London Cable Car

Name: London Cable Car
Address: Edmund Halley Way, London, London, GB

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London Cable Car carries passengers across the Thames between Greenwich Peninsula and Royal Victoria Dock in London.

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Construction cost about £60 million, with Emirates contributing £36 million.

late 1990sThe planned cable car link emerged during development of the Millennium Dome transport strategy.
2010Transport for London announced plans for a cable car crossing of the Thames.
2012The service opened to the public on 28 June. Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Expedition Engineering and Buro Happold designed the crossing. Mace was the main contractor; Doppelmayr supplied the cableway technology.
2024FirstGroup took over operations on 28 June.

TrainThe Royal Docks terminal is on the north side of Royal Victoria Dock, about 150 metres south of Royal Victoria DLR station.
BoatNorth Greenwich Pier is the nearest London River Services stop to the Greenwich Peninsula terminal, near The O2.
BusLocal buses serve North Greenwich bus station, near the Greenwich Peninsula terminal.

Wheelchair-accessible gondolas All passenger gondolas accommodate wheelchair users, including those with leg rest extensions.

Where

Edmund Halley Way, London

How long does the cable car journey take?

A one-way journey takes five to thirteen minutes, depending on the time of day.

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