Kabelbaan over Theems in Londen

London is to have a cable car that will cross the River Thames and connect Europe’s biggest entertainment venue with the UK’s largest exhibition centre. The cable car is planned to open in summer 2012 and connect the O2 arena in North Greenwich and the Excel exhibition centre at the Royal Victoria Dock. Both are Olympic venues. The cable car crossing will be called the Emirates Air Line and passengers will travel between two new stations that will be named Emirates Greenwich Peninsula and Emirates Royal Docks.
London’s Mayor, Boris Johnson, says: ‘This multi-million pound deal is tremendous news for London, helping us to deliver a new addition to the city’s skyline. The Emirates Air Line will be an exciting and innovative mode of transport easing travel for thousands and offering spectacular bird’s eye vistas of our majestic Thames.’
The UK’s first urban cable car will be 50m (164ft) above the Thames and connect north London to south London. It will be able to carry up to 2,500 people an hour in each direction, equivalent to the capacity of 30 buses per hour. It is anticipated that the Emirates Air Line will carry two million passengers per year.














