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Paris is adding cable cars to its transportation system
The city of Paris, led by the mayor Anne Hidalgo, will soon welcome cable cars as a new way of transportation in the city, Bloomberg reported.
The first public cable-car system in the French capital has been officially approved. The 4.5-kilometer Cable A line, which will be part of the new transportation system, will connect several areas in Paris’s southeast, and four stations of the city’s metro network.
The Câble 1 (C1) line will connect the southern suburbs of Créteil and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges with the Paris Métro’s subway lines, covering a distance of 4.5 kilometers in 17 minutes.
This area is pretty hilly and is crisscrossed by highways and high-speed train lines. Building cable cars is relatively affordable and it will also encourage people to use their cars less as this will be the fastest option of transport. This project is also important because of its numerous environmental benefits. Paris has joined a growing list of world cities that have recently launched similar projects.
The Ile-de-France regional authorities will fund 49% of the Câble 1 service, while the 30% of financial resources will come from the Val-de-Marne département. The national government will also participate by providing 21% of the total funds.
The construction of this amazing project will begin this year in March. The line is scheduled to open in 2025. Authorities estimate that this line will carry around 12 thousand passengers per hour in each direction. It is also considered an extremely sustainable public transportation option.
This is a new and reliable subsystem of local public passenger transport. It will offer a special travel experience in the city of Paris, as well as allow people to glide above the ‘City of Love’ and spend significantly less time commuting. (photo credit: Elisaveta Bunduche/Unsplash)
