Yalta - cable car

It is impossible to imagine a trip along the southern coast of Crimea, acquaintance with palaces and caves , without visiting one of its most famous sights - the cable car that connected Miskhor and the battlements of Mount Ai-Petri. Traveling in the booth of the cable car will surely be remembered by the divinely beautiful landscapes and breathtaking ascents. Some fifteen minutes and the Yalta cable car will easily transport brave travelers from the sea shore to the top of the Ai-Petri mountain.

The cable car in Yalta: history

The cable car began its history in the distant 1967, when the first stone was built in its construction. During the works on assembling the road, builders faced unforeseen difficulties, because of which they had to change the project. The fact is that the hanging ropes of the road lay on the rocks. Monumental construction stretched for two decades, and only on the eve of the new 1988 cable car took the first passengers. They became the admissions committee, which authorized the launch of the Yalta cable car into operation. Since then, for the past 25 years, Yalta's cable car of its passengers has been transported tirelessly in the winter and summer, being the only means of communication with the Ai-Petrinskaya Yaila during the winter snow drifts. It is on the cable car that the institutions that are in the yail receive everything they need: food, things, and the press.

The cable car in Yalta: interesting facts

• The length of the Yalta ropeway is 2980 meters;
• the structure of the road includes three stations: Ai-Petri, Sosnovy Bor, Mishor;
• stations "Miskhor" and "Sosnovy Bor" are located at a distance of 1310 meters from each other;
• the section between the stations "Sosnovy Bor" and "Ai-Petri" is unique in that for 1670 meters there is not one support on it;
• The boom time from the bottom to the top station is 15 minutes;
• The passenger booth can accommodate 40 adults, and the weight of the cabin itself is 1.8 tons;
• in total there are 4 passenger cabins on the road;
• The speed of the car at the bottom of the road is 6 m / s, and in the upper - 8 m / s;
• The power supply of the ropeway is carried out with the help of its own autonomous power station.

The ropeway operating mode

The cable car operates daily, without days off and breaks. You can climb it from 10 to 16 hours, and go down from 10 to 17 hours. Annually the cable car is closed for preventive maintenance. It happens in the spring, in March-April. The cost of traveling to Ai-Petri by cable car is 65 hryvnia for an adult ($ 8) and 30 hryvnia ($ 4) for a child. Children under six years of age use the cable car for free.

The cable car in Yalta: accidents

Speaking of the Yalta cable car, it is impossible to ignore the accident that occurred in August 2013. Due to technical malfunction for the first time in the history of work on August 11, 2013, more than 70 people became prisoners of the Yalta cable car, literally hanging in the air. 40 people were stuck on a cable car in the area of ​​the station "Ai-Petri" at an altitude of 140 meters, and 35 people - at an altitude of about 50 meters, near the station "Sosnovy Bor." After unsuccessful attempts to start the road in emergency mode, an operation to rescue stuck tourists by the forces of the Ministry of Emergencies began. Rescue work continued until late at night, and as a result, all tourists were safely flown to the ground. None of those involved in the accident did not receive any harm to their health. In compensation for the inconvenience, the Yalta cable car paid all the participants of the incident compensation in the amount of 500 hryvnia (about 2000 Russian rubles).