Rostov Residents Question Cable Car Project Over Don River
Residents of Rostov express confusion over the purpose of a proposed cable car crossing the Don River.
Feb 7, 2026 0
The cable car project over the Don River has been discussed for 15 years.
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In Rostov, there are no current plans to begin construction of a cable car, a project discussed since 2011, but many locals believe it is unnecessary. The city still faces numerous public transport problems that have long been promised to be fixed. We collected opinions from readers of 161.RU.
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«What the hell kind of cable car? Learn to run buses on the roads first.»
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«Right after the tram.»
«This kind of information makes me sick! Rostov was promised a metro, a northern tunnel, high-speed trams, sports clusters, a base for FC Rostov on Levberdon, a new hippodrome, a new port, the unification of Rostov, Bataysk, Aksay, and RTC in a new configuration by 2023, and a bunch more. The cable car is one of these promises.»
«What cable car? I»ve never ridden the expensive elevator on the bridge. Whenever I«m there, it»s closed! And they told us they bought it for crazy money for the convenience of citizens.«
«And the fare will cost like in Krasnaya Polyana (a ski resort).»
«And who needs it at all?»
«And why a cable car? Showing off at the city budget»s expense? In Rostov, there have been no tourists since 2018, the project won«t pay off, so they keep promising. Maybe someone will find extra hundreds of millions.»
«Better to build bridges; that would be more useful.»
The cable car was initially intended for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but deadlines have been postponed several times. A revised project from the developer has been awaited since at least 2023. Investors have not yet approached the city administration with a proposal to build the cable car.
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