Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Ujjain Ropeway Project Advances, Promising Seven-Minute Temple Journey
A new ropeway is planned between Ujjain Junction railway station and Mahakaleshwar Temple.
A ropeway carries people in cabins above the ground.
The journey could take about seven minutes instead of 25–30 minutes by road.
The route will be around 1.76 kilometres long.
It is planned to have three stations and 13 towers.
The project could carry about 2,000 people each hour in both directions.
It may be especially helpful when many devotees visit Ujjain.
Bids have been invited so the project can move closer to construction.
The proposed 1.76-kilometre ropeway will connect Ujjain Junction railway station with Mahakaleshwar Temple.
Travel time is expected to fall from 25–30 minutes by road to about seven minutes.
National Highways Logistics Management Limited has invited bids to develop, operate and maintain the project.
The ropeway is estimated to cost Rs.258.37 crore and will use the DBFOT model.
Planned features include three stations, 13 towers and capacity for about 2,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
- Who
- National Highways Logistics Management Limited has invited bids for the ropeway project, which will serve railway passengers and temple visitors.
- What
- A 1.76-kilometre ropeway connecting Ujjain Junction railway station and Mahakaleshwar Temple is being advanced.
- When
- The project was sanctioned in 2024, and bids have now been invited.
- Where
- Between Ujjain Junction railway station and Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain.
- Why
- To reduce travel time, improve connectivity and provide an alternative to road transport during busy pilgrimage periods.
- Route length
- Approximately 1.76 kilometres
- Estimated cost
- Rs.258.37 crore
- Travel time
- About seven minutes by ropeway, compared with 25–30 minutes by road
- Stations and towers
- Three stations and 13 towers are planned
- Capacity
- Around 2,000 passengers per hour in each direction
- Daily handling estimate
- Around 64,000 devotees per day
- Project model
- Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT)
- Technology
- Monocable detachable gondola system