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03
Oct

2014

Weekly Roundup: Berlin Shows Off Cabins; Urban Cable Car Projects in Brest & Constantine Chugs Along

Cabin Interior of Cable Car for IGA 2017 in Berlin. Image from Morgenpost.de.

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit:

The Brest Téléphérique project in France is reportedly back on track after a second project management tender went out this week. During the first round, several companies overbid the maximum €15 million budget. The 460m system will cross the Penfeld river while connecting the new Capucins district to the a château in the downtown. Trip time: 3 minutes; Capacity: 650 persons per hour.

While the International Horticultural Exhibition in Berlin (IGA 2017) is still a few years away, guests had the opportunity to test out the latest in chic and urban cabin designs this week. The interior’s are fully decked out with sweet orange leather seats and panoramic glass floors.

Constantine, Algeria is already home to a spectacular Cable Propelled Transit line spanning the Rhumel Gorge. This week it appears the Minister has announced that the construction of 2 new cable cars will start in 15 days!

Having just opened for a little over 2 weeks, the Oued Koriche-Bouzaréah Téléphérique in Algeria has apparently suffered a few operational setbacks due to “uncivil” passenger behaviour. Reports suggest that groups of frenzied riders blocked the gondola doors while others threw stones at passing cabins. Perhaps operators can learn a thing or two from La Paz’s Mi Teleferico campaign which has helped cultivate a sense of ownership in the cable car systems.

And more on the Oued Koriche-Bouzaréah Téléphérique: TSA Algeria takes us on a photo journey aboard the cable car and gives us an aerial view of a neighbourhood even many locals have yet to see.

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19
Sep

2014

Weekly Roundup: Urban Cable Cars Open in La Paz and Algiers; Proposals in Sydney, New York and Quito

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A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit:

September 15, 2014 marked the opening day for La Paz’s longest urban cable car system, the Yellow Line (La Línea Amarilla). Celebrations were held and passengers packed the system. In fact, in just 2 days of service, the line has already transported 76,800 riders!

A large-scale urban gondola proposal has emerged from New York City. Dubbed the East River Skyway, the 3 phase project is hoping to connect various waterfront properties throughout the city and improve cross river transit options.

Sydney’s Business Chamber has proposed a cable car which seeks to improve connectivity within its harbour. The system is envisioned to link Barangaroo and Pyrmont.

The Aérotram CPT project in Toulouse, France was reportedly cancelled just a few weeks ago. However, reports indicate that not only is the project alive, an extension of the system was proposed which could see it connect to a new stop at Basso-Cambo (terminal station of Metro Line A). This alignment will provide a rapid east-west link between Line A and Line B.
After some delays, the Oued Koriche – Bouzaréah téléphérique (cable car) in Algiers, Algeria has finally opened this week. System statistics: 2.9km; $2.5 billion dinars ($30.9 million USD); 12 minute travel time; 3 stations; 58 cabins (up to 15 passengers per cabin); capacity of 2400 pphpd. Operations: 6am-7pm. Video: click here. Photos: click here.

Hoping to mimic the successes of Medellin, Ecuador’s capital, Quito, is now embarking on a study to determine the feasibility of implementing cable cars in its own communities. A CPT system may improve transportation options and reduce travel times for up to 109,800 residents.

While a Hello Kitty themed cable car experience has increased ridership on Taipei, Taiwan’s Maokong Gondola, it wasn’t enough to keep it out of the red. The system stands to lose NT$79 million (US$2.62 million) this year and next.

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23
Aug

2014

Weekly Roundup: Le Téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah To Soon Launch

Le Téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah. Image from Binyen.com

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of urban gondolas, cable cars and cable propelled transit:

Oued Koriche and Bouzaréah, two suburbs is the Algerian capital of Algiers, is expected to see the inauguration of its much delayed cable car — Le téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah. The 3km long system will reduce travel times from 30 minutes to 11 minutes and will have a capacity of 3,000 pphpd.

Four ropeway manufacturers are interested in building the Oruro cable car in Bolivia. These companies include Doppelmayr, Poma and two other builders. Oruru, a city of approximately 264,000 residents, is planning to implement a purely tourist cable lift. The $18.5 million system is expected to have a capacity of 1,000 pphpd and will travel a route length of 900m.

During the holiday season in Venezuela, over 12,000 people travelled up on the Warairepano cable car to access amenities at the top of the national park. Operators say that demand for the cable car triples during holidays and that service must be temporarily halted when the park capacity is exceeded.

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06
Sep

2013

Weekly Roundup: New Cable Car Concept Put Forward in Gold Coast, Australia

A new cable car link from the airport to Springbrook has been proposed in Gold Coast, Australia. Image by Flickr user westernthunderer75.

A quick look at some of the things that happened this week in the world of cable cars, urban gondolas, and cable propelled transit:

Plans for a cable car has emerged in the Australian coastal city of Gold Coast. The concept is to connect the city’s airport to the nearby mountain/suburb of Springbrook. This is not the first time a gondola system has been proposed as the city has seen several unsuccessful conceptual designs in the past.

Telluride’s gondola is set to become even greener this week. Solar panels will be installed as part of the system’s Green Gondola Project. While the $30,000 10-kilowatt system won’t dramatically alter energy consumption patterns, this program is part of an ongoing initiative to make the gondola as efficient as possible.

Officials in Algeria have reviewed tender submissions for the implementation of new cable car lines in Constantine and will soon announce the selected proponents.

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26
Aug

2011

The Algiers Téléphériques

One of four Téléphériques in Algiers, Algeria. Image via Poma.

From what we can piece together, Cable Propelled Transit (CPT) systems in Algeria began in the mid-1950’s with the construction of the Téléphérique d’El Madania in the capital Algiers. This system was then followed in 1982 by the Téléphérique Notre-Dame d’Afrique – again in Algiers.

Five years later in 1987, two more Téléphériques would be constructed in Algiers; the Télépherique du Memorial and the Téléphérique du Palais de la Culture.

All four of these systems would be Aerial Trams designed, manufactured and built by the Italian company Poma – the company that would eventually renovate and modernize the systems 20 years later.

Despite moving millions of people per year (according to the Poma website the el Madania system alone moves more than 1 million people per year), these are remarkably modest systems:

None have intermediary stations.
System vehicles have capacity for 35 people and the systems can offer total capacity of 1,200 pphpd.

Maybe more surprising is how short in length these systems are:

Téléphérique d’El Madania – 220m
Téléphérique du Mémorial – 230m
Téléphérique du Palais de la Culture – 368m
Téléphérique de Notre Dame d’Afrique – 250m

To put those numbers in perspective, the line distances are little more than the distance between two North American bus stops. In other words, the Téléphériques function more like elevators than transit; similar in the way the Ascencors of Valparaiso manage to collapse height and distance and ease movements between the higher and lower parts of the city.

Yet to call these systems mere “elevators” would do them an injustice.

The Téléphériques are important enough to the movement of people in Algiers that they are all fully integrated with ETUSA, Algiers’ regional transit planning agency. And as stated previously, these systems do move millions of people a year. That suggests these aren’t simple elevators but rather essential links in the growing Algiers transit scheme.

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Weekly Roundup: Berlin Shows Off Cabins; Urban Cable Car Projects in Brest & Constantine Chugs Along

Weekly Roundup: Urban Cable Cars Open in La Paz and Algiers; Proposals in Sydney, New York and Quito

Weekly Roundup: Le Téléphérique Oued Koreiche-Bouzaréah To Soon Launch

Weekly Roundup: New Cable Car Concept Put Forward in Gold Coast, Australia

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