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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.
Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir,is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world. [ 1 ] Higher lines include the Mi Teleférico in Bolivia and at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain .
Genting Skyway is one of the two cable car system in Genting Highlands and was once the fastest cable car system in the world; Awana Skyway begins in Genting Highlands Premium Outlet to Genting Highlands and is the first cable car system in the country; Langkawi Cable Car is a major tourist attraction in Langkawi with a total length of 2.2 km
Patriatta pulsed gondola lift in Murree, Pakistan The London Cable Car over River Thames The Mi Teleférico cable car system in La Paz, Bolivia, used for mass transportation purposes, is both the longest and highest urban cable car network in the world. The Aerovia cable car system in Guayaquil, Ecuador La télécabine d'Arrondaz in Valfréjus ...
In addition, there is a VIP gondola numbered 888 which features a champagne bar in the centre of the cabin. [17] There is a capacity of 2,200 people per hour to be transported. Due to the tri-cable system, there are only seven towers on the route, and the gondolas pass within 1800 meters of the Eiger north face. [18] [19]
It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1,035 to 3,842 m (3,396 to 12,605 ft). [5] There are two sections: from Chamonix to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,317 m (7,602 ft) and then directly, without any support pillar, to the upper station at 3,777 m (the building contains an elevator to the summit).
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After 3 days of trial operation, on 14 January 2021, the longest panoramic gondola lift in the world became operational. It connects the center of Zlatibor with the Tornik peak, via the Ribnica Lake. It is 8.95 km (5.56 mi) long, has 55 gondolas with 10 seats each and is designed to transport 600 passengers in one hour. [24] [25]