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Gulmarg Gondola
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'''Gulmarg Gondola''' in [[Gulmarg]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], an administered [[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''<br />
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==Background==<br />
[[File:Gulmarg-Gondala.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Gulmarg Gondola - The New Cable Car of Gulmarg]]<br />
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$4.5 million) and opened on 28 May 2005. The French company had also built the first phase of the gondola project, connecting Gulmarg to Kongdoori, in 1998.<br />
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The timing of the gondola is 10 AM (IST) to 5 PM (It's highly dependent upon the weather at both stages). A gondola can carry six people at a time. The price is 700 Indian Rupees (11 US$) 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.<br />
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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><br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Gulmarg gondola base station.jpg|Gulmarg gondola base station in May 2013<br />
File:Gulmarg Kungdoor gondola station.JPG|Gulmarg Kungdoor gondola station in May 2013, 2nd stage gondola and chairlift seen on right<br />
File:Boarding passes for Gulmarg Gondola in Jammu and Kashmir.jpg|Boarding passes<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.gulmarggondola.com/ Official website]<br />
* [http://www.remontees-mecaniques.net/bdd/reportage-3092.html#top Description] by ''Remontées Mécaniques'' (French)<br />
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7899152.stm Article in BBC News] of 26 February 2009<br />
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Baramulla district]]<br />
[[Category:Aerial tramways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Gondola lifts]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Jammu and Kashmir]]</div>
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