Chandragiri Cable Car

Chandragiri Cable Car
Chandragiri Hills
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterRecreational
SystemPublic Transport
LocationChandragiri, Kathmandu
CountryNepal
Coordinates27°41′11″N 85°12′52″E / 27.686321°N 85.214510°E / 27.686321; 85.214510 Bottom Station
27°40′02″N 85°12′21″E / 27.667243°N 85.205841°E / 27.667243; 85.205841 Top Station
TerminiThankot, Chandragiri
Chandragiri Hills
No. of stations2
OpenDecember 15, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-12-15)[1]
Websitewww.chandragirihills.com
Operation
OwnerChandragiri Hills Ltd.[2]
OperatorChandragiri Hills Ltd.
No. of carriers38
Carrier capacity8
Ridership10,000
Operating times8:00-17:00 (weekdays),
7:00-18:00 (weekends)
Trips daily200
Trip duration9-12 minutes
FareRs700 Nepalese, Rs700 SARRC countries, $22 Foreigners
Technical features
Aerial lift typeMono-cable detachable gondola
Manufactured byDoppelmayr and executed by Aarconinfra Ropeways under quality control of Garaventa[3]
Line length2,500 m (8,200 ft)
No. of support towers11
No. of cables1
Operating speed5.0 m/s

Chandragiri Cable Car is a gondola lift transportation system located in Chandragiri Municipality, Nepal. Opened in 2016, the Chandragiri Cable Car runs from Thankot to Chandragiri hills. The 2.4km (9,095ft) line has two stations. The cable car system consists of 38 gondolas that can carry 1,000 people per hour.[4][5][6][7] Bhaleshwor Mahadev temple is situated at the top of Chandragiri hills.

The 2.4 km cable car ride takes 9 minutes to reach the Chandragiri Hills’ top station. A cabin accommodates 8 passengers. A child above 3 feet of height requires a ticket.

Ticket rates

Ticket rates[8]
Nepalese SAARC Chinese FOREIGN
ONE WAY NPR 495 NPR 790 USD 9 USD 13
ROUND TRIP NPR 825 NPR 1320 USD 16 USD 23
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See also

References

  1. ^ "'Govt ready to partner with private sector'". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ "What is Chandragiri Hills Ltd?". Chandragiri Hills Ltd. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Thankot-Chandragiri". Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Chandragiri cable car carries 20k visitors in first fortnight". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Chandragiri cable car". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Up, up and Chandragiri: Kathmandu's first cable car to be launched within a month". Onlinekhabar English. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Shariful Rukun, "Chandragiri: A Journey to Heaven on a Cable Car" (translated), Banglar Patrika, 2024". Banglar Patrika (in Bengali). 2024-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  8. ^ "Cable Car". Chandragiri Hills. Retrieved 2020-05-28.