Wellington Cable Car

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41°17′07.25″S 174°46′04.17″E / 41.2853472°S 174.7678250°E / -41.2853472; 174.7678250

Wellington Cable Car
Top view of Wellington Cable Car
Overview
Status	in use
Owner	Wellington Cable Car Ltd, owned by Wellington City Council
Locale	Wellington, New Zealand
Service
Type	Funicular
Operator(s)	Wellington Cable Car Ltd
History
Opened	1902 (1902)
Technical
Number of tracks	single track with passing loop in the middle
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Maximum incline	17.86%
Route map Legend Kelburn Rawhiti Terrace Salamanca Road Salamanca Talavera Clifton Wellington Urban Motorway Lambton This diagram: view talk edit

The Wellington Cable Car is a funicular railway in Wellington, New Zealand, between Lambton Quay, the main shopping street, and Kelburn, a suburb in the hills commanding views overlooking the central city, rising 120 m (394 ft) over a length of 609 m (1,998 ft).

The one way trip takes approximately five minutes. The Wellington Cable Car is widely recognised as a top visitor attraction in Wellington.^[1]