Apsan Cable Car
앞산케이블카
The cable car up Apsan, covering 847.3 metres from the Keungol valley to the summit ridge in five minutes. It climbs from 180 to 510 metres above sea level, with two 48-seat cars running every five to fifteen minutes. It replaces an hour's walk, which is why most people looking down over Daegu take it. On Fridays, weekends and public holidays it runs for two hours after sunset, which is what opens the city up after dark.
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Place information
- Korean name
- 앞산케이블카
- Address
- 574-114 Apsansunhwan-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu
- Opening hours
- Jan, Nov–Dec Mon~Thu 10:30–18:30 (last entry 18:00) Feb, Oct Mon~Thu 10:30–19:00 (last entry 18:30) Mar–Sep Mon~Thu 10:30–19:30 (last entry 19:00) Jan, Dec Fri~Sun·holidays 10:30–20:00 (last entry 19:30) Feb, Nov Fri~Sun·holidays 10:30–20:30 (last entry 20:00) Mar, Oct Fri~Sun·holidays 10:30–21:00 (last entry 20:30) Apr, Sep Fri~Sun·holidays 10:30–21:30 (last entry 21:00) May–Aug Fri~Sun·holidays 10:30–22:00 (last entry 21:30)
- Hours notes
- The closing time given here is what the operator calls the last departure from the summit — the moment by which you must already be at the top to ride back down, not the last time you can go up. Last admission is the operator's own rule that ticket sales close 30 minutes earlier, applied to that time. The later Friday, weekend and public-holiday timetable is the extension the operator describes as two hours after sunset. Running can end early or the timetable change for rain, weather or maintenance.
- Length
- 847.3 m · The length of the run. The operator separately gives 180 m and 510 m above sea level for the two stations; those are elevations, not the height of the structure.
Prices
| Individual · Adult · Round trip(adult) | ₩14,000 |
|---|---|
| Individual · Adult · One way(adult) | ₩10,000 |
| Individual · Child · Round trip(child, 36 months through primary school, on production of proof) | ₩10,000 |
| Individual · Child · One way(child, 36 months through primary school, on production of proof) | ₩6,000 |
| Group · Adult · Round trip(adult, for 30 entering together, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) | ₩12,000 |
| Group · Adult · One way(adult, for 30 entering together, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) | ₩8,000 |
| Group · Child · Round trip(child, for 30 entering together, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) | ₩8,000 |
| Group · Child · One way(child, for 30 entering together, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) | ₩4,000 |
| Reduced | 20% offFor national-merit recipients, those aged 75 and over, holders of a severe-disability registration, residents of Nam-gu in person with identification, and city-tour passengers, on production of proof. |
What to see
Views from the cable car
On the cable car journey up and down, the scenery of Apsan’s Keungol valley and the city of Daegu come into view together.
Apsan park
Apsan park, where the cable car is located, is one of Daegu’s representative urban nature parks.
Views from the cable car selected
Accessibility and facilities
The operator gives the specification as 48-seat cars, a three-rope jig-back system running two cars, a speed of 3.5 m/s, a five-minute ride and departures every 5 to 15 minutes. The lower station stands in the Keungol valley, alongside the Nakdonggang Victory Memorial.
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Where these facts come from
- Apsan Cable Car's own site — its specifications, fares and timetable (48-seat cars, a three-rope jig-back system with two cars, 3.5 m/s, a run of 847.3 m taking five minutes, departures every 5–15 minutes, from 180 m above sea level to 510 m. Fares are 14,000 won return and 10,000 one-way for an adult travelling alone, 10,000 and 6,000 for a child, and 12,000/8,000 and 8,000/4,000 for groups; a child is defined as 36 months through primary school and a group as 30 people entering together, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays; 20% off is given to national-merit recipients, those aged 75 and over, holders of a severe-disability registration, residents of Nam-gu and city-tour passengers. The first departure is 10:30 all year and the last departure from the summit varies by month; the site states that ticket sales close 30 minutes before, and that the last running time is measured from the summit. Address 574-114 Apsansunhwan-ro, Nam-gu, Daegu, telephone 053-656-2994.) ·
- OpenStreetMap — the 앞산케이블카 하점 aerialway station node, the lower boarding station. A second station node of the same name sits at the top and an aerialway=cable_car way (32885182) joins them; this record points at the lower station, where tickets are bought and passengers board. It reverse-geocodes to Daemyeong-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, the same administrative dong as the Apsansunhwan-ro address the operator publishes. OSM records the adjoining road as Jarak-gil, a walking path, while the operator gives a postal address on Apsansunhwan-ro; both are right, since the station abuts the path and vehicles reach it from the road. The address follows the operator. ·
- Nam-gu, Daegu — its Eight Sights of Apsan pages. The Apsan Observatory entry gives the cable car from Keungol as one of the two ways up, at about fifteen minutes, and its trail table lists the Keungol entrance to the observatory by way of the cable car as 3.2 km and forty minutes. This is the district's own account of where the line starts and what it leads to. ·
- Nam-gu, Daegu tourism — Apsan's third scenic view, the cable car skyway (Keungol's scenery and the city seen together) ·