{"id":12837,"date":"2021-03-10T07:54:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T07:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/?p=12837"},"modified":"2021-03-10T07:54:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T07:54:19","slug":"namur-seilbahn-soll-tourismus-ankurbeln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/si-urban-en\/topics-urban\/tourism\/namur-seilbahn-soll-tourismus-ankurbeln\/","title":{"rendered":"Namur Cable Car should boost city tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1164.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column gradient-column-1\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-1 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column gradient-column-2\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Until the 90s, a cable car ran up the hill in the city, which has a population of 110,000. After the old track was dismantled, the citadel could be reached by bus, car or tourist train \u2013 and it was overwhelmed. The new construction of the cable car along a different route promises not only to relieve the traffic situation in Namur but also to boost tourism and at the same time to improve protection of the environment.<\/p>\n<h3>Grouped aerial tramway<\/h3>\n<p>A rare cable car system is being used here: the grouped aerial tramway. For this, two groups of three gondolas are respectively fixed permanently to the cable a short distance apart and then operated in shuttle mode. Each of the individual gondolas here offers space for six passengers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mayor of Namur, Mr Pr\u00e9vot, wanted to have similar gondolas as the \u201cT\u00e9l\u00e9ph\u00e9rique of La Bastille\u201d in Grenoble, i.e. small ones\u201c, POMA Project Manager Samuel Biotteau reports. The cable car starts in the middle of the narrow streets in the old city. It then crosses the River Meuse and runs up the hill to the citadel. \u201cThe construction site logistics \u2013 in addition to the coronavirus pandemic \u2013 were therefore the greatest challenge,\u201d Biotteau says.<\/p>\n<h3>All-inclusive package<\/h3>\n<p>Nevertheless, in Namur, it is not only the cable car system that is special but also the business model. The cable car is being planned, constructed and maintained by a private consortium comprising manufacturer POMA, the construction company FRANKI and the ski resort operator LA BELLE MONTAGNE.<br \/>\nThe consortium will be responsible for operation and maintenance of the cable car for 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>Over this period, the city of Namur will pay the consortium 600,000 euros per year, in return for which it will benefit from the new tourist attraction, which will also relieve the traffic situation. \u201cThe city wanted an all-inclusive package \u2013 and that is precisely what we were able to deliver,\u201d Biotteau concludes.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-2 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.88%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.88%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column gradient-column-3\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-3 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; 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position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last gradient-column-5\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last si-technical-data\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:25px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Technical Data:<\/h3><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-four\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:25px;\"><h4 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\">Namur Cable Car<\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\"table-1\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Transport capacity<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">300 p\/h<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Length<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">647 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Altitude difference<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">103 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Travel speed<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">6 m\/s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Journey time<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">4 min<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Stations<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Gondolas<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">6 (2&#215;3)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Gondolas capacity<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">6 p<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Supports<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Project cost<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\u20ac 600,000\/ year (30x)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-5 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With its citadel, the Belgian city of Namur has one of the largest fortresses in Europe. From April 2021, a new cable car from French manufacturer POMA will run to the tourist attraction \u2013 and therefore take on an ancient heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[227,188],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12837"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12837"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12850,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12837\/revisions\/12850"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}