Cable car to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
Overview
Location
Cape Town
Country
South Africa
Open
4 October 1929[1]
Website
www.tablemountain.net
Operation
Operator
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company
No. of carriers
2
Carrier capacity
65[2]
Trip duration
4 to 5 minutes[2]
Technical features
Aerial lift type
Aerial tramway
Manufactured by
Adolf Bleichert & Co.
Vertical Interval
765 metres (2,510 ft)
The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is a cable car transportation system offering visitors a five-minute ride to the top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of Cape Town's most popular tourist attractions with approximately one million people a year using the Cableway.[3] In January 2019, the Cableway welcomed its 28 millionth visitor.
The upper cable station is on the westernmost end of the Table Mountain plateau, at an elevation of 1,067 metres (3,501 ft). The upper cable station offers views over Cape Town, Table Bay and Robben Island to the north, and the Atlantic seaboard to the west and south. Amenities at the upper station include free guided walking tours, an audio tour, meal options at a café and a wi-fi lounge.
^Fiona McIntosh, Shaen Adey (2004). "Looking Back". Table Mountain activity guide. Struik. p. 29. ISBN 1-86872-979-6.
^ abwww.tablemountain.net
^"About: Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company". Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
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