- Ikheli: 280 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 6011, eNew Zealand;
- Ifoni: +64 4-472 2199;
- Amahora okusebenza: 07.00-22.00;
- Iwebhusayithi: wellingtoncablecar.co.nz
Enye yezindlela ezithakazelisayo kakhulu enhlokodolobha yaseNew Zealand imoto yekhebula laseWellington, ehlanganisa ukukhonjwa kweWundton kanye nezitaladi zasemadolobheni aseKelburn. Itholakala emagqumeni azungeze inhloko-dolobha futhi yakha izindawo ezinkulu zokuthenga zendawo yedolobha nezindawo zokuhlala.
Ubude bemoto yekhebula budlula amamitha angu-600, futhi ukuphakama okuphezulu kufinyelela kumamitha angu-120. Namuhla, lokhu kungenye yamakhadi ebhizinisi likaWellington.
Umlando wasemuva
Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, lapho inhloko-dolobha yamanje yeNew Zealand ikhula ngokushesha, lo mqondo wavela ukudala i-funicular ezovumela ukufinyeleleka okusheshayo endaweni entsha yokuhlala ezitaladini zikaKelburn. Izinyathelo zokuqala zangempela zokuqalisa lo mqondo zithathwe ngo-1898, lapho iqembu lamaqembu anentshisekelo lisekela ibhizinisi elihambelanayo.
Uxanduva lokuqaliswa kwalo lonke uhlelo lwaqokwa njengonjiniyela D. Fulton, owafundiswa ukukhetha indlela engcono kakhulu, ukubala wonke umsebenzi. Ngenxa yalokho, kunqunywe ukudala uhlobo oluthile lwemoto yekhebula ye-hybrid kanye ne-funicular.
Ukwakhiwa kwaqala ngo-1899 - esakhiweni sasizungeze iwashi sasebenza ama-brigades amathathu, esikhundleni salo. Ukuvulwa okukhulu komzila kwenzeka ngasekupheleni kukaFebruwari 1902.
Imoto yekhebula le- Wellington yavele yathandwa - imigqa emikhulu yokufisa ukuhamba futhi iyakubonga imibono emangalisayo eyakhelwe kuso. Futhi ngo-1912 kuphela abagibeli abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-1 bahamba emotweni yekhebula.
Ekhulwini lama-60 ekhulwini lokugcina, izikhalazo eziningi zamukelwe emisebenzini yemoto yekhebula, eyadluliselwa kubunikazi bomasipala kusukela ngo-1947. Ngokuyinhloko, babecabanga ngokuphepha kwezokuthutha. Ngonyaka we-1973 enye yezisebenzi yalimala kakhulu, izinguquko ezinkulu ezitokisini zaqala. Ngokuyinhloko, amathrekhi angasebenzi aseqedile. Lokhu kwanciphisa amandla okwenza lolu hlobo "lokukhanga".
Namuhla emgwaqeni kukhona "imishini" emisha emisha ehamba ngesivinini samakhilomitha angu-18 ngehora. Umthamo omkhulu wekhishi ngalinye ufinyelela kubantu abayi-100 - kunezihlalo ezingu-30 zokuhlala futhi abagibeli abangaba ngu-70 bangathatha izindawo zokuma.
Izici zokusebenza
Namuhla, imoto yekhebula laseWellington ekuseni nakusihlwa ithwala izakhamuzi zaseKelburn ezingxenyeni eziyinhloko zedolobha nasemuva. Ntambama, ithrafikhi enkulu yomgibeli yenziwe ngabakhenkethi, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni zasehlobo, kanye nezivakashi eziseBotanical Garden , abafundi be-University of Victoria. Njalo ngonyaka, abantu abangaphansi kwesigidi basebenzisa izinsizakalo zemoto yekhebula.
I-Cable Car Museum
Ngo-December 2000, i-Cable Car Museum yasungulwa, lapho ungabona khona izici zentuthuko yayo futhi ubone imiboniso ehlukile:
- amadokodo okuqala;
- Amajiya okuqala asetshenziselwa iminyaka eminingi ukushayela amakolishi;
- ezinye izindlela nokunye okuningi.
Isimiso somsebenzi nezindleko
Imoto yekhebula i-Wellington ivulekile nsuku zonke. Ngezinsuku zeviki i-traffic iqala ngo-7 ntambama, bese iphela ngo-22 ntambama. NgoMgqibelo, amadokodo asuka ngo-8: 30 kuya ku-22: 00, ngeSonto kusukela ngo-8: 30 kuya ku-21: 00. NgoKhisimusi namanye amaholidi kusetshenziswe isimiso esikhethekile. Futhi kukhona okuthiwa "izinsuku zezilwane", lapho abahola impesheni bangasebenzisa izinsizakalo zekhebula, ukuthenga amathikithi kuma-izaphulelo amakhulu.
Izindleko zetikithi zincike eminyakeni yobugibeli:
- izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emihlanu yokuhamba zikhululekile;
- kubantu abadala - 7.5 amaRandi eNew Zealand (NZD) kuzo zombili izinkomba kanye ne-4 NZD ngakwesinye isiqondiso;
- izingane ezineminyaka emihlanu kuya kwemihlanu - 3.5 NZD kuzo zombili izinkomba kanye no-2 NZD kolunye uhlangothi;
- kubafundi (kubalulekile ukukhombisa ikhadi lomfundi waseNew Zealand) - 3.5 i-NZD kuzo zombili izinkomba kanye no-2 NZD kwesinye isiqondiso;
- Ikhadi lokuhamba lomndeni - 19 NZD.
Isiteshi sokuhamba esiseKelburn, i-Apload Road, 1. Isiteshi sase-Wellington siseMgungundlovu.
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