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Cable car possible in Solothurn
With overwhelming crowdfunding results and the financing of the feasibility study, the planned urban cable car "Aaregondel" in Solothurn, Switzerland achieved two successes at once.
Eleven urban ropeways for India
The two Austrian engineering firms SALZMANN & BERNARD GRUPPE have been awarded the contract for a major urban project. The investment volume amounts to 300 million euros. A lighthouse project has already started.
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Guide for urban ropeways
The German Federal Ministry of Transport wants to promote the planning and construction of urban ropeways in Germany. The focus is on a guide for municipalities, which has now been published - at the end of November 2022.
Innovative Technologies: Service Enhancers in Alpine Tourism
Ambassador for the Future Jörg Eugster sees four major trends coming to Alpine tourism. They can serve as service enhancers, provided they are taken up by the ski resorts.
Garaventa’s new urban funicular in Istanbul
The opening of the funicular Rumeli Hisarüstü-Aşian Füniküler marks the completion of one of the most important transport projects in the city of Istanbul. The funicular, which is integrated into the public transport system, connects the Technical University with the Bosphorus, and therefore Europe with Asia. For Istanbul, this is already GARAVENTA's second ropeway.
Outlook on the Winter Season 2022/23
Even in times like these, the D-A-CH-region (German/Austria/Switzerland) is not called the Sillicon Valley of winter sports without reason. Is Alpine tourism facing a turning point, a dip or even a possible booster this winter season? New data from MANOVA market researchers provide the answer.
Mountain Planet 2022: Industry on the up
More visitors, more exhibitors, more optimism! As the first major industry trade fair after the coronavirus pandemic, Mountain Planet in Grenoble was impressive.
DOPPELMAYR: Snow Space Salzburg flying Mozart
Wagrain, Austria: With the 10-passenger Flying Mozart gondola, ski resort Snow Space Salzburg boasts one of the countries most modern ropeways.
TRI-LINE: New Solution for Urban Transport
With the new TRI-Line ropeway system, DOPPELMAYR is launching a true allrounder. The innovative system combines the benefits of the high-performance tricable system with those of the tried and tested components and assemblies of the D-Line single-cable circulating track, which guarantee a high level of availability and operating safety.
Bartholet presents Ropetaxi
True to the motto “Together we shape the mobility of tomorrow”, BARTHOLET Maschinenbau AG from Flums presented the world’s first ROPETAXI at this year’s InnoTrans in the application area of cable cars, offering new possibilities in urban transport development with specific advantages.
Bartholet presents Ropetaxi
True to the motto “Together we shape the mobility of tomorrow”, BARTHOLET Maschinenbau AG from Flums presented the world’s first ROPETAXI at this year’s InnoTrans in the application area of cable cars, offering new possibilities in urban transport development with specific advantages.