Gondola · Luzhniki, Russia
Московская канатная дорога (Moscow Cable Car Line)
Московская канатная дорога is a gondola near Luzhniki, Russia. It climbs 59 m over 675 m, from 129 m to 189 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
15/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Московская канатная дорога is scarier than 15% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 40 of 56 in Russia.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 472 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 260 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 12°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Московская канатная дорога is near Luzhniki, Russia, at 129 m above sea level (55.71310° N, 37.55085° E). From there it runs 675 m up to the top station at 189 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- ООО "Московские канатные дороги"
- Capacity
- 1,600 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Воздушный трамвай gondola · 14.0 km away · rises 0 m
- Funicular near Novopodrezkovo funicular · 30.2 km away · rises 14 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.