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Cable car · Katra, India

Bhawan - Bhairon Ghati Ropeway

Bhawan - Bhairon Ghati Ropeway is a cable car near Katra, India. It climbs 214 m over 344 m, from 1,718 m to 1,932 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 39 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

32/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Bhawan - Bhairon Ghati Ropeway is scarier than 32% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 27 of 42 in India.

  • Highest above the ground: about 39 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 143 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 212 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Bhawan - Bhairon Ghati Ropeway is near Katra, India, at 1,718 m above sea level (33.02792° N, 74.94677° E). From there it runs 344 m up to the top station at 1,932 m.

Ride time
about 3 min

Nearby lines

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.