In this image made available Monday June 18, 2012 by the Transport for London the new a cable car crosses of the River Thames past the O2 arena in Greenwich London. Transport for London said Monday June 18, 2012 it will start operating Britain's first urban cable car at the end of June ? in time for the crowds expected for the Olympics. The cable car will make the half mile (one kilometre) crossing between Greenwich and the Royal Docks starting June 28.(AP Photo/John Sturrock, Transport for London)
In this image made available Monday June 18, 2012 by the Transport for London the new a cable car crosses of the River Thames past the O2 arena in Greenwich London. Transport for London said Monday June 18, 2012 it will start operating Britain's first urban cable car at the end of June ? in time for the crowds expected for the Olympics. The cable car will make the half mile (one kilometre) crossing between Greenwich and the Royal Docks starting June 28.(AP Photo/John Sturrock, Transport for London)
FILE - This is a Tuesday, May 15, 2012 file photo of Transport for London's gondola lift cable car link across the River Thames, in London, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Transport for London said Monday June 18, 2012 it will start operating Britain's first urban cable car at the end of June ? in time for the crowds expected for the Olympics. The cable car will make the half mile (one kilometre) crossing between Greenwich and the Royal Docks starting June 28. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
FILE - This is a Tuesday, May 15, 2012 file photo of workers at the construction site of Transport for London's gondola lift cable car link during tests across the River Thames, in London. Transport for London said Monday June 18, 2012 it will start operating Britain's first urban cable car at the end of June ? in time for the crowds expected for the Olympics. The cable car will make the half mile (one kilometre) crossing between Greenwich and the Royal Docks starting June 28. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)
LONDON (AP) ? Think Swiss Alps rather than San Francisco.
A new cable car will soar over the Thames River starting next week, promising to become part of the London landscape ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Transport for London has set June 28 as the opening date for Britain's first urban cable car ? well in time for the massive crowds expected for the Olympics. It is called the Emirates Air Line, after the air carrier invested 36 million pounds ($56 million) as part of a 10-year sponsorship deal.
The cable car will make the half-mile (one kilometer) crossing between Greenwich and the Royal Docks, allowing visitors to take in the views of Olympic Park, the Canary Wharf financial center and the Thames Barrier, massive structures in the river that keep London from flooding.
"The Emirates Air Line is part of my plan to develop a package of new river crossings in east London and transform the surrounding area into a vibrant new metropolitan quarter that will attract new jobs, homes and enterprise," London Mayor Boris Johnson said in a statement.
Each of the 34 cars holds 10 people and looks like the gondolas that ferry skiers up the mountains in the Swiss Alps. Travelers can go one way or round-trip, with a one-way ticket costing 3.20 pounds ($5).
Aside from being just plain fun, the cable car should help ease public transport ahead of the London games, which start July 27 and end Aug. 12.
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