A **ropeway** (or **cableway**) refers to any means of transport in which vehicles are propelled by ropes along a fixed route, excluding elevators or cable ferries. Ropeways generally fall into three categories: [aerial lifts](/entry/tc-aerial-lift), surface lifts, and [cable railways](/entry/tc-cable-railway). In modern ropeways, the rope is almost invariably steel [wire rope](/entry/tc-wire-rope), although other materials have been used in the past.

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Boarding the Cat Hai - Phu Long cable car

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A **means of transport** is any vehicle or system used to transport people or goods from one place to another.

The **Alpin Express 1** is a [3S gondola lift](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s) located in Saas-Fee, Switzerland and is the first half of a two-part route that uses two separate lifts - the second part being the [Alpin Express 2](/entry/i-alpin-express-2). It is known for being the first 3S gondola in the world.

Alpin Express 1

The **Alpin Express 2** is a [3S gondola lift](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s) located in Saas-Fee, Switzerland and is the second half of a two-part route that uses two separate lifts - the first part being the [Alpin Express 1](/entry/i-alpin-express-1).

Alpin Express 2

View from near the top of the [Grouse Mountain Skyride](/entry/i-red-skyride).

Grouse Mountain Skyride

The **Mérida Cable Car** (Spanish: Teleférico de Mérida) is a [multi-segment aerial lift](/entry/tc-aerial-lift-multi) in Mérida, western Venezuela.

Mérida Cable Car

The **3K K-onnection** is a [3S gondola lift](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s) in [Salzburg](/entry/x-salzburg-state) that carries passengers from the Maiskogel to the Langwied area on the Kitzsteinhorn.

3K K-onnection

A **cable railway** or is a means of transport where the vehicles are pulled forward along rails by one or more steel [wire ropes](/entry/tc-wire-rope) (the "cables"). In some cases (mostly historically), chains or regular ropes may be used.

A **motor vehicle** is a vehicle that can propel itself and which does not run on rails. Motor vehicles generally travel on wheels, although some (e.g. tanks and snowmobiles) use tracks instead.

This is the view from the [Peak 2 Peak Gondola](/entry/i-peak-2-peak-gondola), from around the middle of the span, as another gondola is seen passing by in the opposite direction.

A Peak 2 Peak gondola passing by.

The **Alpin Express** is a multi-segment 3S gondola lift located in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

Alpin Express

The **Ahornbahn** is an [aerial tramway](/entry/tc-trnsprt-aerial-tramway) in Mayrhofen, Austria.

Ahornbahn

The [Grouse Mountain Skyride](/entry/i-red-skyride).

Photo of people boarding the {entry("i-cat-hai-phu-long-cable-car").link()}.

An **aerial lift** is a means of transport where the vehicles hang from one or more steel [wire ropes](/entry/tc-wire-rope).

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

Hòn Thơm Cable Car

**Wire rope** is a [rope](/entry/tc-rope) made from [wire](/entry/tc-wire). In some applications, a wire rope is referred to as a **cable**. Modern wire ropes are generally made from steel, although other materials like wrought iron have been used historically.

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Description	A ropeway (or cableway) refers to any means of transport in which vehicles are propelled by ropes along a fixed route, excluding elevators or cable ferries. Ropeways generally fall into three categories: aerial lifts, surface lifts, and cable railways. In modern ropeways, the rope is almost invariably steel wire rope, although other materials have been used in the past.
Type of	TCmeans of transport
Also known as	cableway, cable propelled transport, CPT, Seilbahn
Has types	TCaerial lift, TCcable railway
Used in	IAlpin Express, IMérida Cable Car
Instances	I3K K-onnection, IAhornbahn, IAlpin Express, IAlpin Express 1, IAlpin Express 2, 19 more…
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Wikidata QID	Q1424016
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