Yushancun Cable Car Explained

Yushancun Cable Car
鱼山村索道
Lift Type:ATW
Status:Operational
Location:Enshi, Hubei, China
Start:Zhepingcun
End:Yushancun
No Stations:2
Open:1997
Line Length:650m (2,130feet)
Trip Duration:4 min

Yushancun Cable Car is an aerial tramway that allows people in the isolated village of Yushan to cross the deep Loushui River Gorge to access route X038 in a remote region of Hubei, China. The 650 meter span crosses 350 meters above the Loushui River making it the second highest tramway in China after the Gulucun Cable Car.

In later years the static 2 support cable configuration was improved with the addition of a 3rd cable. The small 4-person gondola is pulled along by a 4th cable powered by a diesel engine inside the east station.

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