This article is about aerial cable shuttle transport. For aerial cable transport that travels around a looped track, see gondola lift.
"Skylift" redirects here. For the proposed planet-to-space transportation, see Space elevator. For the science fiction short story by Robert A. Heinlein, see Sky Lift.
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway or ropeway is a type of aerial lift that uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third moving cable providing propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip of an aerial tramway cabin is fixed onto the propulsion cable and cannot be decoupled from it during operation. Aerial tramways usually provide lower line capacities and longer wait times than gondola lifts.
