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Sep 29, 2017
Mi Teleférico

Commercial Operations Begin for Orange Line (Línea Naranja), La Paz’s Fifth Urban Gondola

A post shared by Mi Teleférico (@miteleferico) on Sep 27, 2017 at 3:51pm PDT With the opening of the Orange Line (Spanish: Línea Naranja), La Paz is one step closer to completing the city’s urban cable car masterplan — Metropolitan Integration Network (Spanish: Red de Integración Metropolitana or RIM). After Bolivian President Evo Morales inspected the...

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Sep 27, 2017
Mi Teleférico

Orange Line (Línea Naranja) Welcomes President Morales

— Ahead of its commercial opening on Friday, La Paz/El Alto’s newest urban gondola, the Orange Line (Spanish: Línea Naranja), was inspected by the Bolivian president yesterday. Built at a cost of $66 million, the 2.6km system will operate at a capacity of 3,000 pphpd with 127 cabins and 26 towers. Riders will be able to...

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Sep 21, 2017
LEITNER

LEITNER Ropeways Modernizes Dorfbahn Serfaus

After 32 years of operations, the Dorfbahn Serfaus is now undergoing a full modernization program. This underground funicular, located in the popular Austrian ski town of Serfaus, operates on a bed of air cushion. It was built in 1986 to reduce traffic congestion in the village, replace crowded buses and to serve as a last...

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Sep 17, 2017
Mi Teleférico

La Paz’s Fifth Gondola to Open Ahead of Schedule on September 29

The manager of La Paz’s Mi Teleférico urban gondola system, César Dockweiler, officially announced that the city will open its fifth urban gondola system, the Orange Line (Spanish: Línea Naranja) on September 29. This is a (few) week(s) ahead of schedule as the system’s original inauguration date was supposed to be in October. Once opened,...

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Sep 16, 2017
Funivia del Renon, Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Rittner Seilbahn / Funivia del Renon

#funiviadelrenon A post shared by Mannes Berti (@mannesberti) on Aug 14, 2017 at 5:22am PDT #bozen #bolzano #funiviadelrenon #rittnerseilbahn #ritten #renon #seilbahn #ropeway #suedtirol #timelapse #zeitraffer @suedtirolerleben.de @leitner_ropeways_official @bolzanobozen A post shared by Alexandre LaFleur (@lafleur_diplomatique) on May 9, 2017 at 12:22pm PDT "Sono stato fuori tutto il tempo, fuori da me stesso e dentro...

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Sep 14, 2017
Doppelmayr

Doppelmayr Trains Next Generation of Ropeway Specialists

A new team of students officially began their apprenticeship this month at Doppelmayr’s headquarters in Wolfurt, Austria. As part of their vocational training, 34 young men and women will learn the ins and outs of ropeway design through educational programs related to electrical engineering, metalworking, mechanical engineering, mechatronics and machining engineering. With the additional students from the 2017...

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Sep 12, 2017
Updates

World Map Update (Sept 2017): Urban Gondolas, Cable Cars and Cable Propelled Transit

— Since our last update to Gondola Project’s world map six months ago, urban cable cars have continued to make their presence felt around the world. For this update, we have been able to track a total of 28 new proposals — that’s about 8 more proposals than the preceding six months. Eight projects have also...

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Sep 09, 2017
Mi Teleférico, Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week: Mi Teleférico

Teleférico Amarillo de La Paz interconecta El Alto con el centro llegando a la estación Chuqi Apu en la cual se puede hacer combinación con teleféricos ruta verde . . #lapaz #miteleferico #canonphotography #canon #photography #travelphotography #fotografoschile #chilegram A post shared by Cristobal Izzo (@cizzo_photography) on Aug 5, 2017 at 9:46am PDT Altitude 3640m #teleferico...

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Sep 07, 2017
Awana Skyway, Installations, System Dossier

System Dossier: Awana Skyway

A post shared by Stan Castillo (@stancastillo) on Aug 17, 2017 at 9:46pm PDT — Genting Highlands, also known as Resorts World Genting, is a Malaysian resort complex situated at the top of Gunung Ulu Kali (1,800 meters above sea level). This “City of Entertainment” is located about an hour’s drive from the nation’s capital...

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Sep 02, 2017
Photo of the Week, Teleférico do Funchal

Photo of the Week: Madeira Cable Car (Teleférico do Funchal)

Música e Natureza! Descobre a Madeira com os Packs 4 Elementos: Água | Ar | Terra | Fogo | 💧🌬🌎🔥 1 fim de semana | 4 experiências 🎫 À venda em nossummeropening.com e ticketline.pt #nosso17 #nossummeropening #4elements #nature #air #cablecar #teleferico #madeiracablecar #adventure #funchal #madeira #madeiraisland #portugal #music #música #summerfestival #verão #summer #travel #igersmadeira #visitmadeira...

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