Genting Skyway

Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car (formerly Genting SkyWay) is a gondola lift connecting Gohtong Jaya and Resort Hotel in Genting Highlands, Selangor, Malaysia. Its lower station at Gohtong Jaya township, located approximately northeast of Kuala Lumpur, comprises a 5-storey station building and a 10-storey car park while its upper station is located at the Highlands Hotel. It was opened to the public on 1 February 1997 and officially opened by the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad on 21 February 1997.

Completed in January 1997 and costing RM 128 million to build, the Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car is one of the two aerial lines serving Genting Highlands and helps to ease the traffic congestion at Genting Highlands especially during peak seasons. At launch, Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car was the longest cable-car system in South East Asia and also the most advanced and fastest monocable car system in the world, travelling up to 21.6 km/h.

Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car can carry more than 2,000 people per hour with 8 passengers per gondola. At the maximum speed of 6 metres per second (21.6km/h), the joustations.the mountain peak takes approximately 15 minutes, depending on the weather. The system was designed by Leitner Ropeways.

The 2 x 640kW power of the main drive and the 54mm diameter solid cable wire is among the most powerful and strongest monocable gondola installation in the world. The system, equipped with high-tech electronic equipment, was built in accordance with stringent Swiss regulations and it has a double safety circuit free from all faults.

The foundation used for the pylons is of the "Hang-dug Caisson" type. Each pylon is founded on four Caissons measuring 1.2 metres in diameter, socketed down to bedrock. The average depth of the Caissons is about 40m (135 feet) and each group of four Caissons piles can take a vertical load of 4,000 tonnes against the maximum vertical load of 150 tonnes from the cable car system. The Caissons method is about the safest and strongest foundation in existence, designed specifically for hilly terrain. Each pylon is accessible via rescue tracks on the ground, whilst each gondola is equipped with radio communication equipment from the stations.

History

During the double festive season in February 1997, about 40,000 to 50,000 passengers ride Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car.

The rides at Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car were free until 31 March 1997, where passengers were paid RM 2 for a one-way trip.

A second phase of Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car was planned in early 1997, linking the Gohtong Jaya station and the station in Batang Kali with Kuala Lumpur's "mass-transit transportation system", the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang and West Port in Port Klang.

In August 2016, Genting Gohtong Jaya Cable Car served as the alternate route to the resort while the newer Genting Highlands Premium Outlets Cable Car was closed for maintenance.

Gallery

File:Genting_Highland_Malaysia_(13).JPG, Cabin view from lower station.
File:Genting_Skyway_Valley.JPG, Cabin view from the upper station.
File:Genting Highland Malaysia (10).JPG, Cabin view from lower station.
File:Aerial tramway support.jpg, Top of the last pylon measuring 45 m
File:Arrival_of_cable_Car_into_Genting_Resort.JPG, Arrival of cable car into Maxims Hotel.

See also

* Genting Highlands Premium Outlets Cable Car
* Langkawi Cable Car
* Penang Hill cable car

References

External links

Leitner News April 2007

Genting Skyway technical summary

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1997 establishments in Malaysia
Genting Highlands
Gondola lifts in Malaysia