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Since the XNUMXth century, skiing has become increasingly popular. The increasing tourist flow and the difficulty of lifting led to the need for cable cars. Today, in the age of high technology, the type of cable car has changed a lot. Now, just a trip on such a road is already an attraction, for visiting which tourists are ready to generously pay.
If earlier funiculars allowed to overcome only a small abyss, today such roads stretch for kilometers. Guests travel by cable car to different cities, cross rivers and conquer the peaks of the highest mountains.
We bring to your attention a list of the 10 longest cable cars in the world.
10 Cabrio, 2300 m
Switzerland has built the world’s only air bridge with open cockpits. double deck trailer Convertible starts from the village of Stans and rises to the peak of Mount Stanshorn. The speed of the cabin is 8 meters per second, the way to the mountain takes six and a half minutes. Up to 60 people can fit in one trailer.
From Stans to the first platform there is the very first rail funicular in history – it was created at the end of the XNUMXth century. Then, from the first station, guests are transferred to the cable car cabin. You can sit on the first, glazed floor, or you can go up. On the second floor, with an open area, the breathtaking landscape of the Swiss mountains opens up to tourists.
9. Vinpearl, 3311 m
The world’s longest air bridge over the sea belongs to Vietnam. The road connects the land and the entertainment island of Hon Che.
The ropeway rests on nine towers, seven of which are in the water. The speed of the trailers is quite small, so the journey will take a third of an hour. At this time, tourists can relax and enjoy the landscapes of Vietnam – the cabin moves at a height of 70 meters above the water, so the view of the sea is amazing.
Winpearl cable car created in 2007, it was designed by the Swiss. The design of the building is also Swiss. In the evenings, the backlight turns on, and the turrets turn into mini versions of the Eiffel Tower.
8. Genting cable car (Malaysian miracle), 3380 m
Genting is a Malaysian city – an entertainment complex, located on top of a two-kilometer mountain. So the best way to get there is by cable car.
Genting cable car – the fastest in the world. A two-kilometer journey will take visitors only eleven minutes. Most of the route passes over dense rainforest, and a round-trip ticket costs only three dollars. This explains the popularity of the route and the large tourist flow to Genting.
7. Nizhny Novgorod cable car, 3661 m
The Volga is known as an ancient and mighty river. Therefore, crossing it is quite difficult and long. The Nizhny Novgorod air bridge was created as a replacement for public transport. It allows you to quickly cross from Nizhny Novgorod to Bor.
Today the ticket costs 100 rubles. To save money, people buy subscriptions. There are benefits for students. The capacity of the road is up to 500 people per hour. The average speed of the cabins is from 14 to 22 kilometers per hour, the travel time is 12,5 minutes. Nizhny Novgorod cable car has the largest unsupported span in Europe – its length is 861 meters.
The road project was ordered in France, and the structures for construction were created in Russia. The road began to carry passengers in 2012.
There are two attractions near the funicular. The first is the large Nizhny Novgorod mosque. The second is a park of historical reconstruction near the station. The park reproduces an ancient Roman military camp. It’s worth seeing with your own eyes.
6. Peak 2 Peak Gondola, 4400 m
Funicular Peak 2 Peak located in Canada, British Columbia. It connects Blackcomb and Whisler mountains. In the past, locals used to go uphill on foot to ski down. It was long and difficult. The new ropes have changed the situation. With the advent of funiculars, the popularity of ski resorts in this area has increased.
And by the way, the Peak 2 Peak air bridge is the highest in the world, it is 436 meters above the ground. In addition, the cable car is famous for the largest distance between the support towers. From the cabin, a stunning landscape of volcanoes, forests and eternal ice opens up.
5. Gulmarg, 5000 m
One of the highest mountain bridges – Indian cable car Gulmarg. Located in the Himalayan resort of the same name. The route is almost five kilometers long, and the starting point is located at an altitude of 2,7 km.
The capacity of the road is up to six hundred people per hour. In total, Gulmarg has two stations, and the higher a person wants to climb, the more expensive the ticket will cost him.
The construction was carried out by Pomagalski employees in France. Ropeway Gulmarg has been operating since 2005.
4. Psekhako-II-A3, 5370 m
The cable car with such a strange name is located, oddly enough, in Russia, in the city of Sochi. Psekhako-II-A3 needed to climb the Aibga and Psekhako ridges. “Inspired” the construction of the cable car by the 2014 Olympics.
The suspended gondola lift serves about 3000 people per hour. The creators are specialists from Rosengineering. The equipment was ordered from the Austrian company Doppelmayr and the Swiss manufacturer Garaventa.
3. Wings of Tatev, 5752 m
The air bridge is located in Armenia. It stretches over the Vorotan River, located at the bottom of a mountain abyss. It connects two villages – Halidzor and Tatev. The inhabitants of these settlements ride the cable car for free, but the guests, in order to overcome the abyss in only one direction, give 6 euros.
Wings of Tatev – pendulum funicular. 5,7 kilometers is a world record among cable cars of this type. The speed of movement of a trailer built for 25 people is 37 kilometers per hour, or 18,5 meters per second. Moreover, it was built the fastest in the world – it took 10 months. The project was jointly developed by Austrians and porters, and carried out by Armenian craftsmen. Works since 2010.
2. Funicular in Zhangjiajie Park, 7455 m
Chinese cable car delivers passengers to the peak of Mount Tanmen. Among the guests there are unusual visitors – wanderers from all over the world rise along the funicular. They are going to visit the world famous Buddhist temple “Heaven’s Gate”.
The movement of cabins is one of the slowest. So, the descent down will take tourists half an hour. So that visitors have enough time to enjoy the scenery of China.
1. My Cable Car, 30000 m
Climbing from the village of La Paz to the mountainous El Alto is not an easy task. Bolivian funicular My Cable Car – Replacement of public transport. And although the cable car stretches for 30 kilometers, the trailer covers this path in a short time. The journey takes only 25 minutes.
The air bridge is completely new – Mi Teleférico has been operating since 2014. It is planned to expand it by the thirties. So, about 160 thousand passengers pass on this “attraction” per day. However, since the 30s, it will be able to transport up to 300 people a day.