View Towards Excel
Royal Docks
View Towards O2
On 4 July 2010, Transport for London (TfL) announced plans to develop a cable car crossing over the River Thames. It is the first urban cable car in the United Kingdom. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Expedition Engineering and Buro Happold, it crosses the river at a height up to 90 metres (300 ft), higher than that of the nearby O2 Arena. The cable car provides a crossing every 15 seconds, with a maximum capacity of 2,500 passengers per hour in each direction, about 50 busloads. Bicycles may be carried. Passengers can pay for their journeys with pay-as-you-go Oyster cards. From opening, the fares are £4.40 for a single journey, or £3.30 when paid with a pay-as-you-go Oyster card, or on presentation of a valid non-PAYG Oyster or Travelcard (the cable car is not fully integrated into TfL's ticketing system). To encourage use of the service for commuting, further discounts are offered with a "frequent flyer" ticket which allows 10 journeys within a 12-month period. The London Assembly and the Liberal Democrats have called for full fare integration.
Greenwich Entrance
View of Pylons
There are 36 passenger gondolas, of which 34 are in use at any one time, with a maximum capacity of 10 passengers each. There are also two (open) engineers' gondolas for use by maintenance staff. Royal Docks : The eastern end of the cable car line (51.5077°N 0.0178°E) is at the Royal Docks, home to the ExCeL Centre, which hosted a number of martial arts, boxing, table tennis and weightlifting events during the 2012 London Olympics. The closest interchange to the Docklands Light Railway is at Royal Victoria station. Greenwich Peninsula : The western end of the cable car line (51.4998°N 0.0083°E) is within walking distance of The O2, which hosted artistic gymnastics and basketball events of the 2012 Olympics. The closest interchange with the London Underground is at North Greenwich. The nearest London River Services is at North Greenwich Pier and local London Buses services at North Greenwich bus station
Connections: Royal Victoria (DLR) for Royal Docks Entrance. London Buses 147 and 251 and night route N551 serve the station nearby.
Connections: North Greenwich (Jubilee). London Buses 108, 129, 132, 161, 188, 422, 472 and 486 serve the station.