Gondola · Shimla, India
Gondola near Shimla
Gondola near Shimla is a gondola near Shimla, India. It climbs 179 m over 365 m, from 2,260 m to 2,440 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
46/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gondola near Shimla is scarier than 46% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 20 of 42 in India.
- Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 91 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 365 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondola near Shimla is near Shimla, India, at 2,260 m above sea level (31.10210° N, 77.17963° E). From there it runs 365 m up to the top station at 2,440 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Cable car near Parwanoo cable car · 35.7 km away · rises 508 m
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.