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The Diamond Cabin
With more than 13,000 cabins manufactured in SIGMA’s workshops since 2003, the Diamond cabin is POMA’s signature gondola lift throughout the world. Its characteristic “faceted” design enables it to blend into all environments.
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The Diamond EVO Cabin
As the very expression of premium quality, the Diamond EVO cabin offers unique technical and aesthetic qualities, including significant visible innovations:
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The Symphony cabin
Among the latest POMA carriers, the Symphony cabin is aimed at the prestige segment, to deliver an unrivalled experience. Its spaciousness, sleek design and silent operation provide operators with the most comfortable of systems, to offer their customers simply the best.
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Chairs
An enjoyable moment together for some, a moment of relaxation for others, POMA chairs are proof that it is possible to combine comfort, safety, performance and durability, for passenger satisfaction.
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Technology
From mountains to cities, transporting tourists and materials, POMA is known worldwide for its skill in designing, making, operating and maintaining ropeway transport solutions.
For decades, POMA’s technologies have been honouring the commitment to provide a comfortable, fast, energy-efficient, silent and non-polluting form of transport.
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POMA’s story
The human and technological epic of the POMA Group. The history of ropeway transport, from mountains to cities, around the world.
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The 6th Metrocable line in Medellin
The Medellín Metrocable opened its 6th gondola lift line, "Line P", on 10 June 2021, pursuing the development of this sustainable public transport network, which has been a global model for the past 15 years.
The pioneering city of Medellín set the standard for a new model of urban mobility by integrating a gondola lift into its public transport network in 2004: a world first which became an international benchmark with 5 lines in operation, able to accommodate nearly 220,000 passengers per day over 14 kilometres of lines.
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What is splicing?
If vehicles and pylons are inseparable from cable transport, cable is a noble part of our business.
But have you ever wondered how the cable loop is made? The answer is in the splicing, a delicate and essential technical operation.
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Portrait of Jean Pomagalski
When he created his very first surface lift, did Jean Pomagalski imagine that POMA would establish itself as one of the world leaders in ropeway transport by offering ever more innovative and leading-edge solutions? That these solutions would leave the mountain peaks to find their place in many fields, for various applications: sports, tourism, urban mobility or in the service of science and industry?
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SIGMA
For more than 50 years, this long-standing subsidiary of POMA has specialised in the design, manufacture and final assembly of cabins for passenger transport.
SIGMA’s know-how extends beyond a standard product catalogue. The company also designs and manufactures tailor-made cabins for the POMA Group’s special projects such as funiculars, APMs and observation wheel capsules.
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SEMER
SEMER, POMA’s subsidiary, specialises in the engineering and manufacturing of electrical equipment and industrial automation for ropeway transport systems. It is recognised worldwide for its know-how in electrical engineering, safety-instrumented systems, process control and industrial automation.
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Mountain
A pioneer of ropeway transport solutions, POMA offers everyone a smooth and sustainable method of transport, in the heart of the snow-capped mountains with its high-performance ropeway systems, with a sleek design, which are fast, silent, ecological and comfortable, in harmony with their natural environment.
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Urban Mobility
In metropolises around the world, ropeway transport is showing itself to be relevant solution in managing the growing traffic of the urban population. Connecting peri-urban areas to town and city centres, beating obstacles and altitudes, connecting airport terminals, POMA offers ropeway transport as the new mode of urban collective mobility.
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Wind Energy
Following the merger between POMA and Leitwind, a specialist in onshore wind power, POMA-Leitwind is designing, manufacturing and installing the first multi-megawatt onshore wind turbines assembled in France.
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Automated People Mover – APM
An APM, Automated People Mover, is a fully automatic system without drivers and usually moves along on a flat plane, which differentiates it from funicular railways. Unlike with automotive vehicles, the machinery and motor equipment are located remotely thanks to the rope. Thus, the APM is often described as “light metro” technology, in the sense that the infrastructure (viaduct, track structure, etc.) and installation are lighter and faster.
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Observation Wheel
Discover a city onboard an exceptional observation wheel POMA has a unique expertise in the design, creation, manufacture and installation of capsules.
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Chenus Courchevel: the first LIFE gondola lift opens a new era
The Chenus gondola lift is now officially open, marking a turning point for ropeway transport. Quieter, more wind-resistant and equipped with spacious 10-passenger EVO cabins, it guarantees optimal comfort for skiers in winter and visitors in summer.
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Angelo cable car (Ajaccio)
En octobre 2025, la CAPA a inauguré le nouveau téléporté urbain d'Ajaccio, construit par POMA.
Long de 3km, il permet de relier Mezzavia, le secteur de Saint-Joseph et le bord de mer en seulement 12 minutes.
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Téléphérique Angelo
Le téléphérique Angelo, inauguré à Ajaccio en Corse le 18 octobre 2025, renforce l’offre de transport urbain de la ville.
Il relie plusieurs quartiers en 12 minutes de manière écologique et en assurant l'intermodalité avec les autres modes de transports.
Conçu et exploité par POMA, il améliore la mobilité, réduit la congestion et symbolise un lien durable entre les habitants et les territoires.
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Antananarivo
In Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, the fifth largest island in the world, the population has increased tenfold in 60 years to reach 3.5 million inhabitants. As part of a sustainable restructuring of the city's mobility system, the first urban cable car line was installed to carry over 40,000 passengers a day.
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Transarc
The new 10-seater Villaroger gondola lift, located in the Villaroger sector of the Les Arcs ski area, represents a major step forward in the modernization of the ski area.
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Interalpin trade fair
POMA will be present at INTERALPIN, at the Innsbruck Exhibition Centre, from 6 to 9 May 2025.
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Planchamp
In the heart of Valmorel, at the gateway to the Tarentaise Valley in the Hautes-Alpes, the Sofival group has installed a new gondola lift that operates all year round, connecting the village to the rest of the ski area via the Combe de Beaudin.
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In Santo Domingo capital, inauguration of the POMA’s 2nd urban cable car line
A second urban cable car line has been inaugurated in Santo Domingo. The 4-kilometre cable car line connects the city centre and the western outskirts of the capital with the city's transport network. For the first time in the world, a cable car line is operating at a speed of 7m/s in an urban environment !
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EUROPEAN MOBILITY EXPO
Le Salon Européen de la mobilité, le EuMo Expo 2022 se tiendra du 7 au 9 juin à Paris-Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris.
Tous les deux ans, le EuMo Expo, rassemble plus de 250 exposants français et internationaux, tous acteurs du transport public et de la mobilité durable.
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Construction & Installation
POMA is committed to delivering and setting up its installations to welcome passengers in optimal safety conditions
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The 6th Metrocable line in Medellin
The Medellín Metrocable opened its 6th gondola lift line, "Line P", on 10 June 2021, pursuing the development of this sustainable public transport network, which has been a global model for the past 15 years.
The pioneering city of Medellín set the standard for a new model of urban mobility by integrating a gondola lift into its public transport network in 2004: a world first which became an international benchmark with 5 lines in operation, able to accommodate nearly 220,000 passengers per day over 14 kilometres of lines.
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The city of Namur unveils its new pulsed POMA GONDOLA
Voreppe, Saturday, 8 May 2021. Maxime Prévot, Mayor of Namur, Belgium, Christian Bouvier, Vice President of the Supervisory Board of POMA, Jean-Yes Remy, CEO of Labellemontagne and Philippe Beaujean, Director of Franki today unveiled a new gondola in Namur.
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American Eagle
How the west was won: the American Eagle is the first TELEMIX® ropeway installed in the United States by the POMA Group. Passengers settle into one of the six-seater chairs and eight-seater gondolas to reach the top of the slopes or the high-altitude restaurant.
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Last capsule installed on the biggest observation wheel in the world
On Bluwaters Island, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), POMA has installed
the 48th and last capsule on the world’s biggest observation wheel,
named Ain Dubai.
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Focus on Disability
POMA places a strong focus on Inclusion and Disability issues. Several actions are conducted jointly by the Human Resources, CSR, Foundation, and Marketing teams to act at all levels of the Company.
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POMA will implement the 1st urban ropeways of Mongolia
POMA has been tasked with a cable transportation project for the city of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. POMA will implement the first urban ropeways in Ulaanbaatar.
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Arkhyz
Northern Caucasus Resort is continuing its development project, which began in 2011 in the Caucasus mountains, and has an impressive 10-seat 3.8 km gondola lift with 3 sections on its north slope.
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Treeline Cirque
Leitner Poma of America, a long-standing partner of the Alpine Meadows ski resort, replaced the 1996 Hot Wheels fixed-grip chairlift this year with a new higher-performance 4-seater detachable chairlift, and took the opportunity to improve the route.
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Fourvière
POMA carried out the special inspection of the iconic funicular railway in Lyon. During the inspection, its carriers as well as the drive station were completely renovated and upgraded in SIGMA's workshops, according to the SYTRAL guidelines aimed at “providing users with an even greater level of comfort, while preserving the line’s historic heritage”.
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Ski Indoor Dubaï
The Souk Al Nakheel fixed chairlift is the main installation of Ski Dubai, the first indoor ski centre of its kind in the Persian Gulf region, and the most famous in the world.
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Towers of the citadel gondola lift installed by helicopter
This Tuesday, october 6, 2020, the inhabitants of Namur were able to observe from the docks of the Sambre river the helicopter transportation of the pylons on the esplanade of the Citadel, the arrival station of the future tourist gondola lift of the Walloon capital.
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Cuiyunshan
A superb 6/8 Telemix®, combining 6-seater chairs with protective hoods and 8-person Diamond cabins, was deployed in Cuiyunshan, a new station near Chongli, four hours by road from Beijing.
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Hong Kong Wheel
POMA produced the 45 cabins for the Hong Kong observation wheel in China. The observation wheel offers spectacular views over the bay and megacity centre, both during the day and at night.
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The Diamond Cabin
With more than 13,000 cabins manufactured in SIGMA’s workshops since 2003, the Diamond cabin is POMA’s signature gondola lift throughout the world. Its characteristic “faceted” design enables it to blend into all environments.
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The Diamond EVO Cabin
As the very expression of premium quality, the Diamond EVO cabin offers unique technical and aesthetic qualities, including significant visible innovations:
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The Symphony cabin
Among the latest POMA carriers, the Symphony cabin is aimed at the prestige segment, to deliver an unrivalled experience. Its spaciousness, sleek design and silent operation provide operators with the most comfortable of systems, to offer their customers simply the best.
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Chairs
An enjoyable moment together for some, a moment of relaxation for others, POMA chairs are proof that it is possible to combine comfort, safety, performance and durability, for passenger satisfaction.
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i360
POMA designed and manufactured the entire pod and drive system of the world’s tallest observation tower, known as the British Airways i360. A unique concept, located on the Brighton seafront in the south of England.
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Diablerets Express
In French-speaking Switzerland, customer and operator comfort was the primary focus of the Diablerets station restructuring project. The eponymous gondola lift therefore replaces a chairlift to enhance skier comfort, and is equipped with a SmartBoard control console to ensure optimum operator comfort.
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American Flyer
The American Flyer may be the world's longest bubble chairlift; in any case, it is the longest one manufactured by the POMA Group on American soil.
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Yen TU
The Buddhist temples of the sacred mountain of Yen Tu welcome many pilgrims and tourists. In 2017, two new gondola lifts were built, including New Yen Tu 1, which complements the mobility offer by doubling the Yen Tu 1 gondola lift.
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La Daille
For the first time in France, in La Daille, a gondola lift with 57 10-seater Symphony cabins designed by Pininfarina offers maximum comfort to passengers.
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Miami Airport
Miami International Airport inaugurated its two APMs in 2016 and 2017. The two APM trains travel 375 m and carry up to 12,000 passengers per hour between the main terminal and terminal E.
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Le Praz
The 10-person gondola lift provides transport between the village of Le Praz (where a 500-space car park has been created) and the Courchevel resort centre.
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Alpe Express
Sharing over 80 years of history with the resort, POMA has supported Alpe d’Huez in the construction of dedicated public transport, a 2 km urban gondola lift, connecting the resort centre to the slopes.
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Technology
From mountains to cities, transporting tourists and materials, POMA is known worldwide for its skill in designing, making, operating and maintaining ropeway transport solutions.
For decades, POMA’s technologies have been honouring the commitment to provide a comfortable, fast, energy-efficient, silent and non-polluting form of transport.
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POMA carriers
En coopération avec la société de design italienne Pininfarina, POMA a développé des véhicules – sièges et cabines – spacieux, élégants et confortables. Un grand nombre de fonctionnalités et d’options supplémentaires ainsi qu'un libre choix de couleurs offrent un haut niveau de personnalisation, garantissant que les installations de chaque client soient uniques dans leur conception et leurs équipements.
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Plan Joran
The Plan Joran gondola lift is an essential part of the Grands Montets ski resort, nestled in a listed natural site. It offers access to the ski area at altitude and offers an exceptional view of the Aiguille du Chardonnet.
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Cairo Airport
The expanding Cairo International Airport, one of the largest in the Middle East, wanted a high-performance link to connect its three airport terminals and to provide access to the car parks and shopping centre. The specifications for the construction of the MiniMetro® were speed, silence, comfort, availability and also environmental considerations.
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Les Jeux
Installed in 2013, this TELEMIX® with fifty-four 8-seater chairs and twenty-height 10-seater cabins is a world first.
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Liaison Blanc Blanc
“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.
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Northwoods express
Leitner POMA has created a new 6-seater chairlift for Vail Resort, one of the major ski resorts in the United States.
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The High Roller
Caesars Entertainment has entrusted the POMA Group with the design and manufacture of the High Roller observation wheel capsules. A flagship attraction of “The Linq”, a new urban and entertainment district in Las Vegas.
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Submit a support request
To propose a project to the foundation, find out the procedure to follow and all the conditions to be eligible for support from the POMA Foundation.
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committed group
Aware of the importance of environmental, social and societal issues, has structured its CSR approach.
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Site operator
POMA manages on its own or together with a local company the operations and the maintenance of the cable transportations systems of urban or touristic sites. A 360° support for the development of a ropeway transport system project, from the design and construction of the installation, to its operation and maintenance.
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On-site troubleshooting
Limiting the downtime of ropeway systems in operation is our priority. Our specialised technical maintenance teams, present in France and around the world, are always ready to work with you whenever you need. Where expertise or troubleshooting requires it, an on-site maintenance process is implemented, including the assignment of qualified personnel from the Group’s entities and its network of partners. One single goal: limit the consequences of a possible shutdown, whether on a site in France or across the world.
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Technical documentation COPILOT®
POMA deploys all its expertise to assist you when the need for any technical documentation on an installation arises or if you want advice on the Special Inspections or any other specific maintenance operation.
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Airtram New York
With the installation of this ultra-modern aerial tramway, POMA has provided New Yorkers with the most advanced technology in urban ropeway transportation. It is 960 m long and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan in just three minutes, passing over the East River in great comfort with unique views of New York through the huge windows on both cabins.
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Téléo
More than 8,000 passengers will board the cabins of the Téléo tricable ropeway every day. Part of the Toulouse Agglomeration’s transport network, it crosses a river and travels over a hill to link three major hubs of activity in the south of Toulouse: the University Cancer Institute, Rangueil Hospital and Paul Sabatier University.
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Charles de Gaule – Etoile
The inclined elevator of the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile station, in the heart of western Paris, was installed to facilitate the connection between the stations of metro lines 1 and 6 and the RER A regional express network line station, the central thoroughfare for transport in Paris, connecting east to west in the Paris region.
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What is splicing?
If vehicles and pylons are inseparable from cable transport, cable is a noble part of our business.
But have you ever wondered how the cable loop is made? The answer is in the splicing, a delicate and essential technical operation.
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Careers
Passion, expertise and performance are the values that drive each and every POMA employee. To be part of our talents, you need to share this team spirit, be open and curious, share our taste for performance, and of course, have a good command of the main business languages.
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POMA is a leader in ropeway transport, recognised worldwide for its efficient and eco-friendly mobility solutions.
With its innovations and know-how, POMA takes up all the challenges of mobility all around the world.
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The human and technological epic of the POMA Group. The history of ropeway transport, from mountains to cities, around the world.
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Portrait of Jean Pomagalski
When he created his very first surface lift, did Jean Pomagalski imagine that POMA would establish itself as one of the world leaders in ropeway transport by offering ever more innovative and leading-edge solutions? That these solutions would leave the mountain peaks to find their place in many fields, for various applications: sports, tourism, urban mobility or in the service of science and industry?
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Laying of the foundation stone for gondola lift on La Réunion
On Friday, 20 September, the municipal association CINOR (Communauté Intercommuncale Du Nord de la Réunion) and the FILAO-Group (Atelier Architectes, POMA and Egis) have celebrated the beginning of the constructions works for this project on La Réunion.
The first urban ropeway on the island will streamline the traffic, particularly dense today, and encourage more sustainable modes of travel.
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LPOA is modernizing Colorado iconic stations
LPOA is modernizing Colorado iconic stations
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The world’s longest panoramic gondola lift will open in serbia
The Zlatibor Gold Gondola Lift, at the heart of a major tourist project linking the town of Zlatibor with the Tornik ski resort by air, via lake Ribničko.
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