Bursa Uludağ Gondola
| Bursa Uludağ Gondola Bursa Teleferik |
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Bursa Uludağ Aerial Tramway (November 2012). Replaced in 2013 by gondola lift.
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 Location within Turkey
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| Overview | |
| Status | Finished |
| Character | Ski resort, recreational |
| Location | Yıldırım, Bursa Province, Turkey |
| Country | Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40°10′18″N 29°04′59″E / 40.17167°N 29.08306°E |
| Termini | Teferrüç, Yıldırım, Bursa (northwest) Oteller, Uludağ (southeast) |
| Elevation |
lowest: 395 m (1,296 ft) highest: 1,870 m (6,140 ft) |
| No. of stations | 4 |
| Services | Uludağ |
| Built by | Bursa Teleferik Co. |
| Open | 29 October 1963 |
| Last extension | End November 2013 |
| Closed | 29 October 2013 |
| Reopened | End November 2013 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Bursa Metropolitan Municipality |
| Operator | Leitner Turkey Inc. |
| No. of carriers | 174 |
| Carrier capacity | 8 |
| Trip duration | 22 min. |
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| Aerial lift type | Bi-cable gondola detachable |
| Manufactured by | Leitner Ropeways, Italy |
| Line length | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| No. of support towers | 45 |
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The Bursa Uludağ Gondola (Turkish: Bursa Teleferik Hattı), or simply Teleferik as called locally, is an aerial lift line in Bursa Province connecting the city of Bursa with the nearby ski resort area and national park at mountain Uludağ. Initially as an aerial tramway line, it went in service in 1963, and served fifty-years long until it was replaced by a modern system of gondola lift and extended into ski resort area. The installation of a new line became unavoidable due to increased demand by tourists.
The initial line was an aerial tramway built by the Swiss company Von Roll Holding to enable easy access to the country's biggest ski resort area on Uludağ. Construction work began in 1958 and the line opened on 29 October 1963, the 40th anniversary Republic Day.
The base station is situated at Teferrüç neighborhood of Yıldırım district in southern Bursa. The 4.5 km (2.8 mi) long line served two stations at Uludağ, Kadıyayla and Sarıalan Yaylası. Two 20-seater cabins transportated hourly 120 passengers. The service of aerial tramway ceased on 29 October 2013, after fifty years, to make way for a modern and higher capacity aerial lift system.
The new aerial lift line was designed, and all the technical equipment was delivered by the Italian company Leitner Ropeways on a build–operate–transfer financing base for a lease period of 30 years. The stations were designed by Yamaç Korfalı from Bursa, who had worked with the renowned Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid in London. The transportation of material and the support towers to the difficult accessible areas in the national park was done by an aerial crane of Heliswiss. The construction works were carried out by Bursa Teleferik Company.
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