The Emirates Air Line cable car began soaring over the River Thames last Thursday.
The new vehicle makes the one kilometre crossing between Greenwich Peninsula
and the Royal Docks while offering passengers the chance to see London from a different
angle. It travels at a height of 90 metres.
London Mayor Boris Johnson, who
officially unveiled the completed £45million project last week, promised Britain’s first urban cable car will become one
of the great sights of London.
The five-minute ride will give visitors view of the Olympic Park, the Canary Wharf
financial centre and the Thames Barrier and could be also used to ferry Olympic
competitors to the O2, which is hosting gymnastic and basketball.
Up to 2,500 people an hour can be carried in each direction by this system, that has a cable span of 1,100
metres across three helix towers, with 34 cars each
holding up to 10 people.
Cable cars arrive at intervals of 30 seconds and visitors climb in as
it moves. The journey costs £3.20 or £1.60 for children and
passengers can touch in at the gates with their Oyster card.
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