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21
Nov

2014

BART to OAK opens this Saturday! Image from Bart.gov.

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

After breaking ground in 2010, North America’s newest bottom-supported cable car, the BART to OAK (aka: BART to Oakland International Airport Automated Guideway Transit), will finally open on Saturday. Trains will arrive every five minutes during peak hours with fares ranging from ~$6–$15.
Reports indicate that French cable transportation company Poma has won the Oruro (Bolivia) cable car tender. The city’s mayor, Rossio Pimentel, expects that the system will be completed by August 2015.

The Algerian government is embarking on a joint venture involving its transit divisions, EMA (Entreprise du métro d’Alger) and ETUSA (Entreprise de transport urbain et suburbain d’Alger), and French company Poma. The enterprise aims to have local workers acquire manufacturing and maintenance skills from Poma’s experts. According to the article, in 2009, the government promised up to €500 million over five years to renovate and construct urban cable car systems.

Caracas, Venezuela’s second urban gondola, the Mariche Metrocable will undergo maintenance this weekend. With the cable car service suspended, replacement buses will be available to transport passengers. Regular operations will resume on Monday, November 24.

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07
Nov

2014

Brest Téléphérique. Image from www.capucinsbrest.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:

The Brest Téléphérique is scheduled to begin construction in February 2015 with a completion date in June/July 2016. Once operational, the system is forecasted to transport 675,000 people each year over a 460m stretch. The system manufacturer will be chosen next Friday (November 14).

Reports announce that the signing of a cable car in Oruro, Bolivian will occur next week. The system is planned to connect to four major destinations including the Cerro Santa Barbara, Santuario del Socavón, Corazón de Jesús and San Jose barrio.

Due to high ridership numbers, reports appear to indicate that the cable car systems in La Paz/El Alto, Bolivia has generated BOB $14 million (US $2 million) in profits so far.

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23
Aug

2014

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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