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The
Cable Car is
an easy and interesting way to get to the city's Botanic Gardens
or get great views over Wellington and its harbour.
It
is more than 110 years old and makes the 600m journey in an enjoyably
sedate time.
The
gradient is 1 in 5 and the Cable Car zooms along at about 18/kmh.
Now
it isn't strictly a cable car, rather is in a funicular. The difference
being a funicular is a cable railway, or an inclined plane or cliff
railway, in which the cars are connected together and counterbalance
each other as they either ascend or descend.
More
than a million people a year use the Wellington Cable Car and I
must say I take a ride each time I'm in Wellington.
There
is a new terminus at the top station near the Botanic Gardens and
that includes a nice lookout down the hill and acroas the city and
harbour.
The
free Cable Car Museum
near the terminus is worth looking at with two beautifully restored
cars on display.
The
cable cars run every 10 minutes Monday to Friday 7am to 10pm, Saturday
8:30am to 10pm and on Sunday & Public Holidays 9am to 9pm.
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