straja, Hunedoara - Ski gondola
  • Campulung Moldovesnesc, Suceava - Ski Gondola.
  • Transalpina ski resort - Ski Gondola.(2 ropeways connected via a middle station, due to problems regarding the power grid usually the second ropeway doesn't work)

Russia edit

Serbia edit

Slovenia edit

  • Kanin Cable Car in Bovec is the longest gondola lift in Slovenia. It takes skiers from the Bovec valley (436 m) to the central part of the ski slopes (2,200 m).
  • Vogel Cable Car in Bohinj
  • Velika Planina Cable Car in Kamniška Bistrica valley (supposedly longest unsupported cable car in Europe)

Spain edit

Sweden edit

 
Gondola in Åre
  • Branäs - Ski lift.
  • Åre - Olympiagondolen - Ski lift.
  • Kläppen - Ski lift.

Switzerland edit

 
Classic gondola lift in Emmetten, Switzerland

More than 40 Swiss ski resorts have gondola lifts for eight or more passengers, with more than 100 individual lifts in operation.[13] Notable lifts include:

Turkey edit

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Location of aerial lifts in Turkey

Listed in the order of opening year. List includes gondola lifts in European and Asian parts of the country.

United Kingdom edit

North America edit

Canada edit

 
Peak 2 Peak Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb

Alberta:

British Columbia:

Ontario:

  • Village Gondola at Blue Mountain, Ontario (6 Person Open-Air Gondola) Summer Only. In the winter it is converted to a High Speed Six Person Chairlift.

Quebec:

Nova Scotia:

Costa Rica edit

A pulsed gondola provides access to a canopy walkway and other attractions in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.

Guatemala edit

Mexico edit

Dominican Republic edit

United States edit

 
8 person capacity gondola car. Stowe, Vermont

Ski resort gondolas edit

Arizona:

California:

Colorado:

  • Aspen
    • Silver Queen Gondola
  • Beaver Creek
    • Haymeadow Express Gondola
    • Riverfront Express Gondola
  • Breckenridge
    • BreckConnect Gondola
  • Cañon City
    • Royal Gorge Aerial Gondola
  • Keystone
    • River Run Gondola
    • Outpost Gondola
  • Snowmass
    • Elk Camp
    • Sky Cab (Pulse Gondola, Cabriolet)
  • Steamboat
    • Silver Bullet Gondola (first 8-passenger gondola in the world)
    • Wild Blue Gondola
  • Telluride
    • Mountain Village Gondola
  • Vail
    • Eagle Bahn Gondola
    • Gondola One
  • Winter Park
    • The Gondola
    • Village Cabriolet (Cabriolet)

Idaho:

Minnesota:

Montana:

New Hampshire:

New Jersey:

New Mexico:

  • Ski Apache
    • The Apache Windrider (only ski access Gondola in NM)
  • Taos
    • Gondolita (Pulse Gondola)

New York:

Utah:

Vermont:

Washington:

Wyoming:

Other gondolas edit

California

Colorado

Florida

Indiana

Louisiana

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Oregon

Texas

Washington

West Virginia

Oceania edit

Australia edit

Note: Horse Hill and Kosciusko Express are combined lifts (or 'chondolas') where gondolas and four seat detachable chairs can be added to a cable according to demand.

A complete list of all 400 Australian aerial and ski lifts. It includes a dozen gondolas.

New Zealand edit

South America edit

Argentina edit

Bolivia edit

  • Mi Teleférico (La Paz). First three lines opened in 2014, six more lines are being planned. At 10 km (6.2 mi) in length, Phase One (the first three lines) was considered to be the longest aerial cable car system in the world upon its completion in 2014. The Phase Two expansion would extend the system by some 20 km (12 mi).[16]

Brazil edit

Chile edit

  • Santiago Cable Car. In Santiago, a tramway was open on April 1, 1980, in San Cristóbal Hill. With 72 cabins moving at 4 meters per second, its biggest tower is 124.6 ft (38 m) tall, and the smallest 26.2 ft (8 m). The Teleférico de Santiago has 12 towers and takes almost 20 minutes to cover the 3 miles (4860 m) route, powered by a 100 hp engine.

Colombia edit

Ecuador edit

Venezuela edit

See also edit

References edit

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