France – Toulouse – 2021

3S Ropeway • Téléo

More than 8,000 passengers 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 Oncopole, Rangueil Hospital and Paul Sabatier University.

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Téléo
Application
Connect – urban link
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The project

In France's aeronautical capital, an overhead mobility solution is right at home!

Téléo is part of the city's public transport network, covering almost 3 kilometres in 10 minutes to connect Rangueil Hospital, the Oncopole and Paul Sabatier University, all major hubs of activity in Toulouse employing 85,000 people.

Eagerly awaited by its 8,000 daily users, it eases traffic in the south of the city, in connection with three metro train lines.

Ropeway transportation was selected because it is the most appropriate solution for adapting perfectly to the terrain of the line—the ropeway crosses the Garonne river and travels over Pech David hill—and “detachable 3S” POMA technology was chosen for its excellent capacity to withstand the wind and its minimal requirements for ground space.

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Téléo

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

3000 m

Elevation

90 m

Capacity

1500 people/hour (ultimately 2000)

Date

speed

7,5 m/s

Number of cabins

15 (ultimately 20)

Number of passengers

34

temps

1 cabin

every 1 min. 30 sec.

Nombre de pylones

tower

5

nombre de stations

Number of stations

3

motorisation

Motorization

Double DirectDrive®

POMA, innovation

for the project

Longest

urban aerial ropeway

in France

With its 3-kilometre line between the Oncopole and Paul Sabatier University—two of the city’s main areas of activity—Téléo is the longest urban ropeway in France

Multimodal

Téléo connects to the existing metro and bus lines in the south of the agglomeration and interlaces with the public transport network. Its transport capacity is capable of growing according to the needs of the inhabitants of Toulouse, by adding new carriers to reach a capacity of 2000 pphpd.

Sustainable

transport

The carbon footprint of ropeway transportation is very low (30 times less than for cars), by virtue of its lightweight infrastructure combined with 100% electric motorisation and energy options. Téléo is a model of decarbonised eco-mobility.

Comfort

and Design

Pininfarina, the famous designer for Ferrari, created the look for Toulouse’s “Urban Symphony” cabins. Onboard the Symphony you can find optimum comfort for 34 passengers, who will appreciate the peace and quiet as well as the breath-taking view of the Pyrenees!

Accessibility

The passenger route has been optimised to ensure accessibility for all passengers and the interior layout of the cabins was submitted to and approved by the association CARUT, a representative body of urban transport users with disabilities.

Moreover, with their wide openings and the carriers stopping in the stations, boarding is easier for everyone, including passengers with equipment (wheelchairs, pushchairs, bicycles, etc.).

Reduced ground requirements

3S technology has a remarkable advantage in urban environments: its limited requirement for land and its visual impact. Stations can be off the ground and very compact, and only a small number of towers are installed. Despite being 3 kilometres long, the ropeway in Toulouse requires only five towers.

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Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020

Réunion Island urban ropeway

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.

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

The gondola lift in Saint Denis on Réunion Island is 2.68 kilometres long and links Le Chaudron, located to the east of the town centre, to Bois de Nèfles in the north of the town, via Le Moufia.

A 14-minute trip including 3 middle stations. The 46 carriers with 10 seats ensure a capacity of 1200 people per hour and per direction.

Perfectly integrated into the existing public transport network, the first urban gondola lift of Réunion Island is designed to enhance the flow of traffic, which is particularly heavy on the island, and to encourage soft mobility.

It also helps to create new dynamics, with the new college in Bois de Nèfles and numerous local shops around the line.

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the Papang

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

2680 m

Elevation

272 m

Capacity

up to 1200 people/h

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Number of cabins

46

Number of passengers per cabin

10

temps

Route

14 min

nombre de stations

Number of stations

5 / (3 intermediate stations)

motorisation

Motorisation

DirectDrive®

POMA, innovation

for the project

1st urban gondola lift in the Indian Ocean

The gondola lift supports the economic and urban development of Saint Denis by limiting impacts at ground level and preserving available space. Each station is a lively place with hubs and cultural or economic activities.

 

A project shared with the local community

Led by a team of complementary experts with shared experience and strong local ties, the project was developed with full consultation of the local community and elected representatives. During the public consultations, the community really got on board with the plan for the ropeway: some 85% of respondents said the project was useful, and 75% said they would take the ropeway to go to work and for leisure activities.

Team training

 

The gondola lift on Réunion Island benefits from a POMA skills transfer programme to ensure the maintenance and safety of the installations and to generate local jobs.

 

A tourist lift

Réunion Island, “the intense island”, is a unique territory where mountains meet the sea and which has magnificent landscapes where nature is extraordinary: endemic forests, active volcanoes, hikes in isolated spots, lagoons, ramparts, etc. listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. While this project is a strong link in the urban mobility of Saint Denis, it is also a major tourist attraction for the region.

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Pereira Megacable

Pereira Megacable is the first urban gondola lift to be 100% integrated into the public transport system of the city of Pereira. It is also the first lift in the country to be equipped with a DirectDrive®.

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Urban Gondola Lift
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Access
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The Megacable gondola lift is connected to the city’s Megabús transport network. It connects the Villa Santana district to the centre of Pereira in just 14 minutes, compared to over 45 minutes with the transfers that were previously necessary.

Almost 3400 metres in length, the Megacable is Colombia’s largest mass passenger aerial ropeway, serving more than 60,000 people.

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Pereira Megacable

technical
specifications

Longueur

length

3377 m

Elevation

123 m => even terrain

Capacity

up to 1400 people/h

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Number of cabins

70

Number of passengers per cabin

10

nombre de stations

Number of stations

4

motorisation

Motorisation

DirectDrive®

POMA, innovation

for the project

Social inclusion

For the 500,000 inhabitants of Pereira, this new transport infrastructure has already had a strong social impact. It is the first line in the city to connect the city centre, the transport terminal, the Technological University of Pereira and the Las Brisas neighbourhood of the Villa Santana district.

Second DirectDrive®

in the country

The Megacable urban gondola lift is a major project that reinvents mobility through a sustainable and environmentally friendly means of transport.

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télécabine urbaine Nijni Novgorod POMA
Russia – Nizhny Novgorod – 2011

Nizhny Novgorod Urban Gondola Lift

The first urban gondola lift in Russia enables the inhabitants of Nizhny Novgorod to travel to the industrial city of Bor every day, crossing the largest river in Europe from above.

product range
Urban Gondola Lift
Application
Connect – peri-urban link
More about

The project

Located 400 km to the east of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod is the fifth largest city in Russia and has a population of 1.3 million.

The economic and cultural centre of the vast economic region Volga-Vyatka, Nizhny Novgorod has many industrial satellite cities such as Bor, Kstovo and Dzerzhinsk. The traffic is regularly saturated for those who live in Nizhny and work across the river in Bor. What used to be a two-hour car trip now takes only 12 minutes to cover the 3660 metres that separate the two gondola lift stations and cross the Volga. Each station is connected to the public transport network and has a large car park, promoting intermodality.

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The Nizhny Novgorod urban gondola lift

télécabine urbaine Nijni Novgorod POMA

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

3661 m

Elevation

62 m

Capacity

up to 1000 pphpd

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Number of cabins

56

Number of passengers per cabin

8

nombre de stations

Number of stations

2

POMA, innovation

for the project

 The first urban gondola lift in Russia

POMA has built the first urban gondola lift in Russia, located in a most demanding environment.

Large crossing capacity

Two large towers over 80 metres high and weighing 170 tonnes support a span of 900 metres, making it the longest in the world for an 8-seater gondola lift.

Technical challenges

The gondola lift has been designed to handle three major constraints: the considerable width of the Volga river from one bank to the other, intense river traffic and the river freezing over every winter, making it impossible to install towers in the river bed. The Volga also swells (by up to more than 11 metres), which can be devastating, so this also had to be taken into consideration.

Multimodal

Each station is connected to the public transport network and has a large car park.

Availability

The system’s dual motorisation and redundancy optimise its availability and ensure cabin recovery in the event of an external incident.

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télécabine urbaine Nijni Novgorod POMA
Russia – Nizhny Novgorod – 2011

Nizhny Novgorod Urban Gondola Lift

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product range
Urban Gondola Lift
Application
Connect – urban link
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Located 400 km to the east of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod is the fifth largest city in Russia and has a population of 1.3 million.

The economic and cultural centre of the vast economic region Volga-Vyatka, Nizhny Novgorod has many industrial satellite cities such as Bor, Kstovo and Dzerzhinsk. The traffic is regularly saturated for those who live in Nizhny and work across the river in Bor. What used to be a two-hour car trip now takes only 12 minutes to cover the 3660 metres that separate the two gondola lift stations and cross the Volga. Each station is connected to the public transport network and has a large car park, promoting intermodality.

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technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

3661 m

Elevation

62 m

Capacity

up to 1000 pphpd

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Number of cabins

56

Number of passengers per cabin

8

nombre de stations

Number of stations

2

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Belgique – Namur – 2021

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Algeria – Tizi Ouzou – 2019

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USA – New York – 2010

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Read

Téléo

France – Toulouse – 2021

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Metrocable POMA Medellin
Colombie – Medellin – 2004

Medellín Metrocable K Line

This urban gondola lift incorporated into a public transport system was a world first and quickly became a model for many large cities in terms of sustainable transportation and social inclusion. With the Metrocable, the city was gradually transformed, connecting the different neighbourhoods and their inhabitants.

product range
K line – Metrocable
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Connect – urban link
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The project

The first gondola lift line connected to the city of Medellín's metro was a successful experiment in mass transport and urban integration. It was the first of five other Metrocable lines in the “proyecto de Ciudad”, the municipality of Medellín's “City project”.

This line, and this project, aimed to open up working class neighbourhoods and recreate a link, improve security and boost the city's appeal.

The gondola lift operates 7 days a week, 19 hours a day and has reduced travel times considerably for this neighbourhood of 150,000 inhabitants that was marginalised due to a lack of accessibility, located on a hill with very little space. Residents of the area are now better integrated into the city and can access its amenities faster.

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

2072 m

Elevation

400m

Capacity

up to 2 800 pphpd

POMA, innovation

for the project

1st gondola lift
of Medellín

Line K laid the foundations for a multimodal network in which rope transportation became an irreplaceable solution for serving areas that are difficult to access. The city now has 6 gondola lift lines, which make up more than 18% of the city’s public transport network and carry more than 250,000 passengers a day.

Major social and
economic
benefits

The station environment has transformed with the arrival of shops and a bank, plus the Spain Library in 2010. The inhabitants of the neighbourhood reach the metro in less than 10 minutes instead of the 30- to 90-minute trip by minibus. A single ticket gets them to work or school quickly and easily.

100,000 hrs of operation

In 2019, the first metrocable line celebrated its 100,000 hours of operation, confirming its status as a world-class model of urban mobility.

Linea K in pictures

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