France – Paris – 2013

Charles de Gaulle-Étoile Inclined elevators

The inclined elevator of the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile station, in the heart of western Paris, was installed to facilitate the connection between the stations of metro lines 1 and 6 and the RER A regional express network line station, the central thoroughfare for transport in Paris, connecting east to west in the Paris region.

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Inclined Elevator
Application
Access
A propos

Le projet

This inclined elevator was installed between the existing staircases and escalators at the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile RER station to make the RATP (autonomous Parisian transportation administration) station accessible to persons with reduced mobility (in particular wheelchair users, the elderly, people with luggage or pushchairs).

Inclined elevator technology makes it possible to add a suitable mobility solution to an already dense network of stairs and escalators.

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

21 m

Incline

57%

Capacity

up to 360 pphpd

Date

Speed

1 m/s

Lift cabin capacity

10 people

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.

The inclined lift in pictures

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Géorgie – Chiatura – 2020

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Algeria – Tizi Ouzou – 2019

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USA – New York – 2010

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Téléo

France – Toulouse – 2021

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Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020

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Pereira Megacable

Colombia – Pereira – 2021

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France – Paris – 2013

Charles de Gaulle-Étoile Inclined elevators

The inclined elevator of the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile station, in the heart of western Paris, was installed to facilitate the connection between the stations of metro lines 1 and 6 and the RER A regional express network line station, the central thoroughfare for transport in Paris, connecting east to west in the Paris region.

product range
Urban Gondola Lift
Application
Connect
A propos

Le projet

This inclined elevator was installed between the existing staircases and escalators at the Charles de Gaulle-Étoile RER station to make the RATP (autonomous Parisian transportation administration) station accessible to persons with reduced mobility (in particular wheelchair users, the elderly, people with luggage or pushchairs).

Inclined elevator technology makes it possible to add a suitable mobility solution to an already dense network of stairs and escalators.

technical
specifications

Longueur

Length

21 m

Incline

57%

Capacity

up to 360 pphpd

Date

Speed

1 m/s

Lift cabin capacity

10 people

POMA, innovation

for the project

A restrictive urban environment

The teams in the field have once again demonstrated their art, perfectly mastering the installation of the towers and rolling out the tensioned ropes over houses, electric lines and roads.

Maintenance and operation

Operation and maintenance for this new 1.8-km line with a capacity of 2400 pph are by ETAC, which already manages the urban rope transportation network of Algiers, as well as numerous lines in Blida, Annaba and Tlemcen.

Intermodality

The system was designed with the principle of intermodality in mind and prioritises easy access and proximity to the other means of transport in the city. Perfectly integrated into its surroundings, the departure station is located in the heart of the Bab el Oued district.

The inclined lift 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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Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo – 2022

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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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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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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.

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Réunion Island – Saint Denis – 2020

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Colombia – Pereira – 2021

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Télécabine urbaine Saint Domingue
Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo – 2018

Teleférico Santo Domingo

The oldest city in the New World, Santo Domingo, has a modern public transport system; the first Caribbean urban gondola lift line! 195 cabins criss-cross the sky and provide a connection between Line 2 of the metro and the north-eastern zone, twice crossing over the Ozama river.

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Santo Domingo
Application
Connect – urban link
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The project

The capital of the Dominican Republic is growing rapidly, with many transport challenges: very heavy traffic and frequent traffic jams, especially at the entrances to the bridges that cross the Ozama river. However, there was no question of causing urban disruption with railway tracks or bus lanes. Overhead transport was the right choice.

 

Connected to the metro, the “Teleférico Santo Domingo” transports 3,000 people per hour in each direction by crossing the river twice over 5 km. This aerial tramway offers users a new way to travel quickly, comfortably and safely, the success of which was immediate: in two months, it had already been used by 1 million passengers. The Teleférico Santo Domingo is interconnected. It is now possible to travel with a single ticket on the entire capital's transport network.

 

Teleférico Santo Domingo

in motion

Télécabine urbaine Saint Domingue

Technical
specification

Longueur

Length

5161 m

Difference in elevation

-16 m

Capacity

3000 pphpd

Date

Speed

5 m/s

Number of cabins

215

Number of passengers per cabin

10

nombre de Passagers par jour

Passengers per day

15 000

nombre de stations

Number of stations

4

taux de disponibilité

Avaibility rate

99.7%

POMA, innovation

for the project

1st Caribbean

urban gondola lift

The gondola lift line is part of a multimodal network because it is connected directly to the city’s metro system, both of which have also been made by French companies. It illustrates the ongoing modernisation of urban transport in Santo Domingo.

A horizontal

connection

The four modern stations (Charles de Gaulle, Sabana Perdida, Los Tres Brazos and Gualey) of the “Teleferico Santo Domingo” allow you to connect more than 23 districts, while limiting ground coverage. This is proof that even without a difference in elevation, ropeways are reinventing transport in urban areas.

Strong social and
economic
benefits

Santo Domingo’s gondola lift can carry up to 6,000 passengers per hour and benefits 287,000 people directly. With one ticket, the inhabitants can practically cross the city: from Charles de Gaulle to the Luperon district and from Los Tres Brazos to La Feria station in just 20 minutes.

Passenger and
availability record

 

A concrete illustration of the modernisation of urban transport in Santo Domingo that the population quickly adopted: in two and a half months of operation, the gondola lift was welcoming its millionth passenger! Within 9 months, more than 3.5 million passengers had used the Santo Domingo cable car.

In order to guarantee the high availability rate which reaches 99.8%, and the optimal performances of the device, a team of 60 Dominicans trained by POMA ensure the maintenance.

Santo Domingo in pictures

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Colombia – Medellín – 2004

This urban gondola lift incorporated into a public transport system was a world first and quickly became a model for many large cities in terms of sustainable transportation and social inclusion. With the Metrocable, the city was gradually transformed, connecting the different neighbourhoods and their inhabitants.

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