London cable car

IFS Cloud Cable Car
London Cable Car logo from London Underground Map May 2022
The three pylons, seen from north of the River Thames
Overview
Other name(s)London cable car
The Dangleway[examples needed]
StatusOpen
LocaleGreenwich/Docklands, London, England
Coordinates51°30′13″N 00°00′47″E / 51.50361°N 0.01306°E / 51.50361; 0.01306
Termini
Websitetfl.gov.uk/modes/london-cable-car/
Service
TypeGondola lift
Operator(s)Transport for London
Rolling stockDoppelmayr
Ridership1,474,546 (in 2023)[1]
History
Opened28 June 2012; 12 years ago (2012-06-28)[2]
Technical
Line length1,100 m (3,600 ft)
CharacterElevated
ElectrificationElectric motor powering cable bullwheel Auxiliary diesel engine powering cable
Operating speed14 mph
Highest elevation90 m (300 ft)
Route map

Legend
Jubilee line
DLR
 Canning Town
Royal Victoria
IFS Cloud Royal Docks Docklands Light Railway
West Silvertown
River Thames
 IFS Cloud Greenwich Peninsula Jubilee Line
North Greenwich
Jubilee line
This diagram:

The London cable car,[3] also known as the Dangleway[4] and officially as the IFS Cloud Cable Car for sponsorship reasons,[5][6] is a cable car link across the River Thames in London, England. The line was built by Doppelmayr and the total cost was around £60 million. The service opened on 28 June 2012 and is operated by Transport for London (TfL). Since 20 October 2022, it has been sponsored by the technology firm IFS;[7] prior to this, from its opening the line was sponsored by the airline Emirates, and known as the Emirates Air Line[8][9][10][11] until 28 June 2022.[12]

The service comprises a 0.62-mile (1.00 km) gondola line that crosses the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Victoria Dock, to the west of ExCeL London.[13] In addition to transport across the river, the service advertises "a unique view of London".[14] On 28 June 2024, FirstGroup took over the operations of the cable car line.

  1. ^ "London Cable Car passenger journeys". Transport for London. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ Booth, Robert (28 June 2012). "London cable car offers investor's-eye view of the Thames". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  3. ^ "London Cable Car - sponsorship opportunity". TfL. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference guardspon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Take the Drain, the Misery Line, then the Viking Line". Londonist. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  6. ^ Heathcote, Edwin (5 April 2019). "Planting the Tulip turns London into a theme park". Financial Times.
  7. ^ "New sponsor for the London Cable Car announced". tfl.gov.uk. TfL. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Emirates sponsors Thames cable car". BBC News. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Thames cable car linking O2 arena and Excel approved". BBC News. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  10. ^ "London's new cable car tested ahead of summer opening". BBC News. 15 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Thames cable car opens for passengers". BBC News. 28 June 2012.
  12. ^ Mortimer, Josiah (6 June 2022). "Emirates Air Line cable car to get a major makeover after London river crossing sponsor drops out". myLondon. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference gondola-project was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Local attractions". www.emiratesairline.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2015.