Epress.am News from Armenia
From Oct. 23 till now, since the Wings of Tatev, world’s longest reversible aerial tramway, has been open to the public, the tramway has served more than 7,000 visitors — 1,500 of which were residents of surrounding villages, said tramway supervisor Tigran Ghazaryan, speaking to journalists today.
Two weeks after it was open to the public, the tramway closed for about 4 days for construction work. It then re-opened and moved to a winter work schedule. There have been no incidents or breaks in service since then.
“Work was carried out to make mechanical and electrical equipment correspond with changing winter weather conditions. After that, the world’s longest reversible aerial tramway, the Wings of Tatev tramway, has served a few hundred passengers each day, not only from Syunik and other RA marzes [regions], but also from different corners of the world,” said Ghazaryan.
The Wings of Tatev, which officially launched on Oct. 16 this year, spans 5.7 kilometers (3.5 miles) from the village of Halidzor, close to the highway from Yerevan, to Tatev village, where the monastery is located. It has two cabins, each of which can transport 25 people, and two stations, located adjacent to the villages of Halidzor and Tatev. Visitors can take the 12-minute ride to Tatev in specially designed cabins, which will make the monastery accessible even in the winter.
The highest point of the aerial tramway is 320 meters. The cost of a round trip ticket is 3,000 AMD (about $8 USD). Transportation for the inhabitants of six adjacent villages is free of charge.