Awana Skyway
The Awana Skyway, also referred to as the new Awana Skyway (ca. 2016), is a gondola lift system connecting Awana Transport Hub, Chin Swee Temple and SkyAvenue in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia since December 2016. The Awana Transport Hub terminus consists of the new Awana Bus Terminal, the station building and a new 8-storey car park while the other terminus is located at SkyAvenue.
| Awana Skyway 云天缆车 | |
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One of the new gondola units of Awana Skyway since its re-opening on August 2016. | |
| Overview | |
| Status | (Old) Ceased operations since 1 April 2014 (New) Operational |
| System | (Old) Aerial tramway (New) Monocable detachable Gondola lift |
| Location | Genting Highlands, Bentong, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Termini | Awana Hotel Resort World Genting Sky Avenue Resort World Genting |
| No. of stations | 3 |
| Open | (Old) 1977 (New) August 2016 |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Resort World Genting |
| Carrier capacity | 99 standard gondolas up to 10 passengers, 10 glass-floored gondolas up to 6 passengers Up to 3,600 passengers per hour |
| Trip duration | 10 min |
| Technical features | |
| Aerial lift type | Cable car |
| Line length | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Operating speed | 6 m/s |
The Awana Skyway is one of the two aerial lines serving Genting Highlands, with the Genting Skyway serving as an alternate route. The gondola lift system was launched in 2016, and it replaces the former 2-car aerial tramway system running between 1977 and 2014. The gondola lift system can carry up to 3,600 passengers per hour with 10 passengers per gondola. At the maximum speed of 6 metres per second (21.6 km/h), the 2.8-kilometre journey up the mountain peak takes about 10 minutes, though it varies on the weather conditions.