Sarajevo cable car

Sarajevo cable car
Sarajevska žičara
Trebević Cable Car with Old Town Sarajevo
Logo of Trebević Cable Car
Overview
Status Operational
Character Elevated
Location Sarajevo - Trebević
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates 43°51′19.48″N 18°26′5.45″E / 43.8554111°N 18.4348472°E / 43.8554111; 18.4348472
Termini Bistrik, Stari Grad, Sarajevo (start)
Station "Ramo Biber" on Trebević (end)[1]
Elevation lowest:  583 m (1,913 ft)
highest: 1,160 m (3,810 ft)
No. of stations 2
Open May 3, 1959 (1959-05-03)
Reopened April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06)
Operation
Owner City of Sarajevo
Operator J.P. Sarajevo d.o.o.
No. of carriers 33
Carrier capacity 10
Operating times Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 to 20:00, other days from 9:00 to 20:00[2]
Trip duration 7 min[3]
Fare 6 KM (both ways for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
20 KM (both ways for foreigners)
Technical features
Aerial lift type Cable car
Manufactured by Leitner Ropeways[4]
Line length 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Operating speed 5 m/s (16 ft/s)

Sarajevo cable car (Bosnian: Sarajevska žičara) is a cable car in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, connecting the old part of the city with the mountain Trebević.

History

Trebević Cable Car in 1960

Trebević Cable Car was first built in 1959, and opened for the public on 3 May 1959. It had a capacity of 400 passengers per hour. However, the many years of operation and repairs took a toll on the cable car which resulted in serious problems, so much so that the relevant institutions forbade further repairs of the cable car. Such issues arose in 1977, 1982, 1986, 1987, and in particular on November 18, 1989, when further repairs of the cable car was banned by the Institute "ZRMK" from Ljubljana.[5]

During the Bosnian War (1992-1995), the cable car was completely destroyed.[6]

Reopening in 2018

After its final closing of in 1989, Trebević Cable Car resumed operations in 2018.

Trebević Cable Car was reconstructed between 2017 and 2018, and officially reopened on 6 April 2018.[7] A total of 33 modern cable cars make up the new system, which can transport up to 1.200 passengers from the city to Trebević per hour, with a ride duration of nine minutes each way.[8]

To announce the cable car's reopening, a promotional song named "Trebević opet silazi u grad" (eng: Trebević is coming to the city again) was officially presented on 23 March 2018. The song was performed by singers Hari Varešanović, Ismeta Dervoz, Zdravko Čolić, and Jasna Gospić, all former members of the band Ambasadori.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Gradonačelnik Skaka primio suprugu Rame Bibera, dolazna stanica Žičare će nositi njegovo ime | Grad Sarajevo". sarajevo.ba (in Croatian).
  2. ↑ "Trebevićka žičara od danas ima novo radno vrijeme". Klix.ba (in Bosnian).
  3. ↑ "Nove informacije o radu Trebevićke žičare". N1 BA (in Bosnian).
  4. ↑ "Gondole Trebevićke žičare u pet olimpijskih boja". Klix.ba (in Bosnian).
  5. ↑ "žičara – Historijski arhiv Sarajevo". www.arhivsa.ba.
  6. ↑ "Gondole Trebevićke žičare nakon više od dvije decenije ponovno iznad Sarajeva". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian).
  7. ↑ "Otvaranje Tebevićke žičare počeće raditi 6. aprila | AKOS". akos.ba (in Bosnian).
  8. ↑ "First Gondolas for Trebevic Cable Car arrived in Sarajevo? - Sarajevo Times". Sarajevo Times. 28 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Preporođena žičara dobila svoju pjesmu i spot: Trebević opet silazi u grad". Klix.ba (in Bosnian).

See also

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