LEITNER is leading the way in sustainable transportation. They designed a hybrid solution which combines aerial ropeway transportation, and ground autonomous driverless transportation. ConnX is a system where cabins can be on the ropeway transportation and have a seamless transition onto a set ground route. This allows the cabin to proceed with ground travel without...
The official opening of Cablebús 2, the longest ropeway line in Latin America, took place on August 8. The ropeway system is located in the district of Iztapalapa, in the southeast of the Mexico City metropolitan region, and offers residents a better and, above all, safer and faster connection to the metro stations. Equipped with...
Cablebús 2 will officially open on July 24th in Mexico City. The new alignment is 10.6-kilometers with seven stations. Two of the stations are integrated with two different subway lines. The system is expected to move 50,000 people per day while servicing the district of Iztapalapa and will offer commuters a better, safe, and faster...
The Aerovía cable car is servicing Ecuador’s most populated city, Guayaquil, and the city of Duran. Guayaquil has a population of approximately 2.7 million, while Duran’s population has tripled in the last twenty years to more than 250,000. Guayaquil and Duran are separated by the Guayas River with only one bridge connecting them. The vast...
LEITNER POMA’s latest video promotes urban cable transportation as a superior sustainable solution for any city. With cities across the world suffering from congested roadways and limited budgets for major public transit projects, Leitner POMA presents how a cable car can be the right transit solution. Cable car systems can be integrated into urban environments...
Travelling to heights of nearly 4,000m above sea level, the Klein Matterhorn’s new aerial lift by LEITNER ropeways has claimed a new record — the world’s highest 3S gondola. To complete the CHF 55 million project, 145 cable car and construction specialists spent 27,000 hours over 2.5 years to help realize this dream. The 3S...
LEITNER ropeways continues to build on its success in 2017 by implementing 32 systems in 12 countries. Ropeways installed by LEITNER combine technological advancements and superior design techniques to produce cable lifts that contribute positively to both the touristic and urban environment. Innovative products such as LEITNER’s DirectDrive and LeitControl are setting new industry standards...
After an absence of nearly three decades, an aerial ropeway has finally returned to Sarajevo’s famous Trebević mountain. The new 10-passenger cable car, built by LEITNER ropeways, carries visitors to the summit (1,160m) from the old city centre in just seven minutes and fifteen seconds. The state-of-the-art aerial lift, designed with LEITNER’s DirectDrive system, can transport...
Leitner ropeways is proud to be the first company to introduce 3S gondola technology to Northern Europe. Voss Resorts, one of Norway’s top ski and leisure destinations, will be soon connected by a new 3S system that is scheduled to open in summer 2019. While this aerial lift primarily serves a recreational function for winter...
The Montjuïc Funicular in Barcelona, Spain has been providing passengers with quick, reliable, and convenient transportation to the hill of Montjuïc since it was built in 1928 for the World Exhibition. The 718m long cable-hauled line was then renewed in preparation for a flux of visitors who arrived in the City during the 1992 Summer...