Keçiören Gondola

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Keçiören Gondola
Keçiören teleferiği
Keçiören Gondola is located in Turkey
Keçiören Gondola
Location within Turkey
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterUrban
LocationKeçiören, Ankara
CountryTurkey
Coordinates39°59′04″N 32°51′55″E / 39.98444°N 32.86528°E / 39.98444; 32.86528
TerminiCumhuriyet (north)
Atatürk (south)
No. of stations2
Built bySTM Sistem Teleferik, İzmir
OpenApril 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04)
Websitewww.keciorenteleferik.com/index.php
Operation
OwnerKeçiören Municipality
OperatorKeçiören Municipality
No. of carriers16
Carrier capacity8
Ridership384 hourly
Operating times12:00 - 21:00 (Workdays),
12:00 - 22:00 (Weekends)
Trip duration20 min.
Fare1.00
Technical features
Aerial lift typeBi-cable gondola detachable
Line length1,653 m (5,423 ft)
Cable diameter46 mm (1.8 in)
Installed power160 kW
Operating speedmax. 5 m/s (16 ft/s)

The Keçiören Gondola (Turkish: Keçiören teleferiği) is a two-station gondola-type line of aerial lift passenger transport system situated in Keçiören district of Ankara, Turkey. Opened in April 2008, the 1,653 m (5,423 ft) long line connects Kavacık Subayevleri neighborhood (Atatürk station) in the south with Tepebaşı neighborhood (Cumhuriyet station) in the north within Keçiören. It is operated by Keçiören Municipality.[1][2]

The line was designed and the system was delivered by the Turkish ropeway producing company STM Sistem Teleferik from İzmir.[3] The construction works completed in November 2007, and following the test runs, the line went in service in April 2008. It is the longest urban gondola lift line in Turkey.[1][2][4]

Sixteen detachable cabins each capable of eight passengers transport hourly 384 people between the two stations. The ride lasts 20 minutes.[1] The municipality dropped the fare from initially 5.00 to 1.00 in April 2013.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Teleferik Hakkında" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "Keçiören'i kuşbakışı izleme keyfi". Sabah (in Turkish). 2013-04-10. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  3. ^ "References-Ankara - Keçiören (2007)". STM Sistem Teleferik. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  4. ^ "Şirket Profili" (in Turkish). Keçiören Belediyesi Teleferik Tesisleri. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
  5. ^ "Keçiören Teleferik" (in Turkish). Nereleri Gezmeli. Retrieved 2013-11-12.

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