The Indian cable car plans
In India, urban ropeways are playing an increasingly important role in tackling traffic problems. With the Parvatmala Programme, a national ropeway development programme has existed since 2022. The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, recently announced his intention to develop more than 250 projects with a ropeway length of over 1,200 km within five years.
Construction work has begun on the first cable car in Paris
The excavators are rolling in Paris! Construction of the first urban cable car in Paris has begun. The installation will be built by Doppelmayr and later operated by Transdev. The earthworks are currently underway.
Feasibility study for cable car in Kelheim put out to tender
In the Bavarian town of Kelheim (located between Ingolstadt and Regensburg), a feasibility study for a connection to the rail network is put out to tender. An urban cable car is considered the preferred option by local decision-makers. The Free State of Bavaria is supporting the project with more than 100,000 euros.
Federal Transport Minister makes a strong case for urban cable cars
The German Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport Volker Wissing is patron of the next Cable Car World. The international mobility fair on urban cable cars with accompanying congress will take place for the second time at Messe Essen from 4 to 5 June 2024. The focus of Cable Car World is on local public transport on the plus-one level.
Cable car plans in Cebu City
In conversation with mayor of Cebu City, Philippines, Michael Rama: plans for a new cable car that could supplement the city's public bus service as a mass transit system.
The VDV conference of the Cable Car Working Group in Baden-Baden
From July 4th to 6th, 2023, the technical operations managers of cable car installations from Germany and Luxembourg gathered in Baden-Baden for their annual conference. This year, the Baden-Baden Municipal Utilities invited the VDV meeting of the "Standseil-/Bergbahnen" working group. The highlight of the event was the visit to the upgraded Merkur Mountain Railway.