The Palm Springs Aeiral Tramway will reopening Monday, Oct. 13 after being closed for more than a month for its annual maintenance.
The first tram up the mountain will be at 10 a.m., with cars departing every 30 minutes.
“Our annual preventative maintenance closure allows our team the opportunity to improve the Tramway and its facilities, ensuring an enjoyable experience for all our visitors through the year,” General Manager Nancy Nichols said in a news release. “We appreciate our guests’ patience as our Tramway systems and maintenance departments worked to complete all necessary projects. We look forward to welcoming back our visitors to the Tramway.”
This year’s closure allowed maintenance crews to rebuild the carriage on one of the tram cars, replace a rope on the pulley system and conduct state permit testing to the control system.
The tram had closed on Sept. 8 for its routine maintenance closure. It will now reopen for the tourist season.
Originally opened in 1963, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway calls itself the world’s largest rotating tram car. The 80-person cars take visitors along the cliffs of Chino Canyon up to 8,516 feet of elevation in around 10 minutes.
Sam Morgen covers the city of Palm Springs for The Desert Sun. Reach him at smorgen@gannett.com.
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