{"id":17138,"date":"2016-06-07T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T09:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=17138"},"modified":"2016-06-07T12:05:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T11:05:04","slug":"cable-car-across-london-a-return-to-the-emirates-air-line-in-east-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/cable-car-across-london-a-return-to-the-emirates-air-line-in-east-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Cable car across London – a return to the Emirates Air Line in East London"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cable<\/p>\n

Running between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks, the Emirates Air Line\u00a0cable car across the River Thames was opened on the 28th June 2012 and is operated by Transport for London.<\/p>\n

I first visited the\u00a0Emirates Air Line cable car back in early 2013 and posted a large photo feature here<\/a>, but here’s a selection of\u00a0images from a more recent visit.<\/p>\n

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Since my first visit, the fares have risen slightly, but still seems something of a bargain with a journey across the river costing \u00a33.50 for\u00a0Oyster or Travelcard users, or \u00a34.50 cash (\u00a31.70\/\u00a32.30\u00a0child\u00a0fares, respectively).<\/p>\n

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Although the cable car has proved fairly popular with tourists, it was reported in Dec 2014<\/a> that it had no regular commuters, with no\u00a0Oyster card holders used the \u00a360m crossing more than five times during one week in October 2014 (this would trigger a regular users\u2019 discount<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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‘Dismal’ traffic<\/strong><\/p>\n

In April 2015,\u00a0it was calculated<\/a> that more people use the tube every two minutes than use the Emirates Air Line per day, with the\u00a0average number of people travelling by the cable car\u00a0being just\u00a04,285, compared to the 4,851 using the London Underground every two minutes.<\/p>\n

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Although it would appear it be a total flop in terms of providing an integral and well-used part of the public transport system, it’s still a bloody great trip and something I’d always recommend to visitors.<\/p>\n

Here’s some more photos from my recent trip across the Thames:<\/p>\n

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Cable car info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Emirates Air Line connects Emirates Royal Docks (North Terminal) and Emirates Greenwich Peninsula (South Terminal).<\/p>\n

Emirates Royal Docks<\/strong>
\n27 Western Gateway
\nLondon E16 4FA
\nTransport: Royal Victoria (DLR)<\/p>\n

Emirates Greenwich Peninsula<\/strong>
\nUnit 1, Emirates Cable Car Terminal
\nEdmund Halley Way
\nLondon SE10 0FR
\nTransport: North Greenwich<\/p>\n

Opening times:
\nWeekdays 7am to 8pm
\nSaturdays: 8am to 8pm
\nSundays: 9am to 8pm
\n(the service runs up to 11pm in the summer months)<\/p>\n

[Official site<\/a>] \u2013 [Wikipedia<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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