Namsan Cable Car
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37°33′24″N 126°58′54″E/37.5565908°N 126.9817857°E/ 37.5565908; 126.9817857
The Namsan Cable Car (남산 케이블카;namsan keibeulka) is an aerial tramway in Seoul, South Korea. Built in 1962, it spans from the Hoehyeon-dong platform (near Myeong-dong) to the Yejang-dong platform near the top of the mountain Namsan and the Namsan Seoul Tower. It is the first commercial cable car service for passengers in Korea.
The length of the cable is 605 metres (1,985ft), and the altitude difference of 138 metres (453ft) makes a gradient of 13°. The cabins move at a speed of 3.2 metres per second (10ft/s); the transit between platforms takes about three minutes.
An elevator, opened in June 2009 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, operates from near the entrance of Namsan Tunnel Three up to the cable car station. It runs along the slope of Namsan with a capacity for 20 passengers to provide better access for the disabled and senior citizens.
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