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Scenic World - Scenic Railway & Scenic Cableway |
2780 Katoomba, Australia (New South Wales) |
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1 Violet St
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| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
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Outside school holidays: Saturdays & Sundays: 9am-5pm; Mondays: 9am-4pm; Fridays: 10am-4pm During school holidays: Daily: 9am-5pm |
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Status from 04/2023
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| Homepage | www.scenicworld.com.au | ||||
scenicworld.com.au 
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Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Katoomba is situated on the Great Western Highway 110 km (68 mi) west of Sydney and 39 km (24 mi) south-east of Lithgow. Katoomba railway station is on the Main Western line. Katoomba railway station is now served by the Blue Mountains Line. The Great Western Highway is the main road access route. Scenic World is a privately operated tourist attraction in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, about 100 kilometres west of Sydney. |
| Description | From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Railway The Scenic Railway is an incline railway now used for tourism. The steepest section of track is on an incline of 52 degrees (128% gradient) contained within a total distance of 310 metres (1,020 ft). It was originally constructed for a coal and oil shale mining operation in the Jamison Valley in the 1880s, in order to haul the coal and shale from the valley floor up to the escarpment above. From 1928 to 1945 it carried coal during the week and passengers at weekends. The coal mine was closed in 1945 after which it remained as a tourist attraction. Following an award-winning redevelopment in 2013, the fifth generation train travels an unforgettable 310 metre route through a cliff tunnel before emerging on the floor of the Jamison Valley. The Scenic Railway makes many claims to be the steepest passenger railway, the steepest funicular, and the steepest incline in the world. However the railway uses a winch system and no counterbalancing carriage, therefore it is an inclined lift rather than a funicular. As of 2017 the steepest true funicular is the Stoosbahn in Switzerland. Skyway Built in 1958 the Scenic Skyway is another cable-driven conveyance at Scenic World. It travels across the gorge above the Katoomba Falls, 270 metres (886 ft) above the valley floor. The new Skyway was built by Doppelmayr and CWA Constructions, and features a 72-person cabin with sections of liquid crystal glass that turns a raised section of the floor transparent as the ride progresses. In November 2005 a second station on the opposite cliff-face opened, allowing Skyway passengers to disembark and follow bush walking trails to the nearby Echo Point. In November 2017 the latest Scenic Skyway cabin was launched. The Skyway cabin is 30% bigger than its predecessor, offering visitors a more spacious ride with easier boarding, as well as free WiFi. Cableway In 2000 Scenic World installed the Sceniscender, now called Scenic Cableway, 84-passenger cable car from Doppelmayr that passes over a 25-metre-high (82 ft) tower on the edge of the cliff, and then 510 metres (1,673 ft) to the Botton Station in the Jamison Valley 200 m (656 ft) below. Scenic Walkway A 2.4 km long footpath leads on a wooden footbridge through the rainforest at the bottom of the Jamison Valley. It leads to the gallery mouth of the coal mine, a replica of a miner's hut and a bronze sculpture of a miner with his pit pony. The walks take from 10 minutes to an hour depending on the route. Orphan Rocker In 1984 Scenic World began building a roller coaster known as the Orphan Rocker, named after the nearby Orphan Rock. This is the first roller coaster to be completely designed and manufactured in Australia. The roller coaster has never publicly opened. Portions of the coaster's track has been removed as of 2017 |
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