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26-476: Metrocable is the name of two urban cable transport systems in South America: Metrocable (Medellín) , Colombia Metrocable (Caracas) , Venezuela Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Metrocable . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
52-546: A capacity of 2,500 passengers per hour and in Miraflores station, it connects to the Ayacucho Tram line, which in turns is connected to Line A of the overground metro system. Line P was inaugurated Jun 10 2021. It extends west from Acevedo station into districts 5 and 6 (Castilla, Doce de Octubre) arriving at the ecopark "Cerro El Picacho". It has 4 stations, "El Progreso", "Doce de Octubre", " SENA ", and "Acevedo",
78-472: A fixed cable through means of a detachable grip. The haulage cable is pulled by large wheels allowing the cabins to move at an average speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). The system was built by the French company Poma . As of 2021 , six Metrocable lines have been opened -Line H, Line J, Line K, Line L, Line M, and Line P. Line K was the initial line that was built and was first opened in 2004. It has
104-438: A length of 2.07km and contains the following four stations: Acevedo, Andalucia, Popular, and Santo Domingo. Construction costs are estimated at $ 26 million USD. On the morning of June 26, 2024 a cable car became stuck, causing a collision between 2 cars where a car fell from 6 meters with 10 passengers. Only minor injuries were sustained, and 90 passengers were stuck waiting to be safely rescued. Soon after officials saw
130-437: A station La Bandera. Furthermore there are plans to set up – together with the metro line Guarenas–Guatire – another cable car line which will connect the station Caucagüita with the industrial area of Mariche, which is located southeast of the municipality of Sucre. The cabins are built from aluminum and use an electrical power supply; they are connected by several towers of steel and concrete. Each cabin has interior lighting,
156-608: Is a gondola lift system implemented by the City Council of Medellín , Colombia , with the purpose of providing a transportation service that complements the Medellín Metro . It was designed to reach some of the city's informal settlements on the steep hills that mark its topography. It is largely considered to be the first urban cable propelled transit system in South America. The transportation infrastructure
182-684: Is a rapidly growing number of similar systems in cities in Latin America ( Metrocable (Caracas) , Mi Teleférico (La Paz) , Manizales , Cali , TransMiCable ( Bogotá ), Mexicable near Mexico City, among others) and elsewhere. Medellín is located in the Aburrá Valley and is surrounded by hills. Many of those hills are home to underdeveloped barrios (asentamientos informales), which due to their location cannot be reached by Medellín's biggest mass transportation system Metro. Many of these barrios are in fact located in very steep grounds to
208-409: Is already established and has been in service since 2004. The system consists of a network of 16 pre-existing gondolas. There were plans in the city for some decades before its inception for some form of transportation that took account of the difficult topography of the region. These ideas date back to the use of cable-car technology for exporting coffee ( Manizales - Mariquita Cableway ) starting in
234-449: Is part of a social project to bring retreats and nature to the masses. Passengers must pay an extra fare - 12,500 Colombian Pesos ($ 2.50 USD approx.) one way to ride this line. It is connected to Line K's terminus station - Santo Domingo. It is also expected that this new line will help promote and develop tourism in the rural areas around Lake Guarne. It takes 15 minutes to ascend to El Tambo and there are no intermediate stations. Line H
260-542: The Metrocable (Medellin) ), the Caracas Metrocable was the first cable system to implement 90-degree turns. A passive deflection bullwheel was used at two 90-degree turning stations. As such, the system is essentially made of two separate lines where the gondola cabins switch from one line to a second line at the middle station. The system also has a built in mechanism that allows vehicles to divert – allowing
286-848: The Teleférico do Alemão in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil (currently closed), and, in the United States, the Roosevelt Island Tramway in New York City and the Portland Aerial Tram in Portland, Oregon . While gondolas used as transit offer many advantages such as the ability of build on terrain that precludes other surface transportations, cost-effectiveness, low emissions and energy efficiency, one of
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#1732781094527312-686: The 1930s between the city of Manizales , to the south of Medellín, and the Cauca River 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) below. In its modern incarnation, it was the result of a joint effort between the city's elected mayor, Luis Pérez Gutiérrez, and the Metro Company. For some, the initial conception of this system was indirectly inspired by the Caracas Aerial Tramway (also known as the Mount Avila Gondola) which
338-415: The areas where Medellín Metrocable has been introduced. [REDACTED] Media related to Metrocable at Wikimedia Commons Metrocable (Caracas) The Metrocable de Caracas is a gondola lift system integrated with the city's public transport network, which provides quick and safe transportation for those who live in the neighbourhoods situated on Caracas's mountainous regions. The system
364-542: The cabins to return to where they came from instead of switching onto the new line. This provides a major advantage: in the event of a mechanical failure on one line, the second line can still operate . While the entire Metrocable system had a total cost of $ 300 million USD, the transit infrastructure cost was only 6% (or $ 18 million) of that figure. Currently studies are underway on a cable car line in El Valle, which will consist of two sections, one for El Valle station and
390-465: The disadvantages of gondolas is the risk of power outages. In case of a hazard or an emergency it is not possible to exit the cabins. However, Medellín Metro is ameliorating this problem by providing a communication system in every vehicle should an emergency occur. Studies have suggested strong correlations between the intervention of the Metrocables and dramatic reductions in crime associated with
416-406: The enormous success of Line K, plans to proceed with another line - Line J - was immediately on the table. It officially opened in 2008. Similar to Line K, it also has four stations: San Javier, Juan XXIII, Vallejuelos and La Aurora. The entire length of Line J runs along 2.7km of cable. Line L does not serve communal areas, rather, it is a tourist-oriented line which is connected to Arví Park and
442-606: The extent that not even a regular bus system could be either useful or commercially profitable. Before the implementation of the Metrocable Line K, residents of the Santo Domingo Savio barrio spent upwards of 2 1 ⁄ 2 hours commuting to work each way. The Metrocable system is a branch of Medellín's metro and it is managed by the corporation Metro of Medellín. The system uses Monocable Detachable Gondola technology which consists of cable cars connected to
468-729: The first line, which starts at San Agustín and reaches towards Central Park (Parque Central) station, where it is linked to the subway network. The Ministry of Infrastructure, Austrian aerial lift manufacturer Doppelmayr , and the Brazilian company Odebrecht were all responsible for the construction of the system. The lighting design project and domotic system was developed and installed by the German-Venezuelan lighting design house Dierck Sistemas de Iluminación CA, located in Caracas. In December 2009, Caracas Metro Cable entered into
494-412: The interdisciplinary design firm Urban-Think Tank ( Hubert Klumpner and Alfredo Brillembourg), working with local community leaders and the state government, came up with the idea to build a network of cable cars into the poorest areas of the capital, known as Barrio San Agustín. These plans eventually led to the laying of the foundation stone on 29 November 2006. On 20 April 2007, construction began on
520-737: The last one being the point of connection to Line A of the Metro system and Line K. Aerial lifts are not often used as a mass transportation system, although they can be used as such. However, they are becoming more popular with examples which include the Metrocable system in Caracas , Venezuela , the Mexicable system in Ecatepec , Mexico , the Mi Teleférico system in La Paz , Bolivia ,
546-523: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metrocable&oldid=1104449369 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Metrocable (Medell%C3%ADn) [REDACTED] (Santo Domingo-Arví) [REDACTED] (Oriente-Villa Sierra) [REDACTED] (Miraflores-Trece de Noviembre) Metrocable
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#1732781094527572-474: The overground Metro, bus rapid transit system (BRT) and a tramway line (opened in 2016). As of 2021, the Medellín Metrocable system has six lines, namely Line H, Line K, Line J, Line L (Cable Arvi), Line M, and Line P. Overall, the system has been received with enthusiasm by the locals, who are mainly low-income users and are prepared to queue for up to 45 minutes at peak times to use it. There
598-695: The testing phase, and in January 2010, the first users of the system were carried: several community leaders from Hornos de Cal to Parque Central. The line was officially opened on 20 January 2010. This gondola lift system is fully integrated with the local Metro and has a capacity of 3,000 pphpd (persons per hour per direction). Since its opening in 2010, the system moved on average 1,200 passengers per hour. Each gondola cabin can accommodate up to eight sitters and two standees. Acting as another pioneer in Cable Propelled Transit (second only to
624-457: Was built as a tool for social reform with stations set up to accommodate a variety of services such as daycares, libraries, police stations, markets and theatres. This Metrocable system is part of the growing number of gondola lifts that are now being used for urban transportation purposes (others include the Metrocable (Medellin) , Mi Teleférico ( La Paz ), Portland Aerial Tram , Emirates Air Line and Roosevelt Island Tramway ). In 2006,
650-636: Was designed primarily to carry passengers to a luxury hotel in the 1950s. Line K of the Metrocable connecting the Medellín River valley to the steep hills in Comunas (districts) 1 and 2, was the first system in the world dedicated to public transport, with a fixed service schedule. Since starting operations in 2004, it carries 30,000 people daily and is operationally integrated into the rest of Medellín's mass transit system ( SITVA ), which includes
676-467: Was opened in 2016. It has a length of 1.4 km and includes three stations: Oriente, Las Torres and Villa Sierra. The demand is estimated at 1,800 passengers per hour (compared with 3,000 for Line K). In Oriente station, it connects to the Ayacucho Tram line, which in turns is connected to Line A of the overground metro system. Line M was opened in 2019. It has a length of 1.05 km and includes three stations: Miraflores, El Pinal and Trece de Noviembre. It has
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