Caracas Cabletren Bolivariano
Caracas, Venezuela
Project Start Date: April 2009
Phase1: October 2013
Phase2: Summer 2016
Doppelmayr Cable Car´s adaptable technology presents an answer when building the system as a Metro line was impossible. Soil conditions prohibited the use of a subway, but Doppelmayr Cable Car´s elevated system features the reduced footprint this projects requires. Because the cable-propelled APM is so light, Doppelmayr Cable Car can use it´s streamlined steel guideway, which is ideal for overbilt sites. And instead of the Metro concept´s single mid-station, there can now be three mid-stations for additional passenger convenience.
| Length | 2,100 m (6,890 ft) | |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | Cable Liner® Pinched Loop | |
| Operating Speed | 46.8 km/h (29.1 mph) | |
| Headway | 250 s | |
| Dwell Time | 40 s | |
| Guideway | Elevated steel truss | |
| System Capacity | 3,000 pphpd | |
| Stations | 5 | |
| Trains | Four 4-car trains | |
| Train Capacity | 210 passengers/train |
- Urban pinched loop connector
- Integrated in public transport system Caracas
- Four fully synchronized trains each on an independent rope with a dedicated drive and return unit
- Walkthrough trains with no isolated cabins