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Yangtze River Cableway 长江索道
Yangtze River Ropeway with Yuzhong District in the background
Overview
Status	Operational
Character	Urban
Location	151 Xinhua Road, Yuzhong, Chongqing
Country	China
Termini	Xinhualu Longmenhao
No. of stations	2
Construction cost	CN¥14.5 million (Int'l$15.8 million as in 2016)
Construction begin	March 20, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-20)
Open	October 24, 1987; 37 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 Platforms Legend North bank platform Xinhualu station Yangtze River South bank platform Longmenhao station

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.

Fares

Notes

1. the local transport card

References

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

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