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{{Short description|Gondola lift in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
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{{More citations needed|date=March 2011}}
'''Gulmarg Gondola''' in [[Gulmarg]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[union territory]] of [[India]] is a high altitude [[Gondola lift|cable car]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/travel/a-family-ski-adventure-in-the-himalayas.html|title=A Family Ski Adventure in the Himalayas}}</ref> Higher lines include the ''Dagu Glacier Gondola''.

==Background==
[[File:Gulmarg-Gondala.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Gulmarg Gondola - The New Cable Car of Gulmarg]]
The two-stage [[gondola lift]] ferries about 600 people per hour to and from Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby [[Apharwat Peak]] ({{convert|4200|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}). The ropeway project is a joint venture of the Jammu and Kashmir government and French firm [[Poma]]galski. The first stage transfers from the Gulmarg resort at {{convert|2600|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} to Kongdoori Station in the bowl-shaped Kongdori valley. The second stage of the ropeway, which has 36 cabins and 18 towers, takes skiers to a height of {{convert|3747|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} on Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Afarwat Peak ({{convert|4200|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}). The second stage was completed in a record time of about two years at a cost of 180,000,000 Indian Rupees (i.e. some US$4.5 million) and opened on 28 May 2005. The French company had also built the first phase of the gondola project, connecting Gulmarg to Kongdoori, in 1998.

The timing of the gondola is 10 AM (IST) to 5 PM (It's highly dependent upon the weather at both stages). A gondola can carry six people at a time. The price is 700 Indian Rupees (11 US$) for the first stage and 900 Indian Rupees (15 US$) for the second stage. Also offered is Chair Cars for phase-II for 300/- INR. It takes approximately 9 minutes to reach the first stage and 12 minutes for second stage.

An accident occurred on 15 June 2017 due to an enormous pine tree being uprooted by a gust of wind and breaking the perspex windows on one of the gondola cabins, causing it to swing violently and its seven occupants to fall {{convert|100|ft|m|abbr=on|0}} to the ground.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://klineadventures.com/gulmarg-gondola-claims-7-lives/|title=Gulmarg Gondola claims 7 lives in tragic accident {{!}} K-Line Adventures|date=2017-06-26|work=K-Line Adventures|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Gulmarg gondola base station.jpg|Gulmarg gondola base station in May 2013
File:Gulmarg Kungdoor gondola station.JPG|Gulmarg Kungdoor gondola station in May 2013, 2nd stage gondola and chairlift seen on right
File:Gulmarg Gondola (ropeway or cable transport) station in Jammu and Kashmir.jpg|Gulmarg Gondola station in April 2013
File:Boarding passes for Gulmarg Gondola in Jammu and Kashmir.jpg|Boarding passes
</gallery>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gulmarggondola.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-3092.html#top Description] by ''Remontées Mécaniques'' (French)
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7899152.stm Article in BBC News] of 26 February 2009

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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Baramulla district]]
[[Category:Aerial tramways in India]]
[[Category:Gondola lifts]]
[[Category:Transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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