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Cable car · Surgana, India

Saputara Ropeway

Saputara Ropeway is a cable car near Surgana, India. It climbs 20 m over 779 m, from 964 m to 984 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 119 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

77/100 · Scary

By the numbers, Saputara Ropeway is scarier than 77% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 42 in India.

  • Highest above the ground: about 119 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 389 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 779 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 1°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 659 m of the 779 m ride.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

Saputara Ropeway runs 779 m between two stations near Surgana, India: the south station at 964 m above sea level (20.57087° N, 73.74073° E) and the north station at 984 m (20.57587° N, 73.73546° E).

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.