Skyrail Rainforest Cableway

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is a 7.5 km scenic tourist cableway operating in Far North Queensland from Smithfield in Cairns to Kuranda on the Atherton Tablelands.  Gondolas travel above the Barron Gorge National Park in The Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.  When completed, the gondola cableway was the longest in the world. 

The construction project was required to meet stringent environmental constraints including protection of vegetation, restricted access and limitations on building footprints.  Clarke and Prince were architects for the 4 support buildings which comprised the terminals at Smithfield and Kuranda and the intermediate stations of Rainforest (now known as Red Peak) and Barron Falls.  Each individual building was unique, designed to reflect its immediate environment.

Construction commenced in June 1994 and the project opened to the public on 31 August 1995.  Subsequently, Clarke and Prince were responsible for extensions at the Smithfield Terminal in 2007 to accommodate increased passenger numbers and a larger gift shop and café.

For history of Skyrail see https://www.skyrail.com.au/about/history/