The **Hòn Thơm cable car** is a [3S gondola lift](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s) in southern Vietnam, connecting the vacation islands Phú Quôc and Hòn Thơm. At 7,900 meters, it is currently the world’s longest tricable ropeway.

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Hòn Thơm cable car

A [**3S gondola lift**](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s) or **tricable detachable gondola (TDG)** is a gondola technology that uses three steel wire ropes (*drei Seile* in German, giving the name "3S"). Two of the ropes support the weight of the gondola cabins, while the third rope provides propulsion.

3S gondola lift

The **Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group** is an international manufacturer of ropeways and people movers.

Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group

In an [aerial lift](/entry/tc-aerial-lift), a **track rope** is a fixed (stationary) rope that provides support for the vehicles. That is, track ropes play the same role in a ropeway as rails do in a railway. Unlike the [haul rope](/entry/tc-haul-rope), the track ropes do not move. Usually one or both ends of the ropeway have devices that can be used to maintain the tension over the rope's lifetime.

track rope

In an [aerial lift](/entry/tc-aerial-lift), the **haul rope** is the [wire rope](/entry/tc-wire-rope) that provides propulsion for the vehicles. It moves either continuously or in a reversing fashion (for [tramways](/entry/tc-trnsprt-aerial-tramway)). In [monocable lifts](/entry/tc-monocable-gondola), the haul rope also provides support for the vehicles, whereas in other systems such as [3S lifts](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s), the vehicles are supported by separate [track ropes](/entry/tc-track-rope).

haul rope

[Hòn Thơm cable car](/entry/i-hòn-thơm-cable-car) above the An Thới township.

Hòn Thơm Cable Car

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Entry ID for ski lifts or cableways documented in the database on the French website remontees-mecaniques.net. The ID is the numeric part found near the end of the URL on that site.

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Description	The Hòn Thơm cable car is a 3S gondola lift in southern Vietnam, connecting the vacation islands Phú Quôc and Hòn Thơm. At 7,900 meters, it is currently the world’s longest tricable ropeway.
Manufacturer	CDoppelmayr/Garaventa Group
Has part	TChaul rope, TCtrack rope
Is a	TC3S gondola lift
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Route Capacity (passengers)	3500 pphpd
Route length	7900 m
Vertical Rise	6 m
Wikidata QID	Q48078466
Speed	8.5 m/s
# of vehicles	70
RMnet Lift DB ID	6570