Yangtze River Cableway

Yangtze River Cableway is a aerial tramway line in downtown Chongqing, which initially opened in 1987. It was listed in Batch II of Chongqing Cultural Relics Protected Buildings on December 15, 2009.[1]

Yangtze River Cableway
长江索道
Yangtze River Ropeway with Yuzhong District in the background
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterUrban
Location151 Xinhua Road, Yuzhong, Chongqing
CountryChina
TerminiXinhualu
Longmenhao
No. of stations2
Construction costCN¥14.5 million (Int'l$15.8 million as in 2016)
Construction beginMarch 20, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-20)
OpenOctober 24, 1987; 36 years ago (1987-10-24)
Websitehttp://www.cqsuodao.com/en/
Operation
OperatorChongqing Passenger Cableway Co, Ltd
No. of carriers2
Carrier capacity81
Operating times7:30–22:30
Trip duration3.6 minutes
Technical features
Aerial lift typeAerial tramway
Line length1,166 m (3,825 ft)
No. of cables2
Operating speed6 m/s (20 ft/s)
Vertical Interval47 m (154 ft)
Route map
Platforms
North bank platform
Xinhualu station
South bank platform
Longmenhao station
Longmenhao station

Fares edit

In commute time Ordinary
Single-Journey Ticket CN¥ 20.0 CN¥ 20.0
Yiju Changtong Card [zh][note 1] CN¥ 1.8 CN¥ 18.0

Notes edit

  1. ^ the local transport card

References edit

  1. ^ 「重庆市人民政府关于公布第二批重庆市文物保护单位的通知」,重庆市人民政府文件,渝府发 (2009) 118号,2009年12月15日