Gondola · Darjiling, India
Darjeeling ropeway
Darjeeling ropeway is a gondola near Darjiling, India. It climbs 532 m over 2.23 km, from 1,456 m to 1,989 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 65 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
69/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Darjeeling ropeway is scarier than 69% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 12 of 42 in India.
- Highest above the ground: about 65 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 1.17 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 619 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 267 m of the 2.23 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Darjeeling ropeway is near Darjiling, India, at 1,456 m above sea level (27.08150° N, 88.25556° E). From there it runs 2.23 km up to the top station at 1,989 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
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.