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 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. 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. The system was built in 26 months and is designed to transport 7,000 people per hour.
| TransMiCable | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Character | Urban |
| Location | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Termini | Portal del Tunal (TransMilenio) Mirador del Paraíso |
| Open | December 27, 2018 (Line T) |
| Operation | |
| Ridership | 7.7 million (2025)[1] |
| Technical features | |
| Line length | 3,340 m (10,960 ft) (Line T) |
| Operating speed | 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) |
| Notes | Electric motor powering cable bullwheel |
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[2] 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.[3] 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.
The system was built in 26 months and is designed to transport 7,000 people per hour.[4]
Infrastructure
[edit]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 H | Villavicencio Avenue and Boyacá Avenue | ||
| Juan Pablo II | SITP 
|
67C South street and 18R road | ||
| Manitas | SITP
|
70G South street and 18K road | ||
| Mirador del Paraíso | SITP
|
71H South street and 27 road | ||
The second line was awarded to the Doppelmayr consortium in March 2023. It will be a 2.8km-line constructed in the San Cristóbal locality.
| San Cristobal line | ||||
| Station | Interchange | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 de Julio | Portal 20 de Julio L | 30a South street and 4 road | ||
| Victory | SITP
|
41 South street and 3 East road | ||
| Altamira | SITP
|
43a South street and 12b East road | ||
See also
[edit]
Media related to TransMiCable at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ "Anexos ETUP - IV trimestre 2025". DANE.
- ^ "IDU | TransMiCable". www.idu.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "En imágenes: Así fue la inauguración del Transmicable en Ciudad Bolívar". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). 2018-12-27. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ Osorio, Mauricio (2019-02-21). "TransMiCable: Bogotá's commuter lifeline is a high-flying attraction". The City Paper Bogotá. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Spanish)