Chandragiri Cable Car is a gondola lift transportation system located in
Chandragiri Municipality
Chandragiri is a List of cities in Nepal, municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was declared as municipality on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committee (Nepal), Village Development Committ ...
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Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
. 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.
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
File:Bhaleshwor Mahadev Temple at Chandragiri.jpg, Bhaleshwor Mahadev Temple, Chandragiri Hill, Nepal
Hill () is seven kilometres from Thankot, and lies on the south-west side of Kathmandu Valley which is 2551 metres above sea level. The hill provides panoramic views of Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest
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File:Chadragiri Cable Car.jpg, Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley (), also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley (, Newar language, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः), National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayas, Hima ...
view from the cable car
File:Chandragiri Himalayan range view.jpg, Himalayan range from the hill
File:View of Chandragiri, Kathmandu.jpg, View of Chandragiri Hill, Nepal
Hill () is seven kilometres from Thankot, and lies on the south-west side of Kathmandu Valley which is 2551 metres above sea level. The hill provides panoramic views of Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest
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File:Chandragiricablecar.jpg
File:Premises around Chandragiri Hills 11.jpg
See also
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Manakamana Cable Car
The Manakamana Cable Car () is a gondola lift transportation system located in Chitwan, Nepal. The 2,772.2 m (9,095 ft) line has two stations, connecting Kurintar, Chitwan to Manakamana temple, Gorkha. It provides an aerial link from t ...
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List of gondola lifts
This article is a List of gondola lifts around the world. A gondola lift has cabins suspended from a continuously circulating cable whereas aerial trams simply shuttle back and forth on cables. (Both are cable cars, and both are aerial lifts whi ...
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External links
Official Website
Gondala lifts in Nepal
Kathmandu District
2016 establishments in Nepal