Yangtze River Cableway

Yangtze River Cableway is an aerial tramway line in downtown Chongqing, which initially opened in 1987. It has been listed in Batch II of Chongqing Cultural Relics Protected Buildings since December 15, 2009.^[1]

StatusOperational

CharacterUrban

Location151 Xinhua Road, Yuzhong, Chongqing

CountryChina

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Yangtze River Cableway
长江索道
Yangtze River Ropeway with Yuzhong District in the background
Interactive map of Yangtze River Cableway
Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Urban
Location	151 Xinhua Road, Yuzhong, Chongqing
Country	China
Termini	Xinhualu Shangxinjie (Longmenhao)
No. of stations	2
Construction cost	CN¥14.5 million (Int'l$15.6 million in 2015)
Construction begin	March 20, 1986; 40 years ago (1986-03-20)
Open	October 24, 1987; 38 years ago (1987-10-24)
Website	http://www.cqsuodao.com/en/
Operation
Operator	Chongqing Passenger Cableway Co, Ltd
No. of carriers	2
Carrier capacity	81
Operating times	7:30–22:30
Trip duration	3.6 minutes
Technical features
Aerial lift type	Aerial tramway
Line length	1,166 m (3,825 ft)
No. of cables	2
Operating speed	6 m/s (20 ft/s)
Vertical Interval	47 m (154 ft)
Route map Legend North bank platform Xinhualu Yangtze River South bank platform Shangxinjie (Longmenhao) This diagram: view talk edit

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