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46-421: The London cable car , also known as the Dangleway and officially as the IFS Cloud Cable Car for sponsorship reasons, 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

92-537: A pay-as-you-go Oyster card , or on presentation of a valid non-PAYG Oyster or Travelcard (the cable car is not fully integrated into Transport for London's ticketing system). To encourage use of the service for commuting , further discounts are offered with a multi-journey ticket which allows ten journeys within a twelve-month period. The London Assembly and the Liberal Democrats have called for full fare integration. The £1 discount for Oyster and Travelcard holders

138-419: A "flight" and marketing literature borrows language from the airline industry, such as referring to tickets as " boarding passes ". The deal with TfL for Emirates Air Line branding, bringing in £3.6m a year, expired on 28 June 2022. However, no sponsor had been found for the cable car at the end of the contract, even at less than a quarter of the price. It was reported that a senior TfL executive had joked that

184-488: A boarding station within the O2 Arena car park. When the project was announced, TfL's initial budget was £25 million; they announced this would be entirely funded by private finance . This figure was first revised to £45 million, and by September 2011 had more than doubled to £60 million, reportedly because TfL had not included the costs of legal advice, project management, land acquisition and other costs. TfL planned to make up

230-652: A bridge connection between the adjacent cabins. The main advantage of the funifor system is its stability in high wind conditions owing to the horizontal distance between the two support ropes. Chairlifts are continuously circulating systems carrying chairs, which usually enable skiers to board without removing skis. They are a common type of lift at most ski areas and in mountainous areas. They can also be found at some amusement parks and tourist attractions. Detachable chairlifts usually move far faster than fixed-grip chairlifts, typically 5 m/s (16.4 ft/s) compared with 2 to 2.5 m/s (6.6 to 8.2 ft/s). Because

276-698: A cable car crossing over the River Thames, which would be the first urban cable car in the United Kingdom. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects , Expedition Engineering and Buro Happold , it would cross the river at a height up to 90 metres (300 ft), higher than the nearby O2 Arena . The cable car would provide a crossing every 15 seconds, with a maximum capacity of 2,500 passengers per hour in each direction, about 50 busloads. Bicycles could be carried, and passengers would be able to pay for their journeys with pay-as-you-go Oyster cards . A planning application

322-769: A concession to a joint venture between Keolis and Amey since 2014. There are also other concessionaires who have built and managed extensions. The Elizabeth Line (formerly known as Crossrail) also operates as a concession from London Rail. It already operates the Shenfield Metro services, taking over from Abellio Greater Anglia on 31 May 2015, as well as the ex- Heathrow Connect route since 20 May 2018. The National Rail network within Greater London carries large numbers of commuters into London and also provides many local services, especially within South London . Under

368-501: A discount available to people making more than five journeys a week during one week in October. In the previous year, in the same week the number of card users was making regular journeys was 16. Boris Johnson had claimed Londoners would continue flocking to it (the cable car service). In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic , the cable car offered free travel to key workers who needed to reach

414-578: A month before the Opening Ceremony of the games. TfL reported that the total cost of the project was about £60 million, of which £45 million went towards construction. It estimates that the service can carry 2,500 people per hour. The Emirates Air Line route was added to the London Tube map in June 2012. It was the first to have the sponsoring company's logo shown on the map. Similar to the representation of

460-597: A separate moving rope provides propulsion. The grip of an aerial tramway is permanently fixed onto the propulsion rope. Aerial trams used for urban transport include the Roosevelt Island Tramway in New York City , as well as the Portland Aerial Tram . A gondola lift consists of a continuously circulating cable that is strung between two or more stations, over intermediate supporting towers. The cable

506-403: A single haul cable is looped round twice. Funitels combine a short time between successive cabins with a high capacity (20 to 30 people) per cabin. A funifor is a type of cable car with two support ropes and a haul rope, looped around. Each system is composed of a single cabin shuttling back-and-forth. Many installations are built with two parallel, but independent, lines. The funifor design

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552-587: A storm, which hit London in February 2022, had been their "last hope" for discontinuing the service without loss of face. In September 2022 it was announced that the technology company IFS AB would be the new sponsor beginning in October, and that the line would be renamed the IFS Cloud Cable Car. The initial sponsorship deal lasts five years, with a break after two years, and will cost £420,000 per year. The sponsorship deal also allows TfL to temporarily rebrand

598-481: A walking and cycling bridge east of Tower Bridge between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf. The scheme was also criticised because the original sponsorship contract forbade the use of funds from Israel, which the UAE did not recognise diplomatically at that time. It imposed restrictions on "(i) any Competitor; or (ii) any person who is a national of, or who is registered, incorporated, established or whose principal place of business

644-464: Is a fusion of a gondola lift and a chair lift. The company Leitner refers to it as telemix , while Doppelmayr uses the term combination lift . An example is Ski Arlberg 's Weibermahd lift in Vorarlberg ( Austria ) which alternates between 8-person chairlifts and 10-person gondolas. In undeveloped areas with rough terrain, simple hand-powered cable-cars may be used for crossing rivers, such as

690-419: Is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal, which is connected to an engine or electric motor . Multiple gondola cabins are attached to the cable, usually with detachable grips, enabling them to slow down in the stations to facilitate safe boarding. Fixed grip variants exist, although these are considerably less common. Lifts with a single cable are sometimes referred to as "mono-cable" gondola lifts. Depending on

736-647: Is in a country with which the United Arab Emirates does not at the date of this Contract or at any relevant point during the Term maintain diplomatic relations." The contract also forbade the mayor or Transport for London from criticising the governments or royal families of the United Arab Emirates , or the contract. The clause regarding Israel was later removed. Aerial lift A cable car ( British English ) or an aerial tramway , aerial tram ( American English ), uses one or two stationary ropes for support while

782-580: The Greater London Authority Act 1999 Transport for London was given powers to consult with the train operators and as such London Rail is therefore more of an enabler than an operator, and has developed partnerships with the Department for Transport (who are responsible for rail strategy), Network Rail (who own the infrastructure) and the various train operating companies (who operate the services) in order to further its aims. A pilot project

828-628: The London Overground (LO), London Trams , the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and the Elizabeth line . As part of an internal restructure within TfL, it recently merged with the (previously separate) London Underground directorate, bringing all of Greater London local transport services on rails under one division. The London Overground was established in 2007 when TfL took over the control of

874-464: The Nightingale Hospital at ExCeL London ; the hospital was later found unnecessary, and mothballed. In 2023, the annual ridership was 1,474,546. Critics of the cable car have dismissed it as an impractical transport solution, which will appeal to tourists at peak times but is unlikely to attract a large number of cross-river locals or commuters due to its location and the cost of tickets. It

920-535: The Peak 2 Peak Gondola (Canada). A funitel differs from a standard gondola lift through the use of two overhead arms, attached to two parallel haul cables, providing more stability in high winds. The name funitel is a blend of the French words funiculaire and telepherique . Systems may sometimes be referred to as "double monocable" (DMC), where two separate haul cables are used, or "double loop monocable" (DLM) where

966-864: The Republic of the Congo , was over 75 km in length. The Norsjö aerial tramway in Sweden had a length of 96 kilometers. The following abbreviations are frequently used in the industry: London Rail London Rail was a directorate of Transport for London (TfL), involved in the relationship with the National Rail network within Greater London , UK which managed TfL's non-London Underground train services. Rail for London , established in 2006, provides rail passenger transport services in London. London Rail managed

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1012-499: The tuin used in Nepal. A material ropeway or ropeway conveyor is an aerial lift from which containers for goods rather than passenger cars are suspended. These are usually monocable or bicable gondola lifts . Material ropeways are typically found around large mining concerns, and can be of considerable length. The COMILOG Cableway , which ran from Moanda in Gabon to Mbinda in

1058-569: The Docklands Light Railway, the cable car route was displayed as a triple red stripe rather than a solid line, to distinguish it from London Underground lines. The service's logo was a red cartouche containing the Emirates logo and the TfL roundel , to reflect the corporate sponsorship by the airline. As with the marketing of the London Eye , the transit of the cable car is referred to as

1104-609: The Dome site to the DLR 's East India station in Tower Hamlets. The estimated cost of the cable car was £8–10 million, for 23 gondolas, each with seating for nine and standing room for a further six, that would have travelled at 5 mph (8.0 km/h) at between 50 and 80 metres (160 and 260 ft) in the air. Taking three minutes to make a one-way trip, it would have had a capacity of 2,500 passengers per hour each way. Full planning permission

1150-570: The Dubai-based airline Emirates would provide £36 million in a 10-year sponsorship deal which included branding of the cable car service with the airline's name. Construction began in August 2011 with Mace as the lead contractor. Doppelmayr built the cable car for £45 million and Mace was to operate it for the first three years for a further £5.5 million. TfL stated that the initial construction funding and Emirates sponsorship would cover £36 million of

1196-526: The cable car line ( 51°29′59″N 0°00′30″E  /  51.4998°N 0.0083°E  / 51.4998; 0.0083  ( Emirates Air Line (Greenwich terminus) ) ) is within walking distance of The O2 . The closest interchange with the London Underground is at North Greenwich . The nearest London River Services is at North Greenwich Pier and local London Buses services at North Greenwich bus station . Download coordinates as: In

1242-501: The cable car with other commercial sponsors, such as Pokémon in August 2022. TfL did note that the cable car "makes a profit", despite the substantial reduction in sponsorship income. The cable car is based on monocable detachable gondola (MDG) technology, a system which uses a single cable for both propulsion and support, used also on the Metrocable in Medellín , Colombia. The MDG system

1288-441: The cable moves faster than most passengers could safely disembark and load, each chair is connected to the cable by a powerful spring-loaded cable grip which detaches at terminals, allowing the chair to slow considerably for convenient loading and unloading at a typical speed of 0.75 m/s (2.5 ft/s), a speed slower even than fixed-grip. Chairs may be fitted with a "bubble" canopy to offer weather protection. A hybrid lift

1334-403: The cost, with the rest to be funded from fares. In 2011 it was the most expensive cable car system ever built. In May 2012, TfL said that the cable car would be running by the summer of 2012, and that while there were no plans to have it open before the 2012 Olympic Games , there would be plans in place in case it was opened in time. The public opening took place at noon on 28 June 2012, almost

1380-915: The design of the individual lift, the capacity, cost, and functionality of a gondola lift will differ dramatically. Because of the proliferation of such systems in the Alpine regions of Europe , the French language name of télécabine is also used in an English language context. Gondola lifts are also used for urban transportation. Examples include the Singapore Cable Car , Metrocable (Medellín) , Metrocable (Caracas) , Mi Teleférico ( La Paz ), and London Cable Car . Gondola lifts which feature one stationary 'support' rope and one haul rope are known as bi-cable gondola lifts, while lifts that feature two support ropes and one haul rope are known as tri-cable gondola lifts. Examples include Ngong Ping Skyrail ( Hong Kong ) and

1426-511: The former National Rail Silverlink franchise in 2007. It has since taken on more services through a former London Underground line and over other Network Rail lines. London Rail lets a concession to operate the Overground. Operation is contracted to Arriva Rail London (owned by Arriva UK Trains ) until 2024. London Trams is responsible only for the Croydon Tram known as Tramlink . Tramlink

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1472-527: The north side of the Thames as an 87-metre (285 ft) north main tower at Clyde Wharf , a 66-metre (217 ft) north intermediate tower south of the Docklands Light Railway tracks roughly midway between Canning Town and West Silvertown stations, a two-storey gondola station and "boat impact protection" in Royal Victoria Dock. South of the river there is a 60-metre (200 ft) main support tower and

1518-403: The rest of the year. The duration of a single crossing is ten minutes (reduced to five minutes in rush hour as the service speed is increased). The system has a capacity of 4,080 passengers an hour, 62,000 per day and up to 500,000 people a week in summer. From 1 March 2022, the adult pay-as-you-go fare was £6, with the child fare 50% of the adult fare. A reduced fare is available when paid with

1564-455: The second week of October 2012 about 42,500 journeys were made. Journeys made fell to 23,000 for the same week in 2013. In November 2012, after the Olympics, passenger numbers dropped to less than 10% of capacity. Fewer than 0.01% of journeys were made on discounted commuter fares which were 10 for £16. In November 2013, it was reported that there were only four Oyster card users qualifying for

1610-575: The service advertises "a unique view of London". On 28 June 2024, FirstGroup took over the operations of the cable car line. The idea for a cable car linking the Greenwich Peninsula with the north bank of the Thames first emerged during the development of the "car free" transport strategy for the Millennium Dome (now The O2 ) in the late 1990s. Presented to planning authorities in early 1997 by Meridian Cable Cars, this link would have run from

1656-542: The shortfall by paying for the project out of the London Rail budget, applying for funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and seeking commercial sponsorship. €9.7m of ERDF support, out of an estimated €65.56m total budget, was agreed on 9 July 2012. In January 2011, News International was planning to sponsor the project, but withdrew its offer. In October 2011 it was announced that

1702-580: The technology firm IFS ; prior to this, from its opening the line was sponsored by the airline Emirates , and known as the Emirates Air Line until 28 June 2022. 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 . In addition to transport across the river,

1748-559: Was developed by the Italian manufacturer, Hölzl, which later merged with Doppelmayr Italia. Today, the design is therefore patented by Doppelmayr Garaventa Group . At the top of each track, the haul rope loops back to the bottom instead of looping over to serve the other track, as would occur with a normal aerial tramway . This is shown in the diagram below. This feature allows for a single cabin operation when traffic warrants. The independent drive also allows for evacuations to occur by means of

1794-612: Was granted in December 1997 and July 1998 for the northern and southern sides respectively, the northern side permission being one of the last acts of the London Docklands Development Corporation . An opening date of October 1999 was planned, but because of negative reactions from the administrators of the Dome project, financial backers pulled out and the cable car project collapsed in October 1998. On 4 July 2010, Transport for London (TfL) announced plans to develop

1840-404: Was initially operated by its builders, Mace . On 28 June 2024, FirstGroup took over the operation, with an initial five-year contract and the option to extend it for a further three years. In 2020, the running hours were 07:00–22:00 from Monday to Thursday, 07:00–23:00 Friday, 08:00–23:00 Saturday, 09:00–22:00 Sunday from 1 April to 30 September, finishing an hour earlier from Sunday to Thursday

1886-560: Was launched in 2003 to promote the various services provided by train operating companies in South London under one umbrella brand, Overground Network . The scheme included station upgrades, signage and publicity, but promotion of the brand had ceased by 2007. London Rail also influences rail freight and freight depots in Greater London. In August 2007, London Rail published its 'Rail Freight Strategy' report. Both former Mayors of London Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson have expressed

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1932-668: Was removed in March 2023. The eastern end of the cable car line ( 51°30′28″N 0°01′04″E  /  51.5077°N 0.0179°E  / 51.5077; 0.0179  ( Emirates Air Line (Royal Docks terminus) ) ) is at the Royal Docks , home to the ExCeL exhibition centre and the new London City Hall . The closest interchange to the Docklands Light Railway is at Royal Victoria station , with an out-of-station interchange distance of approximately 200 metres (660 ft). The western end of

1978-461: Was reportedly cheaper and quicker to install than a more complex three-cable system which would have allowed larger-capacity cars. There are 36 passenger gondolas, of which 34 are in use at any one time, with a maximum capacity of ten passengers each. All passenger gondolas are ready for disabled persons using wheelchairs, including those ones with leg rest extensions. There are also two (open) engineers' gondolas for use by maintenance staff. The line

2024-410: Was set up in 2000 by a private finance initiative . It was bought by TfL in 2008 and is operated on its behalf by FirstGroup . London Trams has been working on proposals for other tram schemes in west and central London, however as of 2011 all are unfunded or cancelled. The Docklands Light Railway was established in 1987 and has seen significant expansion since. Its operation has been contracted out as

2070-410: Was similarly labelled a ' white elephant '. There has also been criticism of the project's £24 million-plus cost to taxpayers, caused by a budget overrun. Boris Johnson , the former Mayor of London , had said the cost of the scheme would not be underwritten by taxpayers. The cable car's location has also caused controversy, with advocates of walking and cycling favouring a Sustrans -sponsored plan for

2116-460: Was submitted to the London Borough of Newham , using the name London Cable Car, in October 2010 for the "erection of a cable car for the length of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) over the River Thames from North Greenwich Peninsula to Royal Victoria Dock at a minimum clearance of 54.1 metres (177 ft) above mean high water springs ". The application listed the structures planned for the service on

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