Attractions and facilities
The first major project to be completed was the cable car system linking Mount Faber on the mainland to a hill on Sentosa in February 1974.24 Hailed as the world’s first cable car system that spans a harbour,25 the cable cars attracted an average 50,000 passengers per month; by November the same year, eight additional cars were ordered to cope with the demand.26 The month in which the cable car system was launched also heralded the start of charged admission into Sentosa.