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Cable car · Antananarivo, Madagascar

Ligne Orange

Ligne Orange is a cable car near Antananarivo, Madagascar. It climbs 2 m over 1.08 km, from 1,254 m to 1,257 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 43 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

16/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Ligne Orange is scarier than 16% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site.

  • Highest above the ground: about 43 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 641 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 306 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 5°.

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Where does it start?

Ligne Orange runs 1.08 km between two stations near Antananarivo, Madagascar: the north station at 1,254 m above sea level (18.90529° S, 47.51892° E) and the south station at 1,257 m (18.91507° S, 47.51877° E).

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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.