Metrocable, Medellín, Colombia
  • Metrocable, Medellín, Colombia
  • Metrocable, Medellín, Colombia

Metrocable, Medellín, Colombia

Nominated by krdclay

Designer

Designed and Manufactured by Poma, France

Keywords

colombia, metrocable, france, transportation

Description

Medellin City in Colombia is setting an example of how the traditional cable car mainly used in skiing resorts is also a means of transportation in an urban environment. With the introduction of the J-line Metro Cable to the Medellin Metro network, people living in the hillsides can gain access to the city in a convenient manner; it’s a service that enables the poorer suburban communities to travel in an efficient and environmentally friendly manner. The French supplier of the cable cars, Pomo, have designed the cable cars for the J-Line to compliment its use as well as its landscape to such an acclaim that the United Nations is reviewing the concept to be implemented as part of a wider sustainable transportation scheme.

Comments (1)

    1. colombiare
    2. As an American living in Medellin Colombia I can say that the Metro Cable has been instrumental in lowering the violence in area´s served by the gondola-stlye mass transit design.
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