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List of gondola lifts

[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

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Algeria

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South Africa

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Egypt

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Asia

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China

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Gondola - At Mount Tai, Shandong

Hong Kong

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India

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

Indonesia

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Iran

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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

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  • 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

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Japan

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Main article: List of aerial lifts in Japan

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

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  • 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

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Malaysia

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Chandragiri Cable Car, Kathmandu

Nepal

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Pakistan

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Saudi Arabia

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

Singapore

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South Korea

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Taiwan

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Maokong Gondola, Taipei

Proposed

(Turkey: See Europe)

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Vietnam

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Bà Nà Hills Cable Car

Europe

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Albania

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Andorra

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Austria

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

Azerbaijan

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Bulgaria

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Croatia

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Finland

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France

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Georgia

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Germany

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The Koblenz Cable Car is Germany's largest aerial lift

Greece

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Italy

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Montenegro

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  • Kotor Cable Car

North Macedonia

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Norway

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Poland

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Elka cableway in Poland

Portugal

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Romania

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Russia

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Serbia

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Slovenia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Gondola in Åre

Switzerland

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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

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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

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North America

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Canada

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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

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

Guatemala

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Mexico

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Teleférico de Zacatecas

Dominican Republic

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United States

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8 person capacity gondola car. Stowe, Vermont

Ski resort gondolas

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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

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California

Colorado

Florida

Indiana

Louisiana

Minnesota

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

Oregon

Texas

Washington

West Virginia

Oceania

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Australia

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† 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

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South America

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Argentina

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Bolivia

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  • 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

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Chile

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  • 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

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Ecuador

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Venezuela

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Things to See in Huang Shan | Frommer's". Frommers.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  3. ^ "Dizin Ski Slope". Iran Ski Federation. Archived from the original on January 11, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2006.
  4. ^ "Persian language web site". Retrieved 2006-07-28.
  5. ^ "Teleferique of Lebanon". Teleferiquelb.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. ^ "Discover Wulai in Northern Taiwan! Wulai Travel Secrets!". Taiwanese-secrets.com. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  7. ^ "Gondola lifts Austria for 8 or more people". www.skiresort.info. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  8. ^ "Nakon 19 godina ponovo u pogonu dubrovačka žičara (FOTOGALERIJA) > Slobodna Dalmacija". Slobodnadalmacija.hr. 2010-07-10. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  9. ^ "Romsdalsgondolen - The Longest Cable Car in Norway (Prices & Review)". CrazyTroll.no. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  10. ^ pt:Teleférico da Expo
  11. ^ "Telecabina de la Coma del Clot". trenscat.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. ^ "TPH 2S Rosales - Casa de Campo". remontees-mecaniques.net (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Gondola lifts Switzerland for 8 or more people". www.skiresort.info. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  14. ^ "Männlichenbahn". Männlichenbahn. Retrieved February 8, 2007.
  15. ^ Best, Snows (December 6, 2018). "Thredbo's new 8 person gondola and Merritts development". Snowsbest. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  16. ^ "Evo autoriza la construcción de seie nuevas líneas de teleférico en La Paz y El Alto". www.paginasiete.bo. 26 January 2015.
  17. ^ "Pereira inaugura el cable aéreo más largo de Colombia". semana.com. 30 August 2021.
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