URBAN CABLEWAYS

Cableways and mountain railways are not only used in the winter sports industry. They’ve also become a practical means of transportation in cities, which is why we decided to launch SI Urban Magazine. Here we focus on the various topics that are relevant to the urban sector, which are sorted into the categories city, tourism and airport. Each of them will provide you with exciting news about technology, maintenance & service, security, surveillance, city and landscape planning and much more. Innovations, new types of projects and optimal solutions from all over the world should encourage reflection, help in finding ideas and reveal new opportunities.

From the idea to the prototype

Tamara Mair2021-07-28T08:37:03+02:00Cities, SI-Urban, Videos|

The upBUS is a hybrid mobility concept between a cable car and an autonomous bus service. The aerial tramway is to cover highly frequented routes in the inner city area, while the buses take over the fine distribution in the suburbs. A team from the RWTH Institutes of High Frequency Electronics (HFE) and Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Construction (SLA) were in Wolfurt, Austria, for a five-day trial to test, in particular, the changeover process in which the cabin is transferred from the chassis to the cable car guide. "With the test we wanted to show that it is possible to combine the advantages from the bus and cable car transport systems," says HFE employee Eduard Heidebrecht. "A complete success!"

Floriade cable car already built

Thomas Surrer2021-07-21T09:34:15+02:00Cities, SI-Urban, Tourism|

The cable car of Floriade Expo 2022 is already built a year before the international horticultural exhibition starts in the Dutch city of Almere. Now it receives the first guests during the Floriade Preview.

Cablebus 2 gondola lift in Mexico City ready for operation

Thomas Surrer2021-07-13T10:34:24+02:00Cities, SI-Urban|

By the end of 2021, 24 kilometers of ropeways by LEITNER will be operating in the region.

Cable car for road workers

Thomas Surrer2021-07-13T10:39:57+02:00Cities, SI-Urban|

The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) plans to install a temporary cable car between the north and south sides of the Msikaba Bridge Project on the N2 Wild Coast Road.

Cable Car study for greater Innsbruck area

Thomas Surrer2021-07-13T10:44:19+02:00Cities, SI-Urban|

Urban cable car lines have been tested around the Austrian city of Innsbruck. One of them is promising.

1st German Cable Car Day #urban becomes Cable Car World

Tamara Mair2021-06-16T08:24:23+02:00Cities, SI-Urban|

Actually, the Ropeway Day was supposed to take place in Essen on 18 and 19 June. Together with the Innovation Festival, interested people could have entered into an exchange. Unfortunately, due to the cancellation of the Innovation Festival by Corona, the 1st German Ropeway Day #urban cannot be held either.

Record usage for London cable car

Tamara Mair2021-06-16T08:14:24+02:00Cities, SI-Urban, Tourism|

Viral videos ensured that Emirates Air Line had its best day in three years.

Manila cable car

Tamara Mair2021-06-16T08:19:33+02:00Cities, SI-Urban|

France finances urban cable car system In Manila.

Câble A to hover over Val-de-Marne in 2025

Tamara Mair2021-06-04T11:03:06+02:00Cities, SI-Urban, Tourism|

Ile-De-France Mobilités and the ropeway manufacturer Doppelmayr, have recently signed a EUR 110 million contract to build a new public ropeway route.

Why a cable car in urban space

Tamara Mair2022-03-11T11:34:27+01:00Cities, SI-Urban, Tourism|

India's calls for urban transport solutions are getting louder and louder. In the north-eastern part of the country, there has been a trend towards urban cable cars in recent years.