<P> The service , announced in July 2010 and estimated to cost £ 60,000,000 ; comprises a 1 - kilometre ( 0.62 mi ) gondola line that crosses the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Victoria Dock , to the west of ExCeL London . Construction of the cable car began in August 2011 . The cable car is based on monocable detachable gondola ( MDG ) technology , a system which uses a single cable for both propulsion and support , used also on the metrocable in Medellín , Colombia . The MDG system is reportedly cheaper and quicker to install than a more complex three - cable system which would allow larger - capacity cars . </P>
<P> The service , announced in July 2010 and estimated to cost £ 60,000,000 ; comprises a 1 - kilometre ( 0.62 mi ) gondola line that crosses the Thames from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Victoria Dock , to the west of ExCeL London . Construction of the cable car began in August 2011 . The cable car is based on monocable detachable gondola ( MDG ) technology , a system which uses a single cable for both propulsion and support , used also on the metrocable in Medellín , Colombia . The MDG system is reportedly cheaper and quicker to install than a more complex three - cable system which would allow larger - capacity cars . </P>
where does the london cable car start and finish
where does the london cable car start and finish
Greenwich Peninsula Royal Victoria Dock
Greenwich Peninsula Royal Victoria Dock