France – Saint-Egrève – 1987

Vicat Industrial Cement Ropeway

The industrial ropeway, which is almost 2 km long, transports materials, crossing the Isère, a 6-lane motorway and with a significant difference in elevation on the slopes of the Vercors Massif to the cement works of Saint-Egrève.

product range
Material Ropeways
Application
Bulk Material
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The project

Renovated by POMA in the 1980s, this materials transportation ropeway at the Vicat cement factory in Saint-Egrève is built on the principle of a detachable ropeway, a system of buckets that automatically unload in the station.

The line is discreetly integrated into the landscape: no noise pollution, no dust.

Its simple and robust design ensures maximum reliability and longevity; the last renovation took place in 2020, the aim was to modernise certain station equipment and replace the mechanical power take-off with drives in the tracks and in the station turnaround area.

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

1830 m

Difference in elevation

121m

Date

Speed

3,25 m/sec

tonnage par heure

Capacity

200 tonnes of material/ hour

Nombre de pylones

Number of support towers

18

POMA, innovation

For the project

Rotating distributor

Thanks to its rotating distributor, this ropeway has brought a major improvement in the industrial process, since the loading and unloading of the cars, which is now automatic, was previously carried out by workers.

Eco-responsible

transport

In 2008, this ropeway celebrated its 20th birthday and was still delivering an impressive performance: 10 million tonnes of aggregate have been transported from the quarry to the factory, crossing a river and a motorway. It would have taken the equivalent of 400,000 trucks to do the same. With the construction equipment, that would have taken nearly 8 million litres of fuel!

Low

ground coverage

The support structure of this system requires little ground space, as opposed to the infrastructure needed for ground-based material transportation.

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Adrianopolis

Brazil – Adrianópolis – 2020

Each day, limestone was transported to the cement plant of Secil Supremo Cimentos by hundreds of trucks, with a huge environmental impact: gas emissions, damage to the road, material spills. The loads are now carried via a FlyingBelt®, a transport solution with a very low environmental impact that is perfectly adapted to topographic constraints.

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Apiaï

Brazil – State of São Paulo – 2013

Equipped with 290 buckets, this 10-kilometre-long rope line transports 9,000 tonnes of limestone daily to the cement plant of the city of Apiai, in the state of São Paulo. This quiet, eco-friendly solution helps preserve the natural site.

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France – Saint-Egrève – 1987

Vicat Industrial Cement Ropeway

The industrial ropeway, which is almost 2 km long, transports materials, crossing the Isère, a 6-lane motorway and with a significant difference in elevation on the slopes of the Vercors Massif to the cement works of Saint-Egrève.

product range
Funicular
Application
Scientific purpose
More about

The project

Renovated by POMA in the 1980s, this materials transportation ropeway at the Vicat cement factory in Saint-Egrève is built on the principle of a detachable ropeway, a system of buckets that automatically unload in the station.

The line is discreetly integrated into the landscape: no noise pollution, no dust.

Its simple and robust design ensures maximum reliability and longevity; the last renovation took place in 2020, the aim was to modernise certain station equipment and replace the mechanical power take-off with drives in the tracks and in the station turnaround area.

Liaison Blanc / Blanc

In Motion

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

1830 m

Difference in elevation

121m

Date

Speed

3,25 m/sec

tonnage par heure

Capacity

200 tonnes of material/ hour

Nombre de pylones

Number of support towers

18

POMA, innovation

For the project

Rotating distributor

Thanks to its rotating distributor, this ropeway has brought a major improvement in the industrial process, since the loading and unloading of the cars, which is now automatic, was previously carried out by workers.

Eco-responsible

transport

In 2008, this ropeway celebrated its 20th birthday and was still delivering an impressive performance: 10 million tonnes of aggregate have been transported from the quarry to the factory, crossing a river and a motorway. It would have taken the equivalent of 400,000 trucks to do the same. With the construction equipment, that would have taken nearly 8 million litres of fuel!

Low

ground coverage

The support structure of this system requires little ground space, as opposed to the infrastructure needed for ground-based material transportation.

Lisaison blanc/blanc in pictures

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Fourvière

France – Lyon – 2018

POMA carried out the special inspection of the iconic funicular railway in Lyon. During the inspection, its carriers as well as the drive station were completely renovated and upgraded in SIGMA’s workshops, according to the SYTRAL guidelines aimed at “providing users with an even greater level of comfort, while preserving the line’s historic heritage”.

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Hong Kong Wheel

China – Hong Kong – 2014

POMA produced the 45 cabins for the Hong Kong observation wheel in China. The observation wheel offers spectacular views over the bay and megacity centre, both during the day and at night.

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Ain Dubai

United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2020

For the world’s largest observation wheel, commissioned for the Dubai World Expo, POMA built 48 outsized capsules, the largest and heaviest ever produced. The teams came up with evermore ingenious product development solutions and met a very high level of customer demand.

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i360

England – Brighton – 2016

POMA designed and manufactured the entire pod and drive system of the world’s tallest observation tower, known as the British Airways i360. A unique concept, located on the Brighton seafront in the south of England.

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Shenzhen Observation Wheel

China – Shenzhen – 2020

POMA produced the 28 capsules of the observation wheel for the Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen. Developed specifically to withstand a very hot and humid climate, they presented a real technical challenge, which the group’s teams managed to overcome.

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Miami Airport

United States – Miami – 2016

Miami International Airport inaugurated its two APMs in 2016 and 2017. The two APM trains travel 375 m and carry up to 12,000 passengers per hour between the main terminal and terminal E.

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Cairo Airport

Egypt – Cairo – 2012

The expanding Cairo International Airport, one of the largest in the Middle East, wanted a high-performance link to connect its three airport terminals and to provide access to the car parks and shopping centre. The specifications for the construction of the MiniMetro® were speed, silence, comfort, availability and also environmental considerations.

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London Eye

England – London – 2000

Right in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames, 32 rotating capsules climb to 135 m, taking visitors above the rooftops of London for an exceptional view of the entire capital.

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The High Roller

United states – Las Vegas – 2014

Caesars Entertainment has entrusted the POMA Group with the design and manufacture of the High Roller observation wheel capsules. A flagship attraction of “The Linq”, a new urban and entertainment district in Las Vegas.

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France – Saint-Egrève – 1987

Vicat Industrial Cement Ropeway

The industrial ropeway, which is almost 2 km long, transports materials, crossing the Isère, a 6-lane motorway and with a significant difference in elevation on the slopes of the Vercors Massif to the cement works of Saint-Egrève.

product range
Observation Wheel
Application
Tourist attraction
More about

The project

Renovated by POMA in the 1980s, this materials transportation ropeway at the Vicat cement factory in Saint-Egrève is built on the principle of a detachable ropeway, a system of buckets that automatically unload in the station.

The line is discreetly integrated into the landscape: no noise pollution, no dust.

Its simple and robust design ensures maximum reliability and longevity; the last renovation took place in 2020, the aim was to modernise certain station equipment and replace the mechanical power take-off with drives in the tracks and in the station turnaround area.

Liaison Blanc / Blanc

In Motion

Liaison Blanc Blanc CEA Grenoble POMA

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

1830 m

Difference in elevation

121m

Date

Speed

3,25 m/sec

tonnage par heure

Capacity

200 tonnes of material/ hour

Nombre de pylones

Number of support towers

18

POMA, innovation

For the project

Rotating distributor

Thanks to its rotating distributor, this ropeway has brought a major improvement in the industrial process, since the loading and unloading of the cars, which is now automatic, was previously carried out by workers.

Eco-responsible

transport

In 2008, this ropeway celebrated its 20th birthday and was still delivering an impressive performance: 10 million tonnes of aggregate have been transported from the quarry to the factory, crossing a river and a motorway. It would have taken the equivalent of 400,000 trucks to do the same. With the construction equipment, that would have taken nearly 8 million litres of fuel!

Low

ground coverage

The support structure of this system requires little ground space, as opposed to the infrastructure needed for ground-based material transportation.

Lisaison blanc/blanc in pictures

More

POMA Material Transports projects

View all

Fourvière

France – Lyon – 2018

POMA carried out the special inspection of the iconic funicular railway in Lyon. During the inspection, its carriers as well as the drive station were completely renovated and upgraded in SIGMA’s workshops, according to the SYTRAL guidelines aimed at “providing users with an even greater level of comfort, while preserving the line’s historic heritage”.

Read

Hong Kong Wheel

China – Hong Kong – 2014

POMA produced the 45 cabins for the Hong Kong observation wheel in China. The observation wheel offers spectacular views over the bay and megacity centre, both during the day and at night.

Read

Ain Dubai

United Arab Emirates – Dubai – 2020

For the world’s largest observation wheel, commissioned for the Dubai World Expo, POMA built 48 outsized capsules, the largest and heaviest ever produced. The teams came up with evermore ingenious product development solutions and met a very high level of customer demand.

Read

i360

England – Brighton – 2016

POMA designed and manufactured the entire pod and drive system of the world’s tallest observation tower, known as the British Airways i360. A unique concept, located on the Brighton seafront in the south of England.

Read

Shenzhen Observation Wheel

China – Shenzhen – 2020

POMA produced the 28 capsules of the observation wheel for the Chinese megalopolis of Shenzhen. Developed specifically to withstand a very hot and humid climate, they presented a real technical challenge, which the group’s teams managed to overcome.

Read

Miami Airport

United States – Miami – 2016

Miami International Airport inaugurated its two APMs in 2016 and 2017. The two APM trains travel 375 m and carry up to 12,000 passengers per hour between the main terminal and terminal E.

Read

Cairo Airport

Egypt – Cairo – 2012

The expanding Cairo International Airport, one of the largest in the Middle East, wanted a high-performance link to connect its three airport terminals and to provide access to the car parks and shopping centre. The specifications for the construction of the MiniMetro® were speed, silence, comfort, availability and also environmental considerations.

Read

Liaison Blanc Blanc

France – Grenoble – 2010

“Liaison Blanc-Blanc” is more than just a funicular railway, it is a mini mobile clean room, ISO 6 classified, which connects the two controlled environment areas of the Grenoble CEA over 250 metres.

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The High Roller

United states – Las Vegas – 2014

Caesars Entertainment has entrusted the POMA Group with the design and manufacture of the High Roller observation wheel capsules. A flagship attraction of “The Linq”, a new urban and entertainment district in Las Vegas.

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France – Toulouse – 2021

3S Ropeway • Téléo

More than 8,000 passengers board the cabins of the Téléo tricable ropeway every day. Part of the Toulouse Agglomeration’s transport network, it crosses a river and travels over a hill to link three major hubs of activity in the south of Toulouse: the Oncopole, Rangueil Hospital and Paul Sabatier University.

product range
Téléo
Application
Connect – urban link
More about

The project

In France's aeronautical capital, an overhead mobility solution is right at home!

Téléo is part of the city's public transport network, covering almost 3 kilometres in 10 minutes to connect Rangueil Hospital, the Oncopole and Paul Sabatier University, all major hubs of activity in Toulouse employing 85,000 people.

Eagerly awaited by its 8,000 daily users, it eases traffic in the south of the city, in connection with three metro train lines.

Ropeway transportation was selected because it is the most appropriate solution for adapting perfectly to the terrain of the line—the ropeway crosses the Garonne river and travels over Pech David hill—and “detachable 3S” POMA technology was chosen for its excellent capacity to withstand the wind and its minimal requirements for ground space.

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Téléo

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

3000 m

Elevation

90 m

Capacity

1500 people/hour (ultimately 2000)

Date

speed

7,5 m/s

Number of cabins

15 (ultimately 20)

Number of passengers

34

temps

1 cabin

every 1 min. 30 sec.

Nombre de pylones

tower

5

nombre de stations

Number of stations

3

motorisation

Motorization

Double DirectDrive®

POMA, innovation

for the project

Longest

urban aerial ropeway

in France

With its 3-kilometre line between the Oncopole and Paul Sabatier University—two of the city’s main areas of activity—Téléo is the longest urban ropeway in France

Multimodal

Téléo connects to the existing metro and bus lines in the south of the agglomeration and interlaces with the public transport network. Its transport capacity is capable of growing according to the needs of the inhabitants of Toulouse, by adding new carriers to reach a capacity of 2000 pphpd.

Sustainable

transport

The carbon footprint of ropeway transportation is very low (30 times less than for cars), by virtue of its lightweight infrastructure combined with 100% electric motorisation and energy options. Téléo is a model of decarbonised eco-mobility.

Comfort

and Design

Pininfarina, the famous designer for Ferrari, created the look for Toulouse’s “Urban Symphony” cabins. Onboard the Symphony you can find optimum comfort for 34 passengers, who will appreciate the peace and quiet as well as the breath-taking view of the Pyrenees!

Accessibility

The passenger route has been optimised to ensure accessibility for all passengers and the interior layout of the cabins was submitted to and approved by the association CARUT, a representative body of urban transport users with disabilities.

Moreover, with their wide openings and the carriers stopping in the stations, boarding is easier for everyone, including passengers with equipment (wheelchairs, pushchairs, bicycles, etc.).

Reduced ground requirements

3S technology has a remarkable advantage in urban environments: its limited requirement for land and its visual impact. Stations can be off the ground and very compact, and only a small number of towers are installed. Despite being 3 kilometres long, the ropeway in Toulouse requires only five towers.

Téléo in pictures

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Colombia – Medellin – 2021

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Los Alcarrizos – Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo – 2022

The city of Santo Domingo inaugurates its new urban aerial tramway line, the fastest in the world. The monocable system criss-crosses the sky over a 4.2-km stretch and serves four stations, offering a perfect soft mobility solution between the city centre and the suburbs.

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Citadel of Namur gondola lift

Belgique – Namur – 2021

In Namur, Belgium, the ropeway connects the city centre to the Citadel Esplanade, flying over the river Sambre and the ramparts. Tourists and locals alike enjoy the experience of a silent trip with a breathtaking viewpoint. An ecological mode of travel, it blends harmoniously into its environment, by virtue of its modern architecture that respects…

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Equateur – Guayaquil – ongoing project

In order to improve the flow of daily traffic between Duran and Guayaquil, Ecuador’s economic capital, and offer an alternative solution for crossing the estuary, the local authorities have opted for ropeway transportation. Ecuador’s first urban gondola lift links Duran and Guayaquil, providing fast, smooth travel throughout the transport network for 40,000 passengers a day.

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Chiatura

Géorgie – Chiatura – 2020

To retrofit its urban overhead transport system, the city of Chiatura chose POMA. Four small urban ropeways, developed specifically to satisfy the needs in terms of capacity and the constraints regarding distances, have replaced some (very) old Russian ropeways.

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Tizi Ouzou

Algeria – Tizi Ouzou – 2019

POMA has developed a three-section aerial transport line with a total length of 5 km consisting of two gondola lifts and an aerial ropeway in Tizi Ouzou, a town located 100 km from Algiers.

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Airtram New York

USA – New York – 2010

With the installation of this ultra-modern aerial tramway, POMA has provided New Yorkers with the most advanced technology in urban ropeway transportation. It is 960 m long and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan in just three minutes, passing over the East River in great comfort with unique views of New York through the huge windows…

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La Réunion

Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020

POMA built the first metrocable in the Indian Ocean in Saint Denis on Réunion Island. It provides safe, fast and quiet travel, connecting strategic neighbourhoods and delivering a better service to the island.

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Pereira Megacable

Colombia – Pereira – 2021

Pereira Megacable is the first urban gondola lift to be 100% integrated into the public transport system of the city of Pereira. It is also the first lift in the country to be equipped with a DirectDrive®.

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Nizhny Novgorod

Russia – Nizhny Novgorod – 2011

La première télécabine urbaine en Russie permet aux habitants de Nijni Novgorod de se rendre quotidiennement dans la ville industrielle de Bor, en traversant le plus grand fleuve d’Europe par les airs.

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France – Saint-Egrève – 1987

Vicat Industrial Cement Ropeway

The industrial ropeway, which is almost 2 km long, transports materials, crossing the Isère, a 6-lane motorway and with a significant difference in elevation on the slopes of the Vercors Massif to the cement works of Saint-Egrève.

product range
Inclined Elevator
Application
Access
More about

The project

Renovated by POMA in the 1980s, this materials transportation ropeway at the Vicat cement factory in Saint-Egrève is built on the principle of a detachable ropeway, a system of buckets that automatically unload in the station.

The line is discreetly integrated into the landscape: no noise pollution, no dust.

Its simple and robust design ensures maximum reliability and longevity; the last renovation took place in 2020, the aim was to modernise certain station equipment and replace the mechanical power take-off with drives in the tracks and in the station turnaround area.

Technical

specifications

Longueur

Length

1830 m

Difference in elevation

121m

Date

Speed

3,25 m/sec

tonnage par heure

Capacity

200 tonnes of material/ hour

Nombre de pylones

Number of support towers

18

POMA, innovation

for the project

2nd RATP project in 2014

The inclined elevator of the Châtelet-Les Halles station also plays a key role in enabling access for persons with reduced mobility and links up with the Châtelet-Les Halles RATP hub between Les Halles (including the Les Halles forum), the Châtelet-Les Halles RER hub and the Châtelet station metro lines.

Accessibility

Its installation alongside escalators and staircases multiplies the available options for getting around while improving a more fluid flow of passengers.

Lisaison blanc/blanc in pictures

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Santiago – Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic – Santiago de los caballeros – In progress

The Dominican government has set up the SITS (Santiago Integrated Transport System) to support urban development in the country’s second-largest city, Santiago de los Caballeros. A soft and sustainable mobility service accessible to all is at the heart of the project and will include a monorail, bicycles, electric buses and a nearly 4 km long…

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P Line – Metrocable

Colombia – Medellin – 2021

A social and economic link, Medellin’s Metrocable is the emblem of a city on the move. The 6th line of the metrocable took off in 2022 to extend its public transport network, serving sustainable and soft mobility

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Los Alcarrizos – Santo Domingo

Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo – 2022

The city of Santo Domingo inaugurates its new urban aerial tramway line, the fastest in the world. The monocable system criss-crosses the sky over a 4.2-km stretch and serves four stations, offering a perfect soft mobility solution between the city centre and the suburbs.

Read

Citadel of Namur gondola lift

Belgique – Namur – 2021

In Namur, Belgium, the ropeway connects the city centre to the Citadel Esplanade, flying over the river Sambre and the ramparts. Tourists and locals alike enjoy the experience of a silent trip with a breathtaking viewpoint. An ecological mode of travel, it blends harmoniously into its environment, by virtue of its modern architecture that respects…

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Equateur – Guayaquil – ongoing project

In order to improve the flow of daily traffic between Duran and Guayaquil, Ecuador’s economic capital, and offer an alternative solution for crossing the estuary, the local authorities have opted for ropeway transportation. Ecuador’s first urban gondola lift links Duran and Guayaquil, providing fast, smooth travel throughout the transport network for 40,000 passengers a day.

Read

Chiatura

Géorgie – Chiatura – 2020

To retrofit its urban overhead transport system, the city of Chiatura chose POMA. Four small urban ropeways, developed specifically to satisfy the needs in terms of capacity and the constraints regarding distances, have replaced some (very) old Russian ropeways.

Read

Tizi Ouzou

Algeria – Tizi Ouzou – 2019

POMA has developed a three-section aerial transport line with a total length of 5 km consisting of two gondola lifts and an aerial ropeway in Tizi Ouzou, a town located 100 km from Algiers.

Read

Airtram New York

USA – New York – 2010

With the installation of this ultra-modern aerial tramway, POMA has provided New Yorkers with the most advanced technology in urban ropeway transportation. It is 960 m long and connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan in just three minutes, passing over the East River in great comfort with unique views of New York through the huge windows…

Read

Téléo

France – Toulouse – 2021

More than 8,000 passengers will board the cabins of the Téléo tricable ropeway every day. Part of the Toulouse Agglomeration’s transport network, it crosses a river and travels over a hill to link three major hubs of activity in the south of Toulouse: the University Cancer Institute, Rangueil Hospital and Paul Sabatier University.

Read

La Réunion

Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020

POMA built the first metrocable in the Indian Ocean in Saint Denis on Réunion Island. It provides safe, fast and quiet travel, connecting strategic neighbourhoods and delivering a better service to the island.

Read

Pereira Megacable

Colombia – Pereira – 2021

Pereira Megacable is the first urban gondola lift to be 100% integrated into the public transport system of the city of Pereira. It is also the first lift in the country to be equipped with a DirectDrive®.

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