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Cable cars and cableways function as an efficient means of transport in an urban setting. Find out more on our blog!
Demand for cable cars
How many people really want to ride the urban cable car? Therefore, the Graz University of Technology (Austria) has developed a new approach to answer this question.
Interview: Learnings from India
Cable Car engineer Stephan Salzmann in the SI Urban interview about the current projects “Varanasi 2“ and “Kamakhya“ – and which learnings are relevant worldwide.
Latin America: Succes for urban cable cars
Urban cable cars open up a completely new, independent level for sustainable public transportation. In Latin America, their advantages over other transportation systems have been appreciated for many years. DOPPELMAYR has already implemented numerous cable car projects in the region and continues its successful streak with additional new installations in Bogotá, Mexico City, Uruapan, and Santiago de Chile.
How supports can enrich public spaces
Vienna University of Technology examined the social and spatial potential of urban cable car supports. Three cable cars in Latin America were considered specifically in case studies. The results are newsworthy.
Interview: Highlights of Cable Car World
With the Cable Car World, the congress trade fair for urban mobility with cable cars is launching for the second time at MESSE ESSEN. Initiator of the specialist event and managing director of Cable Car World GmbH, Dominik Berndt, shares the program highlights planned for June 4th and 5th, and why it‘s worth participating in the event, in an interview.
The world’s first energy self-sufficient cable car!
Almost self-sufficient on the Zwölferhorn with green energy: from this summer, Doppelmayr's D-Line gondola lift will run on solar power produced in-house. But how is this possible?
Dynamic pricing: sales or rip-off?
Consumer advocates are up in arms in the media against dynamic pricing in ski resorts, and the industry is also divided. Are flexible tariffs a revenue booster or a guest bouncer? We asked Valentin König, CEO of Aletsch Bahnen AG (CH) and Isabella Dschulnigg-Geissler, Managing Director of Saalbacher Bergbahnen (AT).
Marseille: Take the cable car to the airport
The plan for a cable car link from Marseille airport to Vitrolles station has been on the drawing board for some time. Three years ago, the city commissioned a feasibility study, which showed that the cable car could be implemented.
Gondola extension in Montenegro
In the summer of 2023, one of the most spectacular cable cars in Europe started operating in the city of Kotor, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now, the cable car is to be extended to connect another city.
New Delhi: First Indian Cable Car Symposium
Urban cable cars are the current trend in India. This is evidenced by the first "Ropeway: Symposium Cum Exhibition" in the capital, New Delhi. Indian Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari spoke in his address about the cable car plans for India.
Used Gondolas from Austria to Alaska
The Eaglecrest - Juneau ski resort in Alaska is investing in a new gondola lift, as reported by KTOO. Juneau purchased used cabins from Galstbergbahn (Austria) for this purpose. The new Eagle Creast Gondola should operate in 2025 - but will cost more than expected.
Monemvasia: An urban cable car for the greek rock town
Monemvasia is the oldest continuously inhabited castle town in Europe. The town on a rock off the Greek peninsula of Peloponnese is to get a cable car in 2024.