TransMiCable
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TransMiCable is a gondola lift system implemented by the city of Bogotá, Colombia, with the purpose of providing a complementary transportation service to TransMilenio. Line T, with a length of 3,34 km{{Cite web|url=https://www.idu.gov.co/Archivos_Portal/Micrositios/Transmicable/|title=IDU {{!}} TransMiCable|website=www.idu.gov.co|language=Spanish|access-date=2019-03-18}} and four stations, connects the Portal del Tunal (TransMilenio) station to Mirador del Paraíso station in the steep hills of Ciudad Bolívar district and was opened on 27 December 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespectador.com/noticias/bogota/en-imagenes-asi-fue-la-inauguracion-del-transmicable-en-ciudad-bolivar-galeria-831246|title=En imágenes: Así fue la inauguración del Transmicable en Ciudad Bolívar|date=2018-12-27|website=ELESPECTADOR.COM|language=ES|access-date=2019-03-18}} It is part of the city's Integrated Public Transport System, along with TransMilenio and the urban, complementary and special bus services operating on neighbourhoods and main streets.
The system was built in 26 months and is designed to transport 7,000 people per hour.{{Cite web |last=Osorio |first=Mauricio |date=2019-02-21 |title=TransMiCable: Bogotá's commuter lifeline is a high-flying attraction |url=https://thecitypaperbogota.com/bogota/transmicable-bogotas-commuter-lifeline-is-a-high-flying-attraction/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=The City Paper Bogotá |language=en-US}}
Infrastructure
TransMiCable consists of one gondola lift line (Line T) with a length of 3.34 km located in Ciudad Bolívar district in the south of the city.
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| colspan="5" style="color:white" bgcolor="D9E542" align="center" |Line T |
Station
!Interchange !Location |
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align="center" |Tunal
| align="center" |Portal del Tunal {{transmilenio|line=H}} | align="center" |Villavicencio Avenue and Boyacá Avenue |
align="center" |Juan Pablo II
| align="center" |SITP frameless | align="center" |67C South street and 18R road |
align="center" |Manitas
| align="center" |SITP frameless | align="center" |70G South street and 18K road |
align="center" |Mirador del Paraíso
| align="center" |SITP frameless | align="center" |71H South street and 27 road |
The second line was awarded to the Doppelmayr consortium in March 2023. It will be a 2.8km-line constructed in the San Cristóbal locality.
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| colspan="5" style="color:black" bgcolor="00E500" align="center" |San Cristobal line |
Station
!Interchange !Location |
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align="center" |20 de Julio
| align="center" |Portal 20 de Julio {{transmilenio|line=L}} | align="center" |30a South street and 4 road |
align="center" |Victory
| align="center" |SITP frameless | align="center" |41 South street and 3 East road |
align="center" |Altamira
| align="center" |SITP frameless | align="center" |43a South street and 12b East road |
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.transmilenio.gov.co/TransMiCable/ Official website] (in Spanish)
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Category:Aerial tramways in Colombia
Category:Vertical transport devices