Explore aerial gondolas and cable-propelled transit systems from around the world
Type: Tourism/Recreation
Status: Operational since 1986
Details: 1.6km MDG system connecting to Baiyun Mountain scenic area
Type: Religious Tourism
Status: Operational
Details: Serves religious tourism destination with 11 million annual visitors
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational since 2006
Details: 2.3km cable car linking Town of Breckenridge to Breckenridge Ski Resort
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational since November 2016
Details: France's first CPT system, 460m long crossing the Penfeld river
Type: Tourism/Recreation
Status: Operational
Details: Provides access to Uludağ mountain resort
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
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: 5-station urban cable car system with two 90-degree turns
Type: Tourism
Status: Operational
Details: Ascends Mount Cavendish to summit at 1,460m elevation
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: Part of Algerian CPT network addressing mountainous terrain
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: Located in historic Roman city of Zaragoza
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
Type: Tourism/Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: 4.0km cable car system with six stations serving tea plantation area
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
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"
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: 2.0km transit system serving Colombia's third-largest city
Type: Tourism
Status: Operational since 1974
Details: 1.75km long system connecting Mount Faber to Sentosa Island
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
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: Only known urban transit gondola in Russia, crossing the Volga River
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
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: Located in Lower Silesia region of Poland
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
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
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
Type: Tourism
Status: Operational
Details: Provides access to Wet Tropics World Heritage Site rainforest
Type: Tourism/Recreation
Status: Operational
Details: Integrated urban gondola crossing multiple obstacles in Spokane Falls
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
Type: Tourism
Status: Operational
Details: Serves the famous Montjuïc hill in Barcelona
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: Serves Morro de Providência favela community
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational since 2011
Details: Six station system opened summer 2011 serving favela communities
Type: Tourism/Recreation
Status: Operational
Details: Located in Parque Metropolitano, world's fourth-largest urban park
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Operational
Details: $16 million gondola connecting two mountain towns, free public transit
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
Type: Urban Transit
Status: Extended 2015
Details: Longest urban gondola on the Eurasian continent
Type: Tourism
Status: Operational
Details: Serves coastal city with 300,000 residents