Last ride on cable cars as system shuts for
makeover
SINGAPORE : Singapore's iconic cable cars made their final
journeys on Sunday, as the system shuts for a S$36 million
makeover.
Crowds turned up at Mount Faber to catch a last ride on the cable
cars. The Sky Dining attraction was particularly popular, and was
fully booked for the day.
The cable car system will undergo the biggest - and longest -
overhaul since it opened in 1974.
The cable system will switch from the current duo-cable to a
mono-cable and be raised 20 metres to stand 110 metres above sea
level.
When works are completed in the second quarter of next year, riders
can also expect bigger cabins, flip-up seats, sound systems, as
well as a Swarovski-encrusted VIP cabin.
Each cable car, which will be re-branded as the Jewel Ride, will be
able to take eight instead of six passengers currently.
Business will go on as usual at all other facilities at the Jewel
Box at Mount Faber.
One rider, Razza Khan, said: "We specifically came here tonight so
that we can do the Sky Dining before it closes. We are looking
forward to when it reopens."
- CNA/ms
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