Sarajevo cable car

Sarajevo cable car
Sarajevska žičara
View of Sarajevo from the cable car
Logo of the Sarajevo cable car
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterElevated
LocationSarajevo - Trebević
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°51′19.48″N 18°26′5.45″E / 43.8554111°N 18.4348472°E / 43.8554111; 18.4348472
TerminiBistrik, Stari Grad, Sarajevo (start)
Station "Ramo Biber" on Trebević (end)[1]
Elevationlowest:  583 m (1,913 ft)
highest: 1,160 m (3,810 ft)
No. of stations2
Built byDžekos d.o.o. and Stim d.o.o.
Construction cost~11 million € (reopening)
Open3 May 1959; 65 years ago (1959-05-03)
Closed18 November 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-18) (completely destroyed in 1992–1995)
Reopened6 April 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-06)
Websitezicara.ba
Operation
OwnerCity of Sarajevo
OperatorJ.P. Sarajevo d.o.o.
No. of carriers33
Carrier capacity10
Operating times(summer) Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 21:00, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 to 21:00[3]
(winter) Monday to Sunday from 09:00 to 17:00[4]
Trip duration7 min[2]
Fare6 KM (both ways for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
30 KM (both ways for foreigners)
Technical features
Aerial lift typeGondola lift
Manufactured byLeitner Ropeways[5] (motor, cable, cable cars, towers)
Line length2,200 m (7,200 ft)
No. of support towers10
Operating speed5 m/s (16 ft/s)

The Sarajevo cable car (Bosnian: Sarajevska žičara), also known as the Trebević cable car (Bosnian: Trebevićka žičara), is a gondola lift in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, connecting the old part of the city with the mountain Trebević.

  1. ^ "Gradonačelnik Skaka primio suprugu Rame Bibera, dolazna stanica Žičare će nositi njegovo ime | Grad Sarajevo". sarajevo.ba (in Croatian).
  2. ^ "Nove informacije o radu Trebevićke žičare". N1 BA (in Bosnian).
  3. ^ "Ljetno radno vrijeme Sarajevske žičare". Destination Sarajevo. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Servisne informacije |". www.zicara.ba. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Gondole Trebevićke žičare u pet olimpijskih boja". Klix.ba (in Bosnian).