Bogota, Colombia

The ropeway links the Ciudad Bolívar district in the south of the city to the Transmilenio public bus network. The area is very hilly, making an aerial ropeway the ideal form of transport.  

The detachable gondola lift is 3.3 km in length and equipped with 160 ten-passenger cabins built with folding seats. This allows passengers to easily bring in baby strollers, bicycles and wheelchairs. The cabins also have solar panels, which help power security cameras and telecommunication systems.

It opens up an entirely new plane for passenger transport and incorporate four stations serving major traffic hubs in Ciudad Bolívar. The ropeway forms an integral part of the transport system and the ticket price is the same as for the Transmilenio public bus service.

Passengers on their way to work save a lot of time. Many of the people who live in Ciudad Bolívar work in the center of Bogotá and their daily trip can take anything up to two hours.

The first leg of the journey from the hillsides of Ciudad Bolívar to the first bus station in the public network currently involves an hour-long ride in private minibuses along steep, winding roads – and traffic jams are the order of the day at peak times. The new ropeway consigns all that to history and marks a significant improvement in quality of life for the residents.