HOW HIGH CAN YOU GO WITH

CABLE CARS AS URBAN MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM?

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In 2004, Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia

became the first city in the world to implement a cable

car system as a full-time public transport system.

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Operating at 4,000 m above sea level, La Paz in Bolivia

offers the highest public transit system in the world. It cuts

commute time from 1 hour to just 10 minutes, carrying

3,000 people between La Paz and El Alto every hour.

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The Roosevelt Island tramway in New York City has been

used by over 26 million passengers since 1976. It travels

940m in just 3 minutes and is used as a form of mass

transit carrying 110 people per cabin with 115 trips per

day.

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Urban cable car in the city of London, England. Built by

Doppelmayr with sponsorship from Emirates. Cabins

arrive every 30 seconds with approximately 10 minutes

travel time each way between Greenwich Peninsula and

the Royal Docks, crossing the River Thames.

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The Ngong Ping 360 is an aerial tramway on Lantau

Island in Hong Kong. It is 5.7 km long linking Tung Chung

Station and Ngong Ping station. The journey takes about

25 minutes instead of an hour if using the Tung Chung

Road.

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Opened in 1912, this cable car in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

was the third cable car system in the world at the time with

capacity to carry 22 passenger. Today, it is used by

approximately 2,500 visitors every day as it runs every 30

minutes with a full length of 1.3 km.

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