Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway

Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway
Map
The Harties Aerial Cableway is located at Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, South Africa
Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway is located in North West (South African province)
Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway
Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway is located in South Africa
Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway
Overview
StatusOperational
CountrySouth Africa South Africa
Coordinates25°42′40.61″S 27°53′8.44″E / 25.7112806°S 27.8856778°E / -25.7112806; 27.8856778
Elevationlowest:  0 metres (0 ft)
highest: 1,592 metres (5,223 ft)
No. of stations2
Open1973; 51 years ago (1973)
WebsiteHarties Cableway
Operation
OperatorZargodox (Pty) Ltd
Carrier capacity
  • 6 passengers per cabin
  • 2 passengers per two-seater chair lift
Technical features
Aerial lift typeMono cableway
Line length1 600 metres
Harties Aerial Cableway Logo

The Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway (or Harties Cableway), originally constructed in 1973, is a 1.2 km long cableway that extends to the top of the Magaliesberg and offers panoramic views of the Magaliesberg, Hartbeespoort Dam and the surrounding area. It is situated 1 km to the north of the town of Hartbeespoort in the North West Province, and is the longest mono-cableway in Africa.[1] In 2010 the cableway was completely revamped and modernised by Zargodox (Pty) Ltd, and officially reopened on 14 August 2010 by the then Minister of Tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk.[2] The aerial cableway is open seven days a week.[3]

  1. ^ http://www.news24.com/Travel/South-Africa/Hartebeespoort-Cableway-reopens-20120724 News 24 Harties Cableway reopening, retrieved 19 December 2012
  2. ^ http://www.info.gov.za/speech/DynamicAction?pageid=461&sid=29617&tid=78941 Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine Government Gazette, retrieved 19 December 2012
  3. ^ "Harties Aerial Cableway | Hartbeespoort".