Following Repairs, Palm Springs Aerial Tramway to Reopen April 1

PALM SPRINGS, CA -- The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, one of the world’s largest rotating tram cars, is scheduled to reopen Monday, April 1 after repairs have been completed following road damage sustained during Feb. 14 flooding.

“We truly look forward to welcoming back Tram visitors beginning April 1," Tramway General Manager Nancy Nichols said in a statement. "Also, I wish to extend a sincere thank you to the entire Tramway staff for their efforts during our closure. And I’d like to offer a special thanks to our maintenance department for their tireless repair efforts and to our security department for their gracious greeting at our entry gate of disappointed patrons.”

Although the Tramway was on track for record attendance in fiscal year 2018-19, it is estimated that, based upon the prior year’s attendance numbers, nearly 100,000 visits were lost due to the 46-day closure. The Tram also estimates that the incident resulted in almost $4 million in repair costs and lost ticket revenues.

Repairs included a section of road being replaced due to subsidence from rain run-off, restoration of power to Mountain Station, minor repairs to the Mountain Station roof, repair of the Valley Station fire suppression system, repair of the Valley Station freshwater system, repair of the Valley Station wastewater system, minor damage to the Valley Station façade and removal of rocks and debris from streams, parking lots and roadways.

The Tram’s 80-passenger cars travel along the cliffs of Chino Canyon from the Valley Station (elevation 2,643 ft.) to the Mountain Station (elevation 8,516 ft.) in roughly 10 minutes.

For more information, call (888) 515-TRAM or (760) 325-1391, or visit www.pstramway.com.