Gulmarg Gondola, Cable car system in Baramulla district, India.

This two-stage cable car rises from wooded slopes at the base through a middle station at Kongdoori and continues to the snowy slopes of Mount Apharwat at over 4200 meters. Enclosed cabins carry travelers upward while forested valleys and rocky ridges appear through the windows during the ascent.

The first section opened in 1998 and linked the base with Kongdoori at mid-mountain. Seven years later the second part began service, reaching the upper station on Mount Apharwat.

The name comes from Gulmarg, the meadow resort at the base station, and the lift is run by the Jammu and Kashmir State Cable Car Corporation Ltd., founded in the 1980s to develop the valley for tourism. Cabins run on the left side going up, following Indian road traffic. The middle station at Kongdoori has a restaurant where passengers change sections.

Access begins at the base station in town where both stages can be ridden one after another. Warm clothing is advisable even in summer since temperatures at the top drop much lower than in the valley below.

The gondola is a joint venture between the Jammu and Kashmir government and the French firm Pomagalski, which also built the first section. A memorial plaque at the lift records a height of 13,400 ft (4,084 m), and the second section was finished in about two years for 180,000,000 rupees.