India: Cable Car Development Program with Four Billion Dollars in Investments
"The market for urban cable cars in India is set to explode," promised Prashant Jain, Vice President of the Cable Car Division at the state-owned National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML), at the leading global trade fair INTERALPIN in Innsbruck, Austria. Together with the overarching Ministry of Transport, NHLML presented India's ambitious development program for urban cable cars.
Cablebús Line 4 in Mexico: the longest urban cable car in the world?
The national and capital city governments have announced plans to build a new line. Details about the project.
Munich: New Opportunity for a Funicular?
The German federal government's €500 billion infrastructure package could give new momentum to a funicular railway in the major city of Munich. Transport planner Thomas Kantke has resumed his work. The political window for continuing the project is opening once again.
First Urban Cable Car in Rwanda?
The African Development Bank has approved a grant of 500,000 USD for a feasibility study of the first phase of a cable car network in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.
The Secretary of Mobility for Bogotá: Seven Cable Cars Would Be Needed
In an interview with SI, Claudia DÃaz, Bogotá’s Secretary of Mobility, shared how the city integrated its first cable car into the public transport system, discussed ongoing projects, and reflected on the challenges faced during planning and execution. Bonus: an early look at the design of the new cable car and on-site construction photos.
Cable car: transport performance and its key influencing factors
There are just over 60 purely urban aerial cable cars worldwide. How many passengers do they transport on average? And how can transport capacity be increased without consuming too much energy? The cable car manufacturer LEITNER and the operator Mexiteleféricos have found answers to these questions.