Norsjö aerial tramway

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Norsjö aerial tramway is a 13.2 kilometre long aerial tramway (cable car) between Örträsk and Mensträsk in the municipality of Norsjö in Sweden.

Norsjö aerial tramway went in service for passenger traffic in 1989 as a tourist attraction. It is a section of the longest Ropeway conveyor in the world at 96 km, built in the 1940s to transport ore concentrates containing gold and silver among other metals. The cabins can each carry four people at a speed of 10 km/hour, taking 1.5 hours to ride one way. 3 km of the ride is above lakes and streams.

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