The ambitious Bhawan-Bhairon passenger ropeway project to connect the cave shrine of Goddess Vaishno Devi with the Bhairon temple nestled in the Trikuta hills of Reasi district became a reality today when Governor Satya Pal Malik e-inaugurated it at a function held at the Raj Bhawan here. The much-awaited ropeway, which would facilitate Vaishno Devi pilgrims, will cover a distance of 1.5 km and would reduce travel time of one-way journey from one hour to just three minutes. Earlier many pilgrims, especially the elderly and specially abled, avoided visiting the Bhairon Ghati temple due to the steep climb to an altitude of 6,600 feet.