Emirates Air Line

Cable Car in/near North Greenwich, existing between 2012 and now

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FEBRUARY
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2012
The Emirates Air Line is a cable car link across the River Thames, built by Doppelmayr with sponsorship from the airline Emirates.

The service opened on 28 June 2012 and is operated by Transport for London. In addition to transport across the river. The duration of a single crossing is ten minutes (reduced to five minutes in rush hour as the service speed is increased).

The service, announced in July 2010 and estimated to cost £60,000,000; comprises a 1-kilometre gondola line that crosses the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Victoria Dock, to the west of ExCeL London. Construction of the cable car began in August 2011. The cable car is based on monocable detachable gondola (MDG) technology, a system which uses a single cable for both propulsion and support.


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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE
East Greenwich Gas Works The East Greenwich Gas Works of the South Metropolitan Gas Company was the last gas works to be built in London.
East Lodge East Lodge was home to the Davies family.
Emirates Air Line The Emirates Air Line is a cable car link across the River Thames, built by Doppelmayr with sponsorship from the airline Emirates.
Greenwich Peninsula The Greenwich Peninsula is bounded on three sides by a loop of the Thames, between the Isle of Dogs to the west and Silvertown to the east.
North Greenwich bus station North Greenwich Bus Station serves the area of North Greenwich.
North Greenwich Pier North Greenwich Pier is a pier on the River Thames.
Quantum Cloud The Quantum Cloud is a sculpture located next to the Millennium Dome in London.
Ravensbourne College Ravensbourne college - formerly Bromley Technical College - was formed in the amalgamation of the Bromley School of Art and the Department of Furniture Design of the Beckenham School of Art.

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Barge Walk, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (North Greenwich)
Bessemer Place, SE10 Bessemer Place is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Ceylon Place, SE10 Ceylon Place consists of a short row of Georgian cottages and a pub called ’The Pilot’ (North Greenwich)
Chandlers Avenue, SE10 Chandlers Avenue is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Chandlers Row, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (North Greenwich)
Cutter Lane, SE10 Cutter Lane is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
East Parkside, SE10 East Parkside is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Edmund Halley Way, SE10 Edmund Halley Way is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Entertainment Avenue, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (North Greenwich)
Green Place, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (North Greenwich)
Lighthouse View, SE10 Lighthouse View is a block in North Greenwich (North Greenwich)
Millennium Way, SE10 Millennium Way is one of the streets of London in the SE10 postal area (North Greenwich)
Mitre Passage, SE10 Mitre Passage is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Mudlarks Boulevard, SE10 Mudlarks Boulevard is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Mudlarks Boulevard, SE10 Mudlarks Boulevard is a road in the E16 postcode area (North Greenwich)
No2 Upper Riverside, SE10 No2 Upper Riverside is part of the Upper Riverside series of towers (North Greenwich)
No3 Upper Riverside, SE10 No3 Upper Riverside is a block in North Greenwich (North Greenwich)
No4 Upper Riverside, SE10 No4 Upper Riverside is a tower on the Greenwich peninsula (North Greenwich)
No5 Upper Riverside, SE10 No5 Upper Riverside is the southernmost in a series of towers near to the O2 (North Greenwich)
Olympian Way, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (North Greenwich)
Peninsula Square, SE10 Peninsula Square is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Penrose Way, SE10 Penrose Way is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Penrose Way, SE10 Penrose Way is a road in the E14 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Pier Walk, SE10 Pier Walk is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)
Pilot Walk, SE10 Pilot Walk is named after the Pilot pub (North Greenwich)
Redpath Way, SE10 Redpath Way is a location in London (North Greenwich)
Reminder Lane, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (North Greenwich)
River Way, SE10 River Way is a short street with a long history (North Greenwich)
Tidemill Square, SE10 A street within the SE10 postcode (North Greenwich)
Up At The 02, SE10 Up At The 02 is a road in the SE10 postcode area (North Greenwich)


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