List of gondola lifts

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.)

Contents 1 Africa 2 Asia 2.1 Lebanon 2.2 Israel 2.3 China 2.3.1 Hong Kong 2.3.2 Macau 2.4 Nepal 2.5 India 2.6 Indonesia 2.7 Iran 2.8 Saudi Arabia 2.9 Japan 2.10 Malaysia 2.11 Singapore 2.12 Taiwan (ROC) 2.13 Vietnam 3 Europe 3.1 Albania 3.2 Andorra 3.3 Austria 3.4 Bulgaria 3.5 Croatia 3.6 Finland 3.7 France 3.8 Germany 3.9 Italy 3.10 Portugal 3.11 Romania 3.12 Spain 3.13 Sweden 3.14 Switzerland 3.15 Turkey 3.16 United Kingdom 4 South America 4.1 Brazil 4.2 Ecuador 4.3 Venezuela 4.4 Argentina 4.5 Chile 4.6 Colombia 5 North America 5.1 Canada 5.2 United States 5.2.1 Ski Resort Gondolas 5.2.2 Other gondolas 6 Oceania 6.1 Australia 6.2 New Zealand 7 See also 8 References

Africa

• Hartbeespoort, North West - Gondola above Hartebeespoort Dam.
• Gondola in the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria

Asia

Lebanon

• 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 meters/second. It holds an exceptional view to the Mediterranean, as well as a dense pine forest.^[1]

Israel

• 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.

China

• access to mountain tops of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan, China

Hong Kong

• Ocean Park, Hong Kong Island - Cable car from Nam Long Shan Headland to Wong Chuk Hang within the Park
• Lantau Island - Ngong Ping 360, a 5.7 km cableway from MTR Tung Chung Station to Ngong Ping Terminals near Po Lin Monastery. The cableway is part of the Ngong Ping 360 project.

Macau

• Guia Cable Car in Macau

Nepal

• access to the very religiously regarded remote Manakamana Temple.

India

• The Gulmarg Gondola in Jammu and Kashmir is the world's highest operating cable car.
• The Naina Devi Gondola in Punjab, India.
• The Mansa Devi agondola in Haridwar.
• The Darjeeling Ropeway Gondola at Darjeeling in West Bengal.
• The Timber Trail at Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh.
• The Vaity Ropeway Resort, Saputara, Gujarat, India
• The Joshimath - Auli Ropeway, Auli, India.
• The Dhuan Dhaar Ropeway.
• The Rajgir Ropeway, India.
• The Ropeway Over Gangtok City.
• The Naini Jheel from the Ropeway, Nainital, India.
• The Khotala Ropeway in South India.
• The Kolkata Sciencity Ropeway in Kolkata.
• The Mussoorie Ropeway in Mussoorie.
• The Udaipur RopeWay, Udaipur, India.
• The Ropeway Ride - Rajgir, Bihar.

Indonesia

• Ancol Jakarta Bay City, Jakarta
• Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta
• Taman Safari Indonesia, Cisarua

Iran

• 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.^[2]
• 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[1] (Tele-cabin) which starts from the metropolitan Tehran and ends in the Tochal Ski Resort [2] at 3900m. It has 7 stations and is one of the longest and most scenic in the world.^[3] A modern ski hotel [3] hosts the skiers at the end of the lift.
• Namakabrood 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

Saudi Arabia

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

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:

• Dragondola, Naeba, Yuzawa, Niigata, is the longest aerial lift in Japan (5.5 km), as well as the fastest gondola lift in the country (6 m/s).
• SP Gondola, Takasu Snow Park, Gujō, Gifu, also runs at 6 m/s.
• Gozaisho Ropeway, Komono, Mie.
• Katsuragiyama Ropeway, Izunokuni, Shizuoka.
• Nikkō Shiranesan Ropeway, Katashina, Gunma.
• Rusutsu Resort, Rusutsu, Hokkaidō.
• Shin-Kōbe Ropeway, Kōbe, Hyōgo.
• Sky Safari, Himeji Central Park, Himeji, Hyōgo.

Malaysia

• 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
• Langkawi Cable Car connects to Gunung Mat Cincang in the Langkawi Archipelago

Singapore

• The Singapore Cable Car [4] from Mount Faber to Sentosa Island; interesting in that it has an intermediate stop in a highrise building.

Taiwan (ROC)

• Maokong Gondola, Taipei

Vietnam

• Bà Nà Hills, Danang
• Chua Huong cableway
• Xuan Huong gondola, Đà Lạt
• Huong Tich gondola, Hà Tĩnh
• Nui Ba Den gondola, Tây Ninh
• Nui Lon gondola, Vung Tau
• Ta Cu cableway, Bình Thuận
• Yen Tu gondola, Yên Tử, Quảng Ninh

Europe

Albania

• "Dajti Express", from Tirana to Mount Dajt

Andorra

• 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

• Serleslift, Mieders in Stubaital, South Tyrol
• Schlick 2000, Fulpmes in Stubaital, South Tyrol
• Elferlifte, Neustift in Stubaital, South Tyrol
• Stubai Gletcherbhan, Stubai Glacier in Stubaital, South Tyrol

Bulgaria

• Poma, Borovetz - Rila mntn
• Doppelmayr, Sofia - Vitosha mntn
• Doppelmayr, Bansko - Pirin mntn

Croatia

• Dubrovnik, to the top of the Srđ mountain^[5]
• Zagreb, 4.01 km line from the city to the top of the mount Sljeme

Finland

• Levi Ski Resort, Finland, 1.41 km long, first and only gondola lift in Finland.
• Second gondola lift is being opened at Ylläs Ski Resort in season 2007-2008.

France

• Luchon Superbagnères

Germany

• Bad Dürkheim lift (shut down)
• Bode Valley Gondola Lift, Thale, Lower Saxony
• Cologne Cable Car, Cologne
• Koblenz Cable Car, Koblenz, Germanys biggest aerial lift
• Schauinslandbahn
• Wurmberg Gondola Lift, Braunlage

Italy

• Bormio

Portugal

• Madeira - Funchal Passenger Ropeway - Touristic lift

Romania

• Constanţa - Touristic lift
• Piatra Neamţ - Touristic/Ski lift.
• Poiana Brasov - Touristic/Ski lift.
• Azuga - Touristic/Ski lift.
• Sinaia - Touristic/Ski lift.

Spain

• Madrid - Casa de Campo, "El Teleferico" - Touristic lift.
• La Pinilla - Ski lift
• Panticosa-Los Lagos - Ski lift.
• Sierra Nevada - Ski lift.
• Baqueira-Beret - Ski lift
• Formigal - Ski lift, dismantled in 2004.

Sweden

• Branäs - Ski lift.
• Åre - Olympiagondolen - Ski lift.

Switzerland

As this country has a lot of mountains, gondola lifts are very widely used.

• Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen is a 6071m tram with a journey time of 30 minutes.^[6]
• Seilbahnen Beatenberg-Niederhorn, from Beatenberg to the summit of the Niederhorn

Turkey

• First detachable gondola in Ankara ( 2008,STM )
• Samsun Grup Gondola
• Aydın Grup Gondola
• Erzurum Palandöken
• Bursa Sarıalan-Çobankaya
• İstanbul line 1
• İstanbul line 2

United Kingdom

The term cable car is used in the United Kingdom.

• Alton Towers theme park, Staffordshire
• Drayton Manor Theme Park Theme Park Staffordshire
• Great Orme, Llandudno, Wales
• Heights of Abraham, Derbyshire,
• Nevis Range, Fort William, Scotland

South America

Brazil

• A new teleférico system is in progress in Complexo do Alemão.

Ecuador

• Telefériqo in Quito. Gondola lift.

Venezuela

• Mérida cable car. Billed as the highest in the world (out of use).
• Metrocable is an urban public transit system in Caracas.

Argentina

• "Telecabina" (Chapelco Ski resort)
• Aerogondolas (Skyride), Parque de la Ciudad Theme Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chile

• "Teleférico de Santiago" (Cerro San Cristobal City park in Santiago de Chile)

Colombia

• Gondola lift at the Colombian Coffee Park
• In the Colombian National Coffee Park in Montenegro, department of Quindío, there is a touristic tramway hovering over the park.
• In Medellín, there is a gondola lift system (Metrocable) that is used for public transport in those areas of steep mountain. The system is interconnected with the metropolitan train system (Metro de Medellín).

North America

Canada

Alberta:

• Grizzly Express Gondola at Lake Louise Ski Area, Alberta (6 Person Gondola)
• Sulphur Mountain Gondola in Banff, Alberta (4 Person Bi-Cable Gondola)
• Sunshine Village Gondola near Banff, Alberta (8 Person, Triple Stage Gondola)

British Columbia:

• Lara's Gondola at Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, British Columbia (8 Person Gondola)
• Whistler Village Express Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (10 Person, Double Stage Gondola)
• Excalibur Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (8 Person, Double Stage Gondola)
• Creekside Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (6 Person Gondola)
• Peak 2 Peak Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (28 Person Tri-Cable Gondola)
• Kadenwood Gondola at Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia (8 Person Pulse Gondola)
• Golden Eagle Express Gondola at Kicking Horse Resort, British Columbia (8 Person Gondola)
• Village Gondola at Panorama Ski Resort, British Columbia (8 Person Open-Air Pulse Gondola)
• Grouse Mountain Super Skyride at Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, British Columbia (100+ Person Aerial Tram)
• Grouse Mountain Skyride at Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver, British Columbia (44+1 Person Aerial Tram)
• Revelation Gondola at Revelstoke Mountain Resort near Revelstoke, British Columbia (8 Person, Double Stage Gondola)
• Burnaby Mountain Gondola in Burnaby, British Columbia (future)

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:

• Télécabine Express at Mont Tremblant Resort, Québec (8 Person Gondola)
• Cabriolet at Mont Tremblant Resort, Québec (6 Person Open-Air Gondola)
• L'Étoile Filante at Mont Sainte-Anne, Québec (8 Person Gondola)
• L'Hybride at Mount Orford in Magog, Quebec (6 Person Chairlift/ 8 Person Gondola Combination)
• Massif Express at Le Massif, Québec (8 Person, Double Stage Gondola)

United States

Ski Resort Gondolas

California:

• Heavenly
  • Heavenly Gondola
• Mammoth Mountain
  • Panorama Gondola Lower/Upper
  • Village Gondola
• Northstar at Tahoe
  • Big Springs Express Gondola
  • Highlands Express Gondola
• Sugar Bowl
  • Magic Carpet Gondola
• Squaw Valley Ski Resort
  • Pulse (Pulse Gondola)

Colorado:

• Aspen/Snowmass
  • Elk Camp - Snowmass
  • Sky Cab (Pulse Gondola, Cabriolet)- Snowmass
  • Silver Queen Gondola - Aspen Mountain
• Beaver Creek
  • Buckaroo Express Gondola
  • Riverfront Express Gondola
• Breckenridge
  • BreckConnect Gondola
• Keystone
  • River Run Gondola
  • Outpost Gondola
• Steamboat
• Telluride
• Vail
  • Eagle Bahn Gondola
• Winter Park
  • Village Cabriolet

Idaho:

• Silver Mountain
• Sun Valley
  • Roundhouse Gondola

Maine:

• Sunday River
  • Chondola

Minnesota:

• Lutsen Mountains

New Hampshire:

• Loon Mountain
• Mt. Whittier Ski Area, Ossipee, New Hampshire (closed in 1985)
• Wildcat Mountain Ski Area
  • Wildcat Mountain Gondola (Removed)

New Jersey:

• Mountain Creek
  • The Cabriolet (Open-Air Gondola)

New York:

• Gore Mountain
  • Northwoods Gondola
• Whiteface Mountain
  • Cloudsplitter Gondola

Vermont:

• Sugarbush Resort (removed in 1984)
• Killington
  • K-1 Gondola
  • Skyeship Gondola Stage 1/Stage 2
• Stowe
• Stratton Mountain

Utah:

• Canyons Resort
  • Red Pine Gondola
  • Cabriolet (Open-Air Gondola)
  • Frostwood Gondola
• Deer Valley
  • Jordanelle Express Gondola
• Snowbasin
  • Needles Express Gondola
  • Strawberry Express Gondola

Washington:

• Crystal Mountain
  • Mount Rainier Gondola

Wyoming:

• Jackson Hole
  • Bridger Gondola

Other gondolas

• Skyfari, San Diego Zoo, California
• Skyfari, Bronx Zoo, New York State (Removed in 2008)
• Skyride, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida
• Trees of Mystery, California
  • Skytrail (pulse gondola)
• Glenwood Springs, Colorado
  • Iron Mountain Tramway (Pulse Gondola)
• Water World, Colorado
  • Fun House Express (pulse gondola)
• New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Mississippi Aerial River Transit (Dismantled in 1994).
• Joseph, Oregon
  • Wallowa Lake Tramway in the Wallowa Mountains
• Pipestem, West Virginia
  • Pipestem Resort State Park
• Sterling Vineyards, Calistoga, California
• Skyway, Disneyland, California (1st in the USA, removed in 1995)
• Bayside Skyride, Sea World, San Diego, California
• Wildcat Gondola Skyride, Wildcat Mountain Ski Area, New Hampshire, (This gondola is converted to a quad chair-lift for skiing in the winter)
• Skyride, Minnesota State Fair, Falcon Heights, Minnesota
• Texas Skyway, Fair Park, Dallas, Texas

Oceania

Australia

• Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney
• Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Cairns
• Horse Hill Lift, Mount Buller, Victoria ^†
• Kosciusko Express lift, Thredbo, New South Wales ^†

^† Note: Horse Hill and Kosciusko Express are combined lifts 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 can be found on WikiSki. It includes a dozen gondolas.

New Zealand

• Skyline Gondola, Queenstown
• Skyline Gondola, Mt Ngongotaha, Rotorua
• Heathcote Gondola, Port Hills, Christchurch
• There is a controversial proposal to build a 30 km long gondola through Fiordland National Park parallel to the Routeburn Track
• All New Zealand Ski Lifts List of all New Zealand Ski Lifts

See also

• List of aerial tramways
• List of spans
• Funitel

References