Line Name: | Denizli Gondola |
Native Name: | Denizli Teleferik |
Pushpin Map: | Turkey |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | 37.7208°N 29.1397°W |
Status: | Operational |
Character: | Recreational |
Country: | Turkey |
Start: | Lower station |
End: | Upper station |
Elev Low: | 300m (1,000feet) |
Elev High: | 1400m (4,600feet) |
No Stations: | 2 |
Constr Cost: | 38 million (approx. 13 million)[1] |
Open: | [2] |
Owner: | Denizli Metropolitan Municipality |
Operator: | Denizli Metropolitan Municipality |
No Carriers: | 24 |
Carrier Cap: | 8 |
Ridership: | 800 hourly |
Operating Times: | 10:00 - 19:00 (weekdays) 10:00 - 20:00 (weekend) |
Headway: | 30 sec.[3] |
Trip Duration: | 7 min. |
Fare: | 20.00 |
Lift Type: | BGD |
Line Length: | 1500m (4,900feet) |
No Towers: | 9 |
The Denizli Gondola (tr|Denizli Teleferik) is a two-station aerial lift line of gondola type in Denizli, Turkey. It is owned and operated by Denizli Metropolitan Municipality.[3] It operates between Denizli and Bağbaşı Hill.
It was opened on 17 October 2015, with a ceremony attended by Nihat Zeybekci, then-Minister of the Economy and former Mayor of Denizli, and Yalçın Topçu, then-Minister of Culture and Tourism.[2] The construction cost was 38 million TRY (approximately 13 million USD).[1] It is the longest cable car line of the Aegean Region with a length of 1500m (4,900feet).[4]
Bağbaşı Hill, the upper station, has bungalow cabins to rent overnight, tents to stay in, play areas, activity park built in the forest trees with climbing and rope obstacles, shop huts, cafés and restaurants.[5] [6] The round-trip ticket for the ride costs 20.00.[7]