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Yushancun Cable Car

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Yushancun Cable Car
鱼山村索道
Yushan Cable Car East station.
Overview
StatusOperational
LocationEnshi, Hubei, China
TerminiZhepingcun
Yushancun
No. of stations2
Open1997
Operation
Trip duration4 min
Technical features
Aerial lift typeAerial tramway
Line length650 m (2,130 ft)

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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