TransMiCable

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[1] 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.[2] 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.

TransMiCable
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterUrban
LocationBogotá, Colombia
TerminiPortal del Tunal (TransMilenio)
Mirador del Paraíso
OpenDecember 27, 2018 (2018-12-27) (Line T)
Technical features
Line length3,340 m (10,960 ft) (Line T)
Operating speed10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
NotesElectric motor powering cable bullwheel

The system was built in 26 months and is designed to transport 7,000 people per hour.

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.

Line T
Station Interchange Location
Tunal Portal del Tunal Villavicencio Avenue x Boyacá Avenue
Juan Pablo II SITP 67C South street x Carrera 18R
Manitas SITP 70G South street x Carrera 18K
Mirador del Paraíso SITP 71H South street x Carrera 27

See also
Manitas station

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References
  1. "IDU | TransMiCable". www.idu.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  2. "En imágenes: Así fue la inauguración del Transmicable en Ciudad Bolívar". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-03-18.

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