[6][7] The Singapore government came up with the idea of a cable car to Sentosa from Mount Faber in 1968 as part of its masterplan for tourism projects in the country.

Four years later in 1972, construction on the S$5.8 million system commenced, and it was officially opened on 15 February 1974 by then Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee.

It played host to contestants from the Miss World Pageant when it was held in Singapore in 1989, as well as the sportsmen and officials who were there for the Southeast Asian Games in 1990.

In November 1999, the Singapore cable car system achieved another world's first when it added glass-bottomed cabins at a cost of S$30,000 each.

A S$36 million rebuild of the entire system as a modern monocable detachable gondola started on 14 September 2009, and it re-opened on 21 July 2010.

[11] On 20 March 2024, seven new chrome-finished spherical SkyOrb glass-bottomed cabins entered the Mount Faber Line fleet as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations.

In 2010, 20 passengers found themselves trapped in their cabins for 15 minutes after lightning triggered sensors which brought the cable cars to a sudden halt.

[14] On 27 July 2022, 18 people were left stranded in cable cars between Sentosa and Mount Faber due to system error.

The height of the track rope is as follows: The Mount Faber system consists of 67 cabins, suspended at least 60 metres (197 ft) above the sea.

[16] In addition, there are 27 red overhead wire markers mounted on a telephone rope just above the cableway to prevent low-flying aircraft from hitting it.