The Darjeeling ropeway was started in 1968 by the forest development department and comprised only a single car which ran one way. Later, it was upgraded to 16 cars and went to and fro. It has become a major source of attraction for the tourists who visit Darjeeling and it's a must for all the adventure loving people .
It has a height of 2,134 meter in Darjeeling's North Point (Singamari), this bicable ropeway descended to 244 meter at Singla on the banks of the Ramman river, which with Little Rangeet, meets the Great Rangeet.
The ropeway passed over dense forests, mountain ridges, water falls, flowing rivers, green valleys and tea garden. The passenger ropeway was operated as a joint venture of the West Bengal Forest Development Corporation and the Conveyor and Ropeway Services Private Ltd. It had been revamped in 1988
