Construction of the world's highest and longest cable car to Fansipan begins

On November 2, the People's Committee of Lao Cai province and Sun Group Corporation officially started construction of the Fansipan Sapa cable car project in Sapa town, Lao Cai province.

Project groundbreaking ceremony (Photo: Thanh Ha/VNA)

This is the highest, longest and most complex cable car system in the world.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu attended and gave the groundbreaking order.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai highly appreciated the significance of building the cable car system in particular and the Fansipan Sa Pa cultural tourism complex, cable car services, entertainment, and hotel in general.

The Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that this is an opportunity for Sapa to develop its tourism economy, attracting domestic and international visitors.

The Deputy Prime Minister also requested investors and contractors to seriously protect the environment, preserve the landscape and ecosystem of the mountains and forests and Hoang Lien Son National Park as well as the culture of indigenous people.

With a total investment of about 4,400 billion VND, the Sapa cable car project is part of the "Fansipan Sa Pa cultural tourism complex, cable car services, entertainment, and hotel" invested by Fansipan - Sa Pa Cable Car Tourism Service Limited Company under Ba Na Cable Car Service Joint Stock Company. This is a complex 3-wire cable car system.

It is expected that by 2015, when this cable car system is put into use, it will shorten the 2-day and night journey to conquer Fansipan peak to only 15 minutes, with a speed of 8m/s.

The Fansipan 3-wire cable car operates continuously with a total length of about 7km. The absolute difference between the departure and arrival stations is 1,404m; the maximum transport capacity is 2,000 passengers/hour with cabins like a small bus, accommodating up to 35 passengers.

In the complex of cultural tourism works, cable car services, entertainment, and Fansipan Sa Pa hotel, in addition to the 3-wire cable car system at Fansipan, there is also a high-class resort including a system of 4-5 star hotels, entertainment and culinary areas... next to Sa Pa ancient citadel and an 18-hole golf course./.

According to vietnam+