Department of

Computer Science and Engineering

Presented By

Hitesh Kumar Behera,

Computer Science and Engineering, A2, Roll 10
SIC : 190310208, Regd. no : 1901209068
8Th Semester

INNOVATION IN THE AIR

CABLE CARS
USING CABLE CARS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT : URABAN
MOBILITY

2023-24
 INNOVATION IN THE AIR :
USING CABLE CARS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT

• INVENTED OVER A CENTURY AGO FOR EXPLORING MOUNTAINOUS

REGIONS, AERIAL CABLE CARS HAVE RECENTLY MADE AN
APPEARANCE IN SEVERAL BIG CITIES, WHERE THEY ARE BEING
USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL URBAN TRANSPORT
MODES.

• THIS TECHNOLOGY USES ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED STEEL

CABLES TO MOVE SUSPENDED CARS (OR CABINS) BETWEEN
TERMINALS AT DIFFERENT ELEVATION POINTS.
 THE TRIPPING POINT : DISCOVERIES

• THE EMERGENCE OF CABLE CARS IN URBAN TRANSPORT IS FAIRLY NEW.

• MEDELLIN, COLUMBIA PIONEERED THE USE OF CABLE CARS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT WHEN IT OPENED ITS FIRST “METRO
CABLE” LINE IN 2004.

• SINCE THEN, URBAN CABLE CARS HAVE GROWN IN POPULARITY AROUND THE WORLD, WITH RECENT PROJECTS IN :

• LATIN AMERICA ( RIO DE JANEIRO, CARACAS, GUAYAQUIL, SANTO DOMINGO, LA PAZ, AND MANDELLIN )

• ASIA ( YEOSU, SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, HONG KONG )

• EUROPE ( LONDON, KOBLENZ, BOLZANO).

• CABLE CARS CAN BE AN ATTRACTIVE URBAN TRANSPORT SOLUTION TO CONNECT COMMUNITIES TOGETHER WHEN
GEOGRAPHICAL BARRIERS SUCH AS HILLS AND RIVERS MAKE OTHER MODES INFEASIBLE.
KEY CONTRIBUTION:
Cable Cars Are The “ Hot New Topic ” In Urban Mobility Right Now.
However, as with any transport project, cities that are considering investing in a cable car system should
carefully consider the advantages and limitations of this technology :

1. IMPLEMENTATION TIME AND COST

2. MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
3. DESIGN AND CAPACITY
4. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
5. USER EXPERIENCE AND OTHER IMPACTS

The possibility of developing a new cable car should be considered on a case-by-case basis as part of a
thorough and comprehensive palnning process, including an analysis of alternatives, costs and benefits. Even
where Cable Cars are Selected as a viable, lower-cost, and agile solutiuon, there should be careful attention to
its design, network integration, Operations and Mobility, and long-term sustainability.
Procurement and technology transfer is also key considering that only a handful of cable car
manufacturers in the world have the know-how to bulid and operate these systems in urtban
environments.

In any case, cable cars are an exciting and welcome addition top the toolbox of urban
transport planners. These systems, of course, are no alternative to high-capacity mass transit.
But they offer an innovative, economical, and complementary solution that could help many
isolated hillside residents access jobs and opportunities in the city down below:

Algeria, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Hong Kong Sar, China,
Nigeria, Taiwan, United Kindom, Venezuela, Korea, Republic of Latin America and
Caribbean.