Yushancun Cable Car

Yushancun Cable Car is an aerial tramway that allows people in the isolated village of Yushan to cross the deep Loushui River Gorge to access route X038 in a remote region of Hubei, China. The 650 meter span crosses 350 meters above the Loushui River making it the second highest tramway in China after the Gulucun Cable Car.

Yushancun Cable Car 鱼山村索道
Yushan Cable Car East station.
Overview
Status	Operational
Location	Enshi, Hubei, China
Termini	Zhepingcun Yushancun
No. of stations	2
Open	1997
Operation
Trip duration	4 min
Technical features
Aerial lift type	Aerial tramway
Line length	650 m (2,130 ft)

In later years the static 2 support cable configuration was improved with the addition of a 3rd cable. The small 4-person gondola is pulled along by a 4th cable powered by a diesel engine inside the east station.

Gallery

• 
  Yushan Cable Car west station.
• 
  Yushan Ropeway looking west.
• 
  Loushui River Gorge looking south.
• 
  Loushui River 350 meters below the gondola.
• 
  Yushan Ropeway east station.
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  Yushan Gondola east station cable configuration.
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  Yushan Gondola West station anchor cables.
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  Yushan Gondola west station diesel motor.

References

• News story on Yushancun Tramway history
• Sohu Webpage on Yushancun Tramway