Dominican Republic – Santiago de los caballeros – In progress

Santiago

In the Dominican Republic, a 2nd aerial link connected to the metro is being built to extend the public transport network in the north-west of the capital. This new line will cover a distance of 4.2 km, providing even faster access to the city centre via 4 multimodal stations. The government’s objective: to improve the quality of life of Dominicans !

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The Dominican government has set up the SITS (Santiago Integrated Transport System) to support urban development in the country's second-largest city, Santiago de los Caballeros. A soft and sustainable mobility service accessible to all is at the heart of the project and will include a monorail, bicycles, electric buses and a nearly 4 km long 12-seater gondola lift.

As in Santo Domingo, the Santiago gondola lift will be equipped with the latest-generation DirectDrive® motor and will offer reliable, fast and eco-friendly transport for 4,500 people per hour at a speed of 7 m/s. Its comfortable 12-seater cabins will feature the emblematic red colour of the city to soar through the Dominican sky.

The gondola lift will fly over the most congested areas of the city, which has 130,000 inhabitants in this area, connecting the 4 stations in just 10 minutes. By directly connecting residents to sources of employment and enhancing public spaces, the authorities intend to give new economic and social impetus to the neighbourhoods served by the line.

TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS

Longueur

Length

3 900 m

Difference in altitude

41 m

Date

Speed

7 m/s

Capacity

4 500 personnes/h

nombre de stations

Number of stations

4

Number of cabins

129

Number of passengers per cabin

12

POMA, innovation

for the project

Development of Dominican transports

The Santiago de los Caballeros gondola lift will be the 3rd POMA line built in just 6 years in the Dominican Republic, which has made ropeway transportation the symbol of innovative and virtuous mobility to boost the country’s development, a model for the entire Caribbean region.

An intermodal mobility solution

The central station, located at the crossroads of a key road network and which will also host the future monorail station, will become a major intermodal hub for thousands of daily users.

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P Line – Metrocable

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With 6 lines in service, it is an international benchmark, and the network of gondola lifts now stretches over 14 kilometres, directly connected to the different lines of the Medellín Metro by multimodal stations. Each year, more than 220 million people use the city's transport system, demonstrating a successful social inclusion model that offers a new quality of life to the city's residents through social connections and increasingly attractive neighbourhoods.

At the heart of the Medellín Metro public transport system, Line P has a direct connection to Line A of the Metro at the ACEVEDO station, the intermodal hub from which the first Metrocable also departs. Line P connects some 200,000 residents in north-west Medellín through 4 stations along a 2700 m line located near the public library, medical centres, a community police station, landscaped parks and playgrounds for children. Some of these infrastructures were created after the new line project and have given the district a new lease on life !

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P Line

TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS

Longueur

Length

2 656 m

Difference in altitude

344 m

Capacity

4 000 people per hour

Date

Speed

5.5 m/s

Passengers per day

44 000

Number of cabines

130

Number of passengers

12

Operating time

18,5 hours per day

POMA, innovation

for the project

A sustainable mobility solution

Line P transports 4000 passengers every hour, and all with minimal environmental impact. To that end, it has the first gearless green motor technology–DirectDrive–built in, making it low on both energy consumption and sound pollution.

A reliable flow management system

As the world’s first 12-person cable car, Line P comes with DIAMOND 10/12 cabins that combine 10 seated spaces with 2 standing spaces: a perfect solution for rush hour !

Operational and maintenance support

The cabins and stations were made in France, at POMA group industrial facilities. The towers were produced in Colombia and installed in Medellín in close cooperation with POMA Colombia, the local subsidiary created by POMA that provides trustworthy support to MetroMedellín in operating and maintaining the system.

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Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo – 2023

LOS ALCARRIZOS

The city of Santo Domingo inaugurates its new urban aerial tramway line, the fastest in the world. The monocable system criss-crosses the sky over a 4.2-km stretch and serves four stations, offering a perfect soft mobility solution between the city centre and the suburbs.

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Fitting seamlessly into the city's multi-modal public transport network, the new line is a wonderful asset for the 400,000 people who live in the western part of the Dominican capital, linking up the Los Alcarrizos neighbourhood with metro line 2. The second line built by POMA lets residents of the capital's western suburbs cross dense, highly congested areas that are an obstacle to reaching the city centre.

Line 2 of the “Teleferico Santo Domingo” stretches over 4.2 km, with four stations connecting over 23 neighbourhoods to the west of the capital. A single ticket valid for the city's entire transport network lets passengers board one of the 157 cabins criss-crossing the Dominican sky, and travel to the city centre quickly, reliably and comfortably, via a public transport corridor accessible to everyone: a brilliant alternative to one-hour-plus journeys by car or bus on heavily congested roads.

The capacity of 4500 passengers per hour means that this area’s residents can now reach the city centre more quickly, taking one of the 160 12-place cabins that pass over the urban obstacles at a speed of 7 m/s. This is a world first in urban ropeway transportation !

TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS

Longueur

Length

4 156 m

Difference in altitude

15 m

Date

Speed

7 m/s

Capacity

4 500 personnes/h

nombre de stations

Number of stations

4

Number of cabines

160

Number of passengers

12

POMA, innovation

for the project

World first

The T2 line in Santo Domingo isthe 1st urban aerial cable car to operate at a speed of 7 m/s!

Development of Dominican transports

In keeping with its strategy for the development of rapid public transport, in 2018 the Dominican capital decided to install a 5 km urban gondola lift system. This solution was designed to answer the many challenges of sustainable mobility – heavy traffic, increasing congestion, urban gridlock. Operated by the subsidiary POMA RD, this first line now connects the north-east zone to the city centre in only 20 minutes via its connection with line 2 of the metro. Line 1 of the “Teleférico Santo Domingo”, with its 195 10-seater cabins, connects more than 23 districts. It provides transport for 3,000 people per hour, in each direction, crossing the Ozama River twice.

An intermodal mobility solution

To meet a global enhanced mobility, the cable car is connected via the first station to the metro, which is just being extended. As an intermodal hub, the station has been designed as a large new district centre, whereas the three other stations are kept as simple as possible, as they are located directly in densely populated residential areas.

A third line under construction

POMA is currently installing the country’s third urban aerial tramway line, construction work having begun in autumn 2021 in Santiago de los Caballeros – part of the drive to boost urban development in the country’s second largest city. A soft and sustainable mobility service accessible to all is at the heart of the project and will include a monorail, bicycles, electric buses and a 12-seater gondola lift covering a stretch of nearly 4 km. The Santiago de los Caballeros gondola lift will be the 3rd POMA line built in just six years in the Dominican Republic, making cable transportation the symbol of innovative and virtuous mobility to boost the country’s development.

A system in symbiosis with its environment

In terms of design, the new cable car is similar to its sister line. It remains simple, attractive building architecture coupled with gondolas in the national colours blue, white and red, as for the national flag.  There are few opportunities to get a view over Santo Domingo, hence the cable car becomes an unforgettable experience for tourists.

A project supported by Agence Française de Développement

In 2020, with the support of the AFD, manager of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), the “Mobilise Your City” programme resulted in a second “Teleférico” line. This new line will be 4.2 km long in the north-eastern part of the city. A single ticket is still all passengers need to travel across the whole city-wide network, with the new line accessible to 395,000 residents via 4 stations.

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They talk about it

Los Alcarrizos de Santo Domingo

“With this new aerial tramway line, the aim is to pursue a pro[1]cess of transformation and social cohesion across the city and its suburbs, by providing safe, res[1]pectable public transport that fits perfectly with other local mobility solutions, providing residents of historically marginalised neighbourhoods such as Los Alcarrizos with access to the city centre and greater integration. With this cable transportation line, along with all the work undertaken to modernise and extend the current transport network, we expect to see a profound transformation in terms of mobility across the entire city, in every way. Mobility will be more efficient, greener, faster, more accessible and more enjoyable.”

President of POMA Colombia

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Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020

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Belgium – Namur – 2021

Citadel of Namur gondola

The city of Namur is a tourist destination in Belgium, steeped in history and overlooked by a citadel built by Vauban. Its heritage and charm attract more and more tourists every year.

The ropeway offers visitors a new vantage point over the ancient Roman city and also serves local residents in their daily commutes. The inhabitants of Namur have made it an emblem of their city.

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In order to enable visitors to get around with ease, the Namur gondola crosses the river Sambre, connecting with the city centre, from the bottom station, Place Maurice Servais, to the top station located on the Citadel’s Esplanade, a stone’s throw from the Digital Pavilion, a legacy of the Milan Universal Expo.

 

As the Namur gondola is built in a classified heritage environment, numerous studies were carried out to understand the technical, landscape, archaeological, acoustic, architectural and ecological aspects. Not only was the integration successful but the ropeway also represents a real environmental advantage to offer an alternative to road traffic in the Walloon capital.

 

Technologically speaking, the system is a pulsed movement gondola, with two trains of three cabins each accommodating six passengers for a pleasant four-minute ride.

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Citadel of Namur gondola

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

652 m

Elevation

102 m

Capacity

Up to 408 PPHPD

Date

Speed

6 m/s

nombre de stations

Number of stations

2

Number of cabins

6

Number of passengers per cabin

6

First POMA installation in Belgium

Concession for 30 years

In 2017, the Municipal College of Namur awarded the contract for the construction of the Namur gondola to the POMA Franki and Labellemontagne consortium.

The three partner companies formed the consortium to create the basis for the Société Anonyme du Téléphérique de Namur, which is to operate the ropeway for the next 30 years.

The Namur project is POMA’s first tourist concession in Europe.

Urban transport

While constituting a major tourist attraction, the Namur ropeway is nonetheless a soft mobility solution. This low-carbon travel mode is appreciated by visitors and Citadel residents alike as they commute to school, to work or simply to the centre of Namur.

First POMA installation in Belgium

With the Namur gondola, POMA has completed its very first installation in Belgium.

Urban integration

The Namur gondola is installed in a classified heritage environment. A long careful study was therefore conducted for the design and integration of the stations.

Several route options were studied in order to preserve the integrity of the Citadel landscape and to showcase the ancient Roman city.

The “Téléphérique de Namur” was designed based on modern architecture that respects the uniqueness of the site and blends into the environment perfectly, with discreet line structures and remarkable acoustic comfort.

Silent transport

The pulsed movement gondola technology is particularly suited to this type of tourist transport with compact stations containing few rotating mechanical elements and guaranteeing optimal acoustic comfort for both users and local residents.

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Dominican Republic – Santiago de los caballeros – In progress

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USA – New York – 2010

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Téléo

France – Toulouse – 2021

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La Réunion

Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020

POMA built the first metrocable in the Indian Ocean in Saint Denis on Réunion Island. It provides safe, fast and quiet travel, connecting strategic neighbourhoods and delivering a better service to the island.

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Pereira Megacable

Colombia – Pereira – 2021

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China – Enshi – 2020

Enshi Grand Canyon Funicular

In the Enshi Grand Canyon, one of the most well-known tourist parks in China, POMA has built a funicular railway to open up a natural area with many hiking paths to tourists.

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The Enshi Grand Canyon in Hubei province is one of the most remarkable tourist parks in China. POMA had already installed an 8-seater gondola lift there in 2013, which was renovated in 2020 to ensure its long-term operation.

Now, at the request of its customer ECOTIC, who manages the development of tourism at the site, POMA has built a funicular railway, leading visitors from the Tourism Centre, with its hotels, restaurants, car parks and ticket office, to a natural area. This is a soft and sustainable mobility solution that can do the work of a fleet of buses and so help to protect the environment of this exceptional site.  It is fitted with the POMA variable frequency drive and DirectDrive® subsystem, which is a first in the entire Asia region.

The funicular railway ends at the foot of the gondola lift. This gives tourists quick and easy access to the various hiking trails that are very close to the gondola lift departure and arrival stations, as well as the essential spots like the “incense pillar” and the “castle”, unique 500 m high limestone rock formations.

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

1000 m

Elevation

100 m

Capicity

4500 PPHPD

Date

Speed

12 m/s

Number of cabins

4

Number of passengers per cabin

250

ENSHI GRAND CANYON FUNICULAR IN PICTURES

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China – Huashan (Shaanxi) – 2012

POMA designed Shaanxi Taihua Tourism Ropeway Road, a gondola lift that transports tourists and pilgrims to the top of Mount Huashan, 2,120 metres away in the heart of China’s central Shaanxi province.

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Yeosu Cablecar

South Korea – Yeosu – 2013

Compared to the construction of a third bridge, the Yeosu gondola lift was the ideal solution to connect the island of Doslando to the mainland. Discreet, comfortable, fast and environmentally friendly, the gondola lift is perfectly suited to the city’s transportation needs. This original voyage over the Namhae Sea also quickly won over the passengers, and the Yeosu gondola lift quickly became a major attraction in the area.

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Equateur – Guayaquil – 2020

Aerovia

In order to improve the flow of daily traffic between Duran and Guayaquil, Ecuador’s economic capital, and offer an alternative solution for crossing the estuary, the local authorities have opted for ropeway transportation.

Ecuador’s first urban gondola lift links Duran and Guayaquil, providing fast, smooth travel throughout the transport network for 40,000 passengers a day.

product range
Urban Gondola Lift
Application
Connect – peri-urban link
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The project

Duran, on the opposite bank of the Guayas river, has tripled its population over twenty years to more than 250,000 inhabitants, the vast majority of whom work in Guayaquil, the economic capital of Ecuador. The only bridge linking the two cities is saturated with traffic every day, despite five lanes in each direction.
To address this mobility issue, and to propose an alternative solution for crossing the estuary that could be implemented quickly, the municipality was won over by urban ropeway transportation, of which there are many models in South America!
Aerovia is a 100% horizontal gondola lift that is 4 km long and carries 40,000 passengers per day in its 154 ten-seater cabins, avoiding a 45-minute trip by car.

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the Aerovia

TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS

Longueur

Length

4063 m

Difference in altitude

12 m

Capacity

jusqu’à 2 600 personnes/h

Date

Speed

5 m/s

nombre de stations

Number of stations

4

Number of cabines

155

Number of passengers

10

POMA, innovation

for the project

Ecuador’s first

overhead inter-urban link

Guayaquil has joined the club of metropolises equipped with a POMA urban ropeway transportation system.

Concession-based

model

In addition to design and construction, POMA has been working alongside its partner SOFRATESA for gondola lift maintenance and operation for almost 30 years.
A concession-based model that heralds a new stage in the evolution of our business and customer support.

Integrated

stations

Beyond transportation, Aerovia has been designed to blend into the city and the life of its inhabitants. In Guayaquil, the three stations are located at strategic sites: on the Malecon Simon Bolivar at the edge of the river, at Julian Coronel park which serves as a hub for the city buses, and finally, on Quito avenue near the Centennial park, right in the city centre.
Local services will be made available, as well as shops, restaurants and banks on the different floors of the stations.

Technical challenges

This gondola lift was a technological challenge from the start, in particular the securing of the support posts for the seven towers a few dozen metres under water in the Guayas river.

Aerovia in pictures

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Aerovia de Guauaquil

As massive urbanisation grows throughout the world, sustainable overhead transport solutions are redesigning the face of urban mobility. This project in Guayaquil is a perfect example: an overhead solution that passes easily and quickly over the Guayas river and the traffic jams in the city centre, and a sustainable decarbonised means of public transport.

POMA Sales Manager, South America

Guillaume Ployon


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Géorgie – Chiatura – 2020

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Airtram New York

USA – New York – 2010

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