Darjeeling Rangeet Valley Passenger Ropeway

Facts about Darjeeling Ropeway

The ropeway was started in 1968 by the forest development department and comprised only a single car which ran one way. Later it was upgraded to 16 cars and went to and from. The ropeway passed over dense forests, mountain ridges, waterfalls, flowing rivers, green valleys and tea gardens.

While the Little Rangeet is overflowing with trout, the valley has wildlife, flowers and butterflies. The ropeway was stopped in October 2003 after four tourists died when the cable snapped causing two cars to plummet down the hill. In 2005, the state forest and public works department ministers formed a three-member committee to oversee safety issues.

The committee, which included a PWD engineer and two Kalyani Government Engineering College teachers, found the services unfit after a trial run. The ropeway was reopened on 2 February 2012. The cable system is supported with monocles and provides with a ride of 2 to 2 ½ hr to the Takavar tea estates.

Darjeeling Ropeway Timings

Darjeeling Ropeway opens at 9:30 am and closes at 4 pm. But the timing varies during on and off-season. Due to the intense rush of the tourists, during the peak season, it opens at 10 am and closes at 2 pm.

If we talk about the day-wise timings, Darjeeling Ropeway stays operational daily from Monday to Sunday.

Darjeeling Ropeway Charges

The Darjeeling Ropeway Charges are as follows- the ticket fare costs about 200 per head and for children, it is 100 per head. (Note- the price mentioned here is subject to change).

Rangeet Valley Passenger Ropeway Attractions

At the beginning the ropeway was designed to cover 2134 m (7,001 ft), starting from North point and ending at Singla on the riverbank of Ramman. A short stopover at Tukver, Burnesbeg and Singla tea gardens, it reached Singla Bazaar, 8 km from the beginning point. The Great Rangeet flows from the glacial elevation of Kabru, in the lower regions of the Kanchenjunga, meeting first the Ramman and then the Little Rangeet further down.

Singla offers are a view of the valleys of these two streams. The Little Rangeet flows across the lush green Bijanbari valley. It is an ideal spot to watch the whole of Darjeeling from a scary elevation and the joy is doubled up a panorama of birds and butterflies at the top. A ride definitely not for faint-hearted, the passenger ropeway gives a mind-blowing view of Tea expenses down the valley.