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Gondola · Srinagar, India

Makdoom Sahab Ropeway

Makdoom Sahab Ropeway is a gondola near Srinagar, India. It climbs 47 m over 556 m, from 1,598 m to 1,646 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 36 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

11/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Makdoom Sahab Ropeway is scarier than 11% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 33 of 42 in India.

  • Highest above the ground: about 36 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 433 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 282 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 10°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Makdoom Sahab Ropeway is near Srinagar, India, at 1,598 m above sea level (34.10110° N, 74.82131° E). From there it runs 556 m up to the top station at 1,646 m.

Per cabin
3 people
Ride time
about 5 min

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.