Gulmarg Gondola
Gulmarg cable car.
Gulmarg Gondola is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Gulmarg Gondola
Gulmarg Gondola is located in India
Gulmarg Gondola
Location within Jammu and Kashmir
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterRecreational
LocationGulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir
CountryIndia
Coordinates34°02′43″N 74°23′04″E / 34.04528°N 74.38444°E / 34.04528; 74.38444
Construction begin1998
Open27 October 1998 (1998-10-27)
Last extension28 May 2005 (2005-05-28)
Websitewww.jammukashmircablecar.com
Operation
OperatorJammu & Kashmir Cable Car Corporation
Operating times10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Trips daily24
Headway30 minutes
Trip duration9 minutes
Fare700 Indian Rupees (11 US$) for the first stage and 900 Indian Rupees (15 US$) for the second stage
Technical features
Aerial lift typeAerial tramway
Manufactured byFrench firm Pomagalski

Gulmarg Gondola in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, an administered union territory of India is the second longest and second highest cable car in the world. [1] Higher lines include the Mi Teleférico in Bolivia and at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain .

Background

Gulmarg Gondola - The New Cable Car of Gulmarg

The two-stage gondola lift ferries about 600 people per hour to and from Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Apharwat Peak (4,260 m (13,976 ft)). The ropeway project is a joint venture of the Jammu and Kashmir government and French firm Pomagalski. The first stage transfers from the Gulmarg resort at 2,650 m (8,694 ft) to Kongdoori Station in the bowl-shaped Kongdori valley. The second stage of the ropeway, which has 36 cabins and 18 towers, takes skiers to a height of 3,980 m (13,058 ft) on Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Afarwat Peak (4,200 m (13,780 ft)). The second stage was completed in a record time of about two years at a cost of 180,000,000 Indian Rupees (i.e. some US$4.5 million) and opened on 28 May 2005. The French company had also built the first phase of the gondola project, connecting Gulmarg to Kongdoori, in 1998.

The timing of the gondola is 10 AM (IST) to 5 PM (It's highly dependent upon the weather at both stages). A gondola can carry six people at a time. The price is 700 Indian Rupees (11 US$) for the first stage and 900 Indian Rupees (15 US$) for the second stage. Also offered is Chair Cars for phase-II for 300/- INR. It takes approximately 9 minutes to reach the first stage and 12 minutes for second stage.

An accident occurred on 15 June 2017 due to an enormous pine tree being uprooted by a gust of wind and breaking the perspex windows on one of the gondola cabins, causing it to swing violently and its seven occupants to fall 100 ft (30 m) to the ground.[2] Gulmarg Gondola grossed revenue of about ₹ 100 crore in FY 2022-2023.

References

  1. ↑ "A Family Ski Adventure in the Himalayas".
  2. ↑ "Gulmarg Gondola claims 7 lives in tragic accident | K-Line Adventures". K-Line Adventures. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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