Ashgabat Cable Car

Ashgabat Cable Car
Overview
StatusOperational
LocationAshgabat, Turkmenistan
TerminiAshgabat
Kopetdag
Elevationlowest:  1,270 m (4,170 ft)
No. of stations2
Open18 October 2006
Technical features
Aerial lift typeAerial tramway
Line length4 km (2.5 mi)
Operating speed6 m/s (13 mph)

Ashgabat Cable Car (Turkmen: Türkmenbaşynyň Asma ýoly) is a 4 km (2.5 mi) cableway between Ashgabat and the foothills of the Kopetdag. The cableway is the first and only cable car in Turkmenistan. Construction was finished on 18 October 2006.