Cable Transit Systems

Explore aerial gondolas and cable-propelled transit systems from around the world

Baiyun Cable Car

Guangzhou, China

Type: Tourism/Recreation

Status: Operational since 1986

Details: 1.6km MDG system connecting to Baiyun Mountain scenic area

Bondinho Aparecida

Aparecida, Brazil

Type: Religious Tourism

Status: Operational

Details: Serves religious tourism destination with 11 million annual visitors

BreckConnect

Breckenridge, Colorado, USA

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational since 2006

Details: 2.3km cable car linking Town of Breckenridge to Breckenridge Ski Resort

Brest Cable Car

Brest, France

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational since November 2016

Details: France's first CPT system, 460m long crossing the Penfeld river

Bursa Teleferik

Bursa, Turkey

Type: Tourism/Recreation

Status: Operational

Details: Provides access to Uludağ mountain resort

Cablebús

Mexico City, Mexico

Type: Urban Transit Network

Length: Line 1: 9.2km | Line 2: 10.6km (longest in Latin America)

Status: Line 1 opened July 2021, Line 2 opened August 2021

Capacity: 100,000 passengers per day

Details: Serves 1.8 million residents in Iztapalapa, reduces commute from 75 mins to 36 mins

Caracas Metrocable

Caracas, Venezuela

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: 5-station urban cable car system with two 90-degree turns

Christchurch Gondola

Christchurch, New Zealand

Type: Tourism

Status: Operational

Details: Ascends Mount Cavendish to summit at 1,460m elevation

Constantine Cable Car

Constantine, Algeria

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: Part of Algerian CPT network addressing mountainous terrain

Expo Alt Gondola

Zaragoza, Spain

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: Located in historic Roman city of Zaragoza

IFS Cloud Cable Car

London, England

Type: Urban Transit (Doppelmayr MDG)

Length: 1.0 km across Thames River

Status: Opened June 2012, operated by FirstGroup since 2024

Capacity: 2,500 passengers/hour, 10 people per cabin

Details: Glides 90m above Thames, features glass floor cabins, connects Greenwich to Royal Docks

Maokong Gondola

Taipei, Taiwan

Type: Tourism/Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: 4.0km cable car system with six stations serving tea plantation area

Metrocable

Medellín, Colombia

Type: Urban Transit Network (6 lines)

Length: 14.7 km total network

Status: Line K opened 2004 - world's first modern urban gondola for public transit

Capacity: Up to 4,000 passengers/hour per direction

Details: Sparked modern CPT renaissance, serves 420,000 residents, 75% commute reduction

Mi Teleférico

La Paz, Bolivia

Type: Urban Transit Network (Doppelmayr MDG)

Length: 27.2 km across 8+ lines

Status: Opened 2014 - World's largest urban gondola network

Capacity: 250,000+ passengers daily (150M in first 4 years)

Details: $740M investment, 6,500 boardings/km/day, "World's Most Spectacular Public Transit"

Mío Cable

Cali, Colombia

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: 2.0km transit system serving Colombia's third-largest city

Mount Faber Line

Singapore

Type: Tourism

Status: Operational since 1974

Details: 1.75km long system connecting Mount Faber to Sentosa Island

Ngong Ping 360

Hong Kong

Type: Tourism (Leitner Bicable Detachable Gondola)

Length: 5.7 km with unique 60-degree turn

Status: Operational since 2006

Capacity: 3,500 passengers/hour, 25-minute journey

Details: Premium Crystal Cabins with glass floors, connects to Tian Tan Buddha, 1.6M riders/year

Nizhny Novgorod Cable Car

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: Only known urban transit gondola in Russia, crossing the Volga River

Peak 2 Peak Gondola

Whistler, BC, Canada

Type: Resort/Recreation (3S Tri-Cable Gondola)

Length: 4.4 km total, 3.03 km unsupported span (world record)

Status: Operational since December 2008

Capacity: 28 cabins, each holding up to 28 passengers

Details: Connects Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, 436m above valley floor, glass-bottom cabins available

Polinka

Wrocław, Poland

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: Located in Lower Silesia region of Poland

Portland Aerial Tram

Portland, Oregon, USA

Type: Urban Transit (Jigback Aerial Tram)

Length: 1.0 km, 3-4 minute journey

Status: Operational since 2007

Capacity: 980 passengers per ride, ~2M annual riders

Details: Award-winning design, connects South Waterfront to OHSU, ridership exceeded forecasts by 2x

Roosevelt Island Tramway

New York City, USA

Type: Urban Transit (Dual Haul System)

Length: 1.0 km across East River, max height 76m

Status: Opened July 1976, modernized 2010 by Leitner-Poma

Capacity: 1,500 passengers/hour, 2M+ annual riders

Details: America's first CPT system, featured in Spider-Man (2002), only 2 breakdowns in 34 years

Sandia Peak Tramway

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Type: Tourism/Recreation (Jigback Aerial Tram)

Length: 4,467m (2.7 miles) - longest in North America

Status: Operational since 1966, modernized with new control systems

Elevation: Ascends from 6,559 ft to 10,378 ft (3,819 ft vertical rise)

Details: Two 55-passenger tramcars, 15-minute journey, panoramic Albuquerque and Rio Grande Valley views

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

Queensland, Australia

Type: Tourism

Status: Operational

Details: Provides access to Wet Tropics World Heritage Site rainforest

Spokane Falls Skyride

Spokane, Washington, USA

Type: Tourism/Recreation

Status: Operational

Details: Integrated urban gondola crossing multiple obstacles in Spokane Falls

Table Mountain Cableway

Cape Town, South Africa

Type: Tourism (360° Rotating Aerial Tram)

Elevation: Upper station at 1,067m (3,501 ft)

Status: Opened 1929 - one of only 3 rotating systems worldwide

Capacity: 65 passengers per cabin with full rotation

Details: 29M visitors/year, celebrated 90-year milestone in 2019, iconic South African landmark

Telefèric de Montjuïc

Barcelona, Spain

Type: Tourism

Status: Operational

Details: Serves the famous Montjuïc hill in Barcelona

Teleférico da Providência

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: Serves Morro de Providência favela community

Teleférico do Complexo do Alemão

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational since 2011

Details: Six station system opened summer 2011 serving favela communities

Teleférico Metropolitano

Santiago, Chile

Type: Tourism/Recreation

Status: Operational

Details: Located in Parque Metropolitano, world's fourth-largest urban park

Telluride Mountain Village Gondola

Telluride, Colorado, USA

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Operational

Details: $16 million gondola connecting two mountain towns, free public transit

TransMiCable

Bogotá, Colombia

Type: Urban Transit (MDG)

Length: 3.34 km with 4 stations

Status: Opened December 2018, $73M investment

Capacity: 3,600 passengers/hour, 163 ten-person cabins

Details: Reduces commute from 60 to 13 mins, serves 700K residents, solar-powered security systems

Yenimahalle Teleferik

Ankara, Turkey

Type: Urban Transit

Status: Extended 2015

Details: Longest urban gondola on the Eurasian continent

Yeosu Cable Car

Yeosu, South Korea

Type: Tourism

Status: Operational

Details: Serves coastal city with 300,000 residents

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