In December 2025, the urban cable car Câble C1 in Paris welcomed its first passengers. The approximately 4.5-kilometer-long cable car line with five stations extends Metro Line 8 and thus improves the connection of the southern suburbs of Paris to the Île-de-France transport network.

Already in January, the President of the Île-de-France region, Valérie Pécresse, expressed her desire for a second cable car, according to the portal Sortir à Paris:

“We allow ourselves to dream of the Vélizy–Pont-de-Sèvres cable, which could save a trip on the N118,” she said on January 14 in her New Year’s address to Île-de-France Mobilités.

And although it is still only an idea, France 3 Paris – Île-de-France reports that studies on this project could be resumed. The cable car would follow the route of the RN118 and be connected via Tram Line T6 to Vélizy-Villacoublay.

The surveys conducted in 2017 for the same project did not yield a clear result.

Pros and cons of the second cable car

According to Pascal Thevenot, the mayor of Vélizy-Villacoublay, commuters could save 10 to 15 minutes during peak hours thanks to the cable car. The mayor is convinced that the cable car could also help relieve congestion on the RN118 highway.

While the project seems to find some support among certain users, the French Federation of Passenger Associations doubts its usefulness.

“For years, a bus has been running between Pont de Sèvres and the Vélizy-Meudon business park, taking less than 15 minutes outside of peak hours. So the cable car will not be faster,” France 3 Paris – Île-de-France cites Marc Pélissier, president of the FNAUT Île-de-France.

“Only during peak hours, perhaps for one hour in the morning and evening, could the cable car be worthwhile,” he concluded.