Mount Kyaiktiyo cable car to operate in March
Mount Kyaiktiyo cable car to operate in March
Mon News Agency, 12 Oct 2016
URL: http://monnews.org/2016/10/11/mount-kyaiktiyo-cable-car-to-operate-in-march/
A cable car service will begin its operation at Mount Kyaiktiyo, in March, 2017, to create easier access to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, in Kyaikhto Town, Mon State.
The cable car project is currently under construction by Korean-owned Sky Asia, which was permitted by Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) to construct the project on 13.5 acres of land, on Mount Kyaiktiyo, according to U Aung Than, special adviser of Sky Asia’s Cable Car Project.
The cable car project’s construction costs amount to 20 million USD and employs 600 workers. Once the project is completed, the cable car will give easier access to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, better known as the Golden Rock, which is located on the top of a 1,100-metre high mountain.
It was reported that the cable car journey will take only 10 minutes, running 3250 ft from Yate Mountain to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda compound. The cable car service will run 43 cars and a reserved car, each car carrying up to 8 passengers.
Over 1,200,000 visitors, including over 70,000 foreign tourists, have already visited the Golden Rock or Kyaiktiyo Pagoda from January to August, this year, according to Hotel and Tourism Directorate Department (Mawlamyine Branch).
The cable car project is currently under construction by Korean-owned Sky Asia, which was permitted by Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) to construct the project on 13.5 acres of land, on Mount Kyaiktiyo, according to U Aung Than, special adviser of Sky Asia’s Cable Car Project.
The cable car project’s construction costs amount to 20 million USD and employs 600 workers. Once the project is completed, the cable car will give easier access to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, better known as the Golden Rock, which is located on the top of a 1,100-metre high mountain.
It was reported that the cable car journey will take only 10 minutes, running 3250 ft from Yate Mountain to the Kyaiktiyo Pagoda compound. The cable car service will run 43 cars and a reserved car, each car carrying up to 8 passengers.
Over 1,200,000 visitors, including over 70,000 foreign tourists, have already visited the Golden Rock or Kyaiktiyo Pagoda from January to August, this year, according to Hotel and Tourism Directorate Department (Mawlamyine Branch).