CABLE CAR PROJECT REACHES 85% COMPLETION; TEST OPERATIONS TO COMMENCE IN SEPTEMBER
🇲🇳 Construction of the Kharkhorin Market–Yarmag Cable Car Project in Ulaanbaatar has reached 85% completion.
✅ Today, Mr. Purevdagva B., Governor of the Capital City and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar, together with relevant officials, visited the project site to review the construction progress of the G1 station.
✅ Under the project connecting Artsat and Unur Residential District, all 19 support towers have been fully installed, while construction of the G1 and G2 stations has reached approximately 80% completion and is progressing in line with the project schedule.
🚠 The cable car system is scheduled to begin test operations on 19 September 2026, with state commissioning and acceptance planned between 20 October and 20 November 2026.
📌 Upon completion, the project will provide:
✔️ An 11-minute journey along the 4.2-kilometre Yarmag–Kharkhorin corridor.
✔️ 98 cabins, each accommodating 10 passengers with a maximum carrying capacity of 800 kilograms.
✔️ A comprehensive safety system, including automatic backup power generators in the event of power outages and an emergency evacuation system capable of safely returning all cabins to stations under exceptional circumstances.
🇲🇳✅ UBIM continues to work with public institutions, private sector partners, and international organizations to facilitate investment and financing for strategically significant infrastructure projects that support the sustainable development of Ulaanbaatar.