Ashgabat Cable Car
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| Ashgabat Cable Car | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Location | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Termini | Ashgabat Kopetdag |
| Elevation | lowest: 1,270 m (4,170 ft) |
| No. of stations | 2 |
| Open | 18 October 2006 [1] |
| Technical features | |
| Aerial lift type | Aerial tramway |
| Line length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Operating speed | 6 m/s (13 mph) |
Ashgabat Cable Car (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşynyň Asma ýoly[2]) is a 4 km (2.5 mi) cableway between Ashgabat and the foothills of the Kopetdag. It is the first and only cable car in Turkmenistan. Construction was finished on 18 October 2006.
History[edit]
Construction was started in 2005 by the French company Bouygues [3] at a cost of $20,5 million, on order of the Turkmenenergogurlushyk concern of the Ministry of Energy and Industry of Turkmenistan.[4]
The cable car was inaugurated on 18 October 2006 with the participation of the President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov and the head of Bouygues Martin Bouygues.[5]
Specification[edit]
Each of the 14 cabins can accommodate to 8 people and moves at 6 meters per second. Passengers are carried out every 72 seconds, with a journey time of 10 minutes over the 4 km length.
The sending station is located south of the Main Museum of Turkmenistan at an altitude of 1270 meters above sea level. The station has a waiting room and ticket office, facilities for technical services and equipment. On an area of 6500 square meters is a small park equipped with parking for 100 cars and 5 buses. In addition to the arrival station, a constructed building with a total area of over 1,000 square meters, which houses two restaurants and cafes, which both can take 280 people, several shops and offices for staff. The neighborhood and set up a sightseeing helicopter pad, covered terraces and stairways, alleys and water cascade length of 80 meters.
References[edit]
- ^ Asma ýoly
- ^ [1]
- ^ "FRENCH BOUYGUES TO BUILD ICE PALACE AND CABLE CAR IN TURKMENISTAN". Archived from the original on 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ^ FRENCH BOUYGUES TO BUILD ICE PALACE AND CABLE CAR IN TURKMENISTAN
- ^ "Turkmen president attends inaugurations of three facilities dated to 15th anniversary of Turkmenistan". Archived from the original on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 2013-11-12.