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Ropeway attraction for Portland, Oregon
Doppelmayr/Garaventa have built an unusual jigback in the heart of the city.
Interesting tower head design
Probably one of the most interesting ropeways from the Doppelmayr/Garaventa group in 2006/07 is the Marquam Hill jigback built in Portland, Oregon/USA. It is used as a public transportation service and links Oregon Health & Science University and the Marquam Hill area with the South Waterfront district. The new link is especially important for the university as it has acquired land in South Waterfront for its future development plans.
The decision to build an aerial tram was taken after long and thorough consideration of the most suitable mode of transportation for the purpose. The alternatives to the jigback solution finally adopted included the construction of a tunnel, a bus service, a gondola ropeway and a funicular.
Once the decision to build a jigback had been taken, the architect's design specifica-tions were rigidly implemented and, with the striking looks of the tower, the 40 m high upper terminal structure and the two shiny silver cars, the result is a new and exciting landmark for Portland. That was in keeping with the basic intention to produce some-thing special, something other than just another conventional ropeway. That goal has definitely been achieved, and Portland now has not only a useful addition to its public transportation system but also a tourist sight in its own right.
Ropeway engineering
The drive is located in the lower terminal. A counterweight in the upper terminal pro-duces the necessary tensioning force for the continuous haul rope loop. The four track ropes for the uphill and downhill lines are permanently anchored in the termi-nals.
Special design features
The single tower for the line is located near the lower terminal and is almost 80 m high. It is a steel plate tower reinforced on the inside with welded steel sections and anchored some 22 m deep in the ground. Depending on the angle of the incident light, the color of the tower changes from a matt dark gray to a reflective silver.
The engineering for the two 78-passenger Gangloff cars, which resemble huge soap bubbles, was described in ISR 6/2006 (p. 33). They are made of specially shaped aluminum sheet. The toughened laminated glass panes were finished with a special optical effect along the lower edges so that passengers cannot see straight down to the ground so easily. That protects the privacy of residents along the line of the ropeway.
The carriages for the two cars operate without track rope brakes and are attached to the haul rope with two grips each, a solution that has proved successful on installa-tions built for mountain tourism applications.
In front of the hospital on Marquam Hill, the upper terminal towers aloft on braced steel legs, with a concrete sidewall for reinforcement. The terminal structure is de-signed with enough stability to make additional anchoring to the rear superfluous. From the terminal platform there is a bridge to the ninth floor of the hospital building.
The drive
The primary mover is an electric motor driving the bullwheel. The installation is also equipped with a stand-by drive, which provides traction to a secondary sheave and can be activated in the case of a power failure at the main drive. The stand-by drive is operated via the main controls and if necessary can be used to maintain normal operations for days or even weeks at a line speed of 5.0 m/s. As a additional safety factor, there is also a smaller emergency drive, which is operated manually.
Integrated evacuation system
As there are no track-rope brakes on the cars, a passenger evacuation system was integrated in the ropeway. This system provides for fail-safe operation in the case of problems with bearings, axles or shafts and is designed for working with the drive configuration described above, with its detachable main drive, powerful stand-by drive and emergency drive.
The challenge of drawing in the ropes
Drawing in the ropes was no easy task, and it took the long years of experience and skill of the Garaventa team of fitters to ensure that everything went smoothly. To cross the interstate highway and other roads with the ropes, scaffolding was erected and rope bridges slung so that the roads could remain open to traffic at all times.
Technical data
Marquam Hill jigback
(2-car jigback with permanently
anchored twin track ropes)
Line length: 1027 m
Vertical rise: 151 m
Track rope diameter: 4 x 49 mm
Haul rope diameter: 34 mm
Number of towers: 1
Rated output: 275 kW
Carrier capacity : 78 + 1
Speed:
- on the line: 10.0 m/s
- over the tower: 7.0 m/s
System capacity: 1014 p/h
Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the Isola del Tronchetto with the Piazzale Roma.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is going to build a state-of-the-art passenger transport system in the city of the lagoons. The contract for the installation of a Cable Liner Shuttle was yesterday awarded to Doppelmayr Italia Srl, a 100% subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group. The contract for the turnkey installation of an 830 m long Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the artificial island Tronchetto with the Piazzale Roma was concluded with ASM (Azienda Servizi Mobilità), a company of the municipality of Venice. The project will be carried out by Doppelmayr Italia Srl in close cooperation with DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co and completed in 2008.
Doppelmayr/Garaventa have built an unusual jigback in the heart of the city.
Interesting tower head design
Probably one of the most interesting ropeways from the Doppelmayr/Garaventa group in 2006/07 is the Marquam Hill jigback built in Portland, Oregon/USA. It is used as a public transportation service and links Oregon Health & Science University and the Marquam Hill area with the South Waterfront district. The new link is especially important for the university as it has acquired land in South Waterfront for its future development plans.
The decision to build an aerial tram was taken after long and thorough consideration of the most suitable mode of transportation for the purpose. The alternatives to the jigback solution finally adopted included the construction of a tunnel, a bus service, a gondola ropeway and a funicular.
Once the decision to build a jigback had been taken, the architect's design specifica-tions were rigidly implemented and, with the striking looks of the tower, the 40 m high upper terminal structure and the two shiny silver cars, the result is a new and exciting landmark for Portland. That was in keeping with the basic intention to produce some-thing special, something other than just another conventional ropeway. That goal has definitely been achieved, and Portland now has not only a useful addition to its public transportation system but also a tourist sight in its own right.
Ropeway engineering
The drive is located in the lower terminal. A counterweight in the upper terminal pro-duces the necessary tensioning force for the continuous haul rope loop. The four track ropes for the uphill and downhill lines are permanently anchored in the termi-nals.
Special design features
The single tower for the line is located near the lower terminal and is almost 80 m high. It is a steel plate tower reinforced on the inside with welded steel sections and anchored some 22 m deep in the ground. Depending on the angle of the incident light, the color of the tower changes from a matt dark gray to a reflective silver.
The engineering for the two 78-passenger Gangloff cars, which resemble huge soap bubbles, was described in ISR 6/2006 (p. 33). They are made of specially shaped aluminum sheet. The toughened laminated glass panes were finished with a special optical effect along the lower edges so that passengers cannot see straight down to the ground so easily. That protects the privacy of residents along the line of the ropeway.
The carriages for the two cars operate without track rope brakes and are attached to the haul rope with two grips each, a solution that has proved successful on installa-tions built for mountain tourism applications.
In front of the hospital on Marquam Hill, the upper terminal towers aloft on braced steel legs, with a concrete sidewall for reinforcement. The terminal structure is de-signed with enough stability to make additional anchoring to the rear superfluous. From the terminal platform there is a bridge to the ninth floor of the hospital building.
The drive
The primary mover is an electric motor driving the bullwheel. The installation is also equipped with a stand-by drive, which provides traction to a secondary sheave and can be activated in the case of a power failure at the main drive. The stand-by drive is operated via the main controls and if necessary can be used to maintain normal operations for days or even weeks at a line speed of 5.0 m/s. As a additional safety factor, there is also a smaller emergency drive, which is operated manually.
Integrated evacuation system
As there are no track-rope brakes on the cars, a passenger evacuation system was integrated in the ropeway. This system provides for fail-safe operation in the case of problems with bearings, axles or shafts and is designed for working with the drive configuration described above, with its detachable main drive, powerful stand-by drive and emergency drive.
The challenge of drawing in the ropes
Drawing in the ropes was no easy task, and it took the long years of experience and skill of the Garaventa team of fitters to ensure that everything went smoothly. To cross the interstate highway and other roads with the ropes, scaffolding was erected and rope bridges slung so that the roads could remain open to traffic at all times.
Technical data
Marquam Hill jigback
(2-car jigback with permanently
anchored twin track ropes)
Line length: 1027 m
Vertical rise: 151 m
Track rope diameter: 4 x 49 mm
Haul rope diameter: 34 mm
Number of towers: 1
Rated output: 275 kW
Carrier capacity : 78 + 1
Speed:
- on the line: 10.0 m/s
- over the tower: 7.0 m/s
System capacity: 1014 p/h
Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the Isola del Tronchetto with the Piazzale Roma.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is going to build a state-of-the-art passenger transport system in the city of the lagoons. The contract for the installation of a Cable Liner Shuttle was yesterday awarded to Doppelmayr Italia Srl, a 100% subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group. The contract for the turnkey installation of an 830 m long Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the artificial island Tronchetto with the Piazzale Roma was concluded with ASM (Azienda Servizi Mobilità), a company of the municipality of Venice. The project will be carried out by Doppelmayr Italia Srl in close cooperation with DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co and completed in 2008.
Bicable and Tricable Ropeways
Bicable and tricable ropeways combine features of both gondola and reversible systems. These detachable circulating ropeways operate with carrier capacities of up to thirty passengers for a maximum transport capacity of 6,000 persons per hour. The advantages of bicable and tricable ropeways derive from their outstanding wind stability, low power consumption and the use of very long spans. Maximum line speed is 7.5 m/s.
Bicable and tricable ropeways combine features of both gondola and reversible systems. These detachable circulating ropeways operate with carrier capacities of up to thirty passengers for a maximum transport capacity of 6,000 persons per hour. The advantages of bicable and tricable ropeways derive from their outstanding wind stability, low power consumption and the use of very long spans. Maximum line speed is 7.5 m/s.
Tram Manufacturer: Doppelmayr
Another Doppelmayr success in Venice
Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the Isola del Tronchetto with the Piazzale Roma.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is going to build a state-of-the-art
passenger transport system in the city of the lagoons. The contract
for the installation of a Cable Liner Shuttle was yesterday awarded to
Doppelmayr Italia Srl, a 100% subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa
Group. The contract for the turnkey installation of an 830 m long
Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the artificial island Tronchetto with
the Piazzale Roma was concluded with ASM (Azienda Servizi Mobilità), a
company of the municipality of Venice. The project will be carried out
by Doppelmayr Italia Srl in close cooperation with DCC Doppelmayr
Cable Car GmbH & Co and completed in 2008.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is the world quality and technology
leader in ropeway engineering. Our world leadership in the ropeway
construction market is based on the knowledge of our customer's needs
as well as professionalism and precision in performance. Doppelmayr
has production facilities and sales and service locations in over 30
countries of the world and to date has built more than 13,300
installations in over 70 countries.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group offers transport solutions you can rely
on: In close cooperation with its customers, Doppelmayr develops
efficient passenger transport systems for summer and winter tourism
resorts as well as state-of-the-art passenger transport systems for
the urban environment, airports, shopping malls, sports complexes,
adventure parks, trade fairs and other facilities with corresponding
transport requirements. Furthermore, the Group also offers innovative
material transport systems for bulk material and unit load transport.
Milestones in the history of Doppelmayr were the creation of the
worlds first ROTAIR tramway with revolving cabin floors at the Titlis,
Switzerland, in 1992 and the worlds first tramway with double-decker
cabins (holding 180 passengers) in Samnaun, Switzerland
New CABLE Liner Shuttle for Las Vegas
Third major contract for Doppelmayr Cable Car within one year
DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, a subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa
Group, and MGM MIRAGE have signed a contract for a Cable Car People
Mover System.
The contract for the turnkey Automated People Mover (APM) system is
valued at US$ 60 million and is an integral part of MGM's mega-project
called "CityCenter". Construction of the project has already begun and
is expected to be finished and opened to the public in November 2009.
Competitive bid earns DCC New Doha International Airport project
The New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Steering Committee awarded
its Automated People Mover contract to DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH &
Co after reviewing bids from top manufacturers competing for the
prestigious and challenging project.
The $5.5 billion New Doha International Airport, opening in 2009, is
expected to become one of the biggest in the Middle East, handling an
estimated 50 million passengers by 2015. The airport's new,
two-station APM system will be 500 meter long, with two trains moving
approx. 6000 passengers per hour, per direction.
Meeting tight design and installation schedule, minimized structural
impact by the light APM system, special system features & design, and
finally, low operational costs, were all critical selection factors
for the project, which is described as highly demanding.
The official opening of the National Garden Festival (BUGA) 2005 in
Munich on 28 April 2005 also saw the start-up of the Doppelmayr aerial
ropeway above the BUGA showground. Doppelmayr adapted and reinstalled
the 8-seater gondola for BUGA 2005 in just 4 ½ months after its use at
the International Gardening & Horticulture Exhibition (IGA) 2003 in
Rostock. Of the planned 4 million visitors to the National Garden
Festival, around 1.6 million will have used the ropeway by the close
of the event on 9 October 2005. The ropeway traces a triangular route
above the BUGA showground and allows visitors to enjoy a bird's eye
view of the National Garden Festival.
On Friday March 7 2003, Birmingham International Airport opened the
CABLE Liner Shuttle "SkyRail" built and operated by DCC Doppelmayr
Cable Car. The CABLE Liner Shuttle System provides a direct link
between the public transportation network at the new Multi Modal
Interchange station and Birmingham International Airport. The total
order value amounts to approx. EUR 16 Million.Doppelmayr to supply
ropeway for the IGA 2003 in Rostock, Germany
Doppelmayr will supply the internal means of transport for the
International Horticultural Exhibition (IGA) to be held in Rostock in
2003. Doppelmayr will also act as the operator of this new
eight-passenger cabin ropeway.
For this purpose, Eng. Michael Doppelmayr, CEO of the Doppelmayr
Holding AG, and Jörn Rüsch, Managing Director of the IGA Rostock,
signed a letter of intent in Munich on 5 June, 2002.
As the IGA in Rostock ends, the ropeway will be dismantled and adapted
for the German National Horticultural Exhibition in Munich in 2005,
where it will again be operating
Doppelmayr has just been awarded the contract for a new 8-passenger
gondola to be built in the city of Taif, 60 km south-east of Mecca,
Saudi Arabia.
The contract for the new ropeway was signed on April 10th, 2000 by His
Royal Highness Prince Abdulmajeed Ben Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Completion of
the ropeway is envisaged for March 2001.
Together with one of the largest Mexican Building Contractors ICA, DCC
Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co has recently commenced the construction
of a new CABLE Liner Shuttle at Mexico's main international and
domestic gateway, the "Benito Juįrez" International Airport in Mexico
City.
DCC was awarded the 52 million Euro contract as part of major
expansion work to the airport, which also includes the construction of
additional terminals and new concourses. Measuring just over 3 km
(almost 2 miles) in length, the single track APM system will have two
stations and ferry passengers between the existing Terminal 1 and the
new Terminal 2. With a travel time of 4,5 minutes and speed of 46 km/h
(28,5 mph), the 4-car train will initially carry more than 540
passengers per hour, per direction. However, the system has been
designed in such a way that its carrying capacity can be increased by
an additional 50%. Currently handling some 24 million passengers each
year and considered to be one of the world's 30 busiest airports,
Mexico City's air-travel hub is expected to process up to 15 million
more passengers on completion of the new terminal.
Factbox
Client ASA – Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Contractor Consortium of DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co and
Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA)
Length of installation 3 025 m
System capacity 540 pphpd (passengers per hour and direction)
Carriers 1 train with 4 cabins
Speed 12.5 metres/second (= 46 km/h)
Trip time 4 minutes 35 seconds
Doppelmayr to supply ropeway for the IGA 2003 in Rostock, Germany
Doppelmayr will supply the internal means of transport for the
International Horticultural Exhibition (IGA) to be held in Rostock in
2003. Doppelmayr will also act as the operator of this new
eight-passenger cabin ropeway.
For this purpose, Eng. Michael Doppelmayr, CEO of the Doppelmayr
Holding AG, and Jörn Rüsch, Managing Director of the IGA Rostock,
signed a letter of intent in Munich on 5 June, 2002.
As the IGA in Rostock ends, the ropeway will be dismantled and adapted
for the German National Horticultural Exhibition in Munich in 2005,
where it will again be operating
CABLE Liner Shuttle for Birmingham
DCC (Doppelmayr Cable Car), a company of the Doppelmayr-Group), and
BIA (Birmingham International Airport) have signed the contract for
the installation and operation of a CABLE Liner Shuttle. The CABLE
Liner Shuttle will connect the terminal building and the train station
of Birmingham International Airport. Construction is scheduled to be
completed by spring 2002. The scope of delivery of the order placed
with DCC is more than ATS 200 million.
Another Doppelmayr success in Venice
Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the Isola del Tronchetto with the Piazzale Roma.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is going to build a state-of-the-art
passenger transport system in the city of the lagoons. The contract
for the installation of a Cable Liner Shuttle was yesterday awarded to
Doppelmayr Italia Srl, a 100% subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa
Group. The contract for the turnkey installation of an 830 m long
Cable Liner Shuttle to connect the artificial island Tronchetto with
the Piazzale Roma was concluded with ASM (Azienda Servizi Mobilità), a
company of the municipality of Venice. The project will be carried out
by Doppelmayr Italia Srl in close cooperation with DCC Doppelmayr
Cable Car GmbH & Co and completed in 2008.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group is the world quality and technology
leader in ropeway engineering. Our world leadership in the ropeway
construction market is based on the knowledge of our customer's needs
as well as professionalism and precision in performance. Doppelmayr
has production facilities and sales and service locations in over 30
countries of the world and to date has built more than 13,300
installations in over 70 countries.
The Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group offers transport solutions you can rely
on: In close cooperation with its customers, Doppelmayr develops
efficient passenger transport systems for summer and winter tourism
resorts as well as state-of-the-art passenger transport systems for
the urban environment, airports, shopping malls, sports complexes,
adventure parks, trade fairs and other facilities with corresponding
transport requirements. Furthermore, the Group also offers innovative
material transport systems for bulk material and unit load transport.
Milestones in the history of Doppelmayr were the creation of the
worlds first ROTAIR tramway with revolving cabin floors at the Titlis,
Switzerland, in 1992 and the worlds first tramway with double-decker
cabins (holding 180 passengers) in Samnaun, Switzerland
New CABLE Liner Shuttle for Las Vegas
Third major contract for Doppelmayr Cable Car within one year
DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, a subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa
Group, and MGM MIRAGE have signed a contract for a Cable Car People
Mover System.
The contract for the turnkey Automated People Mover (APM) system is
valued at US$ 60 million and is an integral part of MGM's mega-project
called "CityCenter". Construction of the project has already begun and
is expected to be finished and opened to the public in November 2009.
Competitive bid earns DCC New Doha International Airport project
The New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Steering Committee awarded
its Automated People Mover contract to DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH &
Co after reviewing bids from top manufacturers competing for the
prestigious and challenging project.
The $5.5 billion New Doha International Airport, opening in 2009, is
expected to become one of the biggest in the Middle East, handling an
estimated 50 million passengers by 2015. The airport's new,
two-station APM system will be 500 meter long, with two trains moving
approx. 6000 passengers per hour, per direction.
Meeting tight design and installation schedule, minimized structural
impact by the light APM system, special system features & design, and
finally, low operational costs, were all critical selection factors
for the project, which is described as highly demanding.
The official opening of the National Garden Festival (BUGA) 2005 in
Munich on 28 April 2005 also saw the start-up of the Doppelmayr aerial
ropeway above the BUGA showground. Doppelmayr adapted and reinstalled
the 8-seater gondola for BUGA 2005 in just 4 ½ months after its use at
the International Gardening & Horticulture Exhibition (IGA) 2003 in
Rostock. Of the planned 4 million visitors to the National Garden
Festival, around 1.6 million will have used the ropeway by the close
of the event on 9 October 2005. The ropeway traces a triangular route
above the BUGA showground and allows visitors to enjoy a bird's eye
view of the National Garden Festival.
On Friday March 7 2003, Birmingham International Airport opened the
CABLE Liner Shuttle "SkyRail" built and operated by DCC Doppelmayr
Cable Car. The CABLE Liner Shuttle System provides a direct link
between the public transportation network at the new Multi Modal
Interchange station and Birmingham International Airport. The total
order value amounts to approx. EUR 16 Million.Doppelmayr to supply
ropeway for the IGA 2003 in Rostock, Germany
Doppelmayr will supply the internal means of transport for the
International Horticultural Exhibition (IGA) to be held in Rostock in
2003. Doppelmayr will also act as the operator of this new
eight-passenger cabin ropeway.
For this purpose, Eng. Michael Doppelmayr, CEO of the Doppelmayr
Holding AG, and Jörn Rüsch, Managing Director of the IGA Rostock,
signed a letter of intent in Munich on 5 June, 2002.
As the IGA in Rostock ends, the ropeway will be dismantled and adapted
for the German National Horticultural Exhibition in Munich in 2005,
where it will again be operating
Doppelmayr has just been awarded the contract for a new 8-passenger
gondola to be built in the city of Taif, 60 km south-east of Mecca,
Saudi Arabia.
The contract for the new ropeway was signed on April 10th, 2000 by His
Royal Highness Prince Abdulmajeed Ben Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Completion of
the ropeway is envisaged for March 2001.
Together with one of the largest Mexican Building Contractors ICA, DCC
Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co has recently commenced the construction
of a new CABLE Liner Shuttle at Mexico's main international and
domestic gateway, the "Benito Juįrez" International Airport in Mexico
City.
DCC was awarded the 52 million Euro contract as part of major
expansion work to the airport, which also includes the construction of
additional terminals and new concourses. Measuring just over 3 km
(almost 2 miles) in length, the single track APM system will have two
stations and ferry passengers between the existing Terminal 1 and the
new Terminal 2. With a travel time of 4,5 minutes and speed of 46 km/h
(28,5 mph), the 4-car train will initially carry more than 540
passengers per hour, per direction. However, the system has been
designed in such a way that its carrying capacity can be increased by
an additional 50%. Currently handling some 24 million passengers each
year and considered to be one of the world's 30 busiest airports,
Mexico City's air-travel hub is expected to process up to 15 million
more passengers on completion of the new terminal.
Factbox
Client ASA – Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares
Contractor Consortium of DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co and
Ingenieros Civiles Asociados (ICA)
Length of installation 3 025 m
System capacity 540 pphpd (passengers per hour and direction)
Carriers 1 train with 4 cabins
Speed 12.5 metres/second (= 46 km/h)
Trip time 4 minutes 35 seconds
Doppelmayr to supply ropeway for the IGA 2003 in Rostock, Germany
Doppelmayr will supply the internal means of transport for the
International Horticultural Exhibition (IGA) to be held in Rostock in
2003. Doppelmayr will also act as the operator of this new
eight-passenger cabin ropeway.
For this purpose, Eng. Michael Doppelmayr, CEO of the Doppelmayr
Holding AG, and Jörn Rüsch, Managing Director of the IGA Rostock,
signed a letter of intent in Munich on 5 June, 2002.
As the IGA in Rostock ends, the ropeway will be dismantled and adapted
for the German National Horticultural Exhibition in Munich in 2005,
where it will again be operating
CABLE Liner Shuttle for Birmingham
DCC (Doppelmayr Cable Car), a company of the Doppelmayr-Group), and
BIA (Birmingham International Airport) have signed the contract for
the installation and operation of a CABLE Liner Shuttle. The CABLE
Liner Shuttle will connect the terminal building and the train station
of Birmingham International Airport. Construction is scheduled to be
completed by spring 2002. The scope of delivery of the order placed
with DCC is more than ATS 200 million.
The new 80-passenger reversible aerial tramway on Mount Tahtali - from the Mediterranean shore to the snow
The construction of the 80-passenger aerial tramway on Mount Tahtali, a popular tourist destination in Kemer, not far from the holiday metropolis of Antalya, is certainly one of the most challenging projects recently undertaken by the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group. The idea behind this project was to bring the sea and the mountains closer together.
The 2,365 m high Tahtali Dagi dominates the landscape surrounding the holiday resort of Kemer on the Turkish Riviera. It is topped by a shining cap of snow and ice through into April and is a maganificent sight to behold from the Mediterranean. This area provides visitors the opportunity to swim during 11 months of the year, while Mount Tahtali offers enough snow for a four-month snow activity season. The region is also a popular destination for hikers. The mountain lies on the edge of the Olimpos Beydaglari Milli Parki (national park). A restaurant with panorama terrace, which is open all year round, can be found at the upper terminal of the tramway.
Competence and many years of experience were the keys to success
In addition to the financing of the project, the technical realization proved to be a great challenge. The tramway itself is a highly impressive feat of engineering with a length of 4.3 kilometers, a vertical rise of 1.6 kilometers, four towers (one of which is 55, another 60 meters in height) and two very long rope spans with a ground clearance of 330 meters.
A two-section material ropeway had to be erected to carry out the construction in rough terrain. This ropeway was used to transport 3,700 m3 of concrete, 4,500 m3 of water, 420 tons of steel and 8,600 tons of gravel to the line structures and to the upper terminal. Garaventa had between ten and sixteen erectors in action at any one time, who often spent weeks on end at the remote camp.
This installation is Turkey's first CEN-certified reversible aerial tramway. The area's exposure to severe storms which can reach up to 240 km/h meant that the ropes had to be generously dimensioned with diameters of 51 mm and 38 mm. The tramway is not connected to the national grid but has its own independent power supply. Particular expertise was required when it came to adjusting the power supply to reliably cope with the load alternation which occurs within seconds when one of the cabins passes over a tower, without causing a breakdown of the internal power network.
Main technical specifications
Lower terminal platform 726 m above sea level
Upper terminal platform 2363 m above sea level
Vertical rise 1637 m
Inclined length 4350 m
Cabin capacity 80 passengers
Carriages 16-wheel, without track rope brakes
Transport capacity 470 PPH
Trip time 9.21 min
Max. speed 10 m/s
Speed over towers 7 m/s
Track rope diameter 4 x 51 mm
Haul rope diameter 38 mm
Number of towers 4
Nominal power 537 kW
Maximum power 1000 kW
The construction of the 80-passenger aerial tramway on Mount Tahtali, a popular tourist destination in Kemer, not far from the holiday metropolis of Antalya, is certainly one of the most challenging projects recently undertaken by the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group. The idea behind this project was to bring the sea and the mountains closer together.
The 2,365 m high Tahtali Dagi dominates the landscape surrounding the holiday resort of Kemer on the Turkish Riviera. It is topped by a shining cap of snow and ice through into April and is a maganificent sight to behold from the Mediterranean. This area provides visitors the opportunity to swim during 11 months of the year, while Mount Tahtali offers enough snow for a four-month snow activity season. The region is also a popular destination for hikers. The mountain lies on the edge of the Olimpos Beydaglari Milli Parki (national park). A restaurant with panorama terrace, which is open all year round, can be found at the upper terminal of the tramway.
Competence and many years of experience were the keys to success
In addition to the financing of the project, the technical realization proved to be a great challenge. The tramway itself is a highly impressive feat of engineering with a length of 4.3 kilometers, a vertical rise of 1.6 kilometers, four towers (one of which is 55, another 60 meters in height) and two very long rope spans with a ground clearance of 330 meters.
A two-section material ropeway had to be erected to carry out the construction in rough terrain. This ropeway was used to transport 3,700 m3 of concrete, 4,500 m3 of water, 420 tons of steel and 8,600 tons of gravel to the line structures and to the upper terminal. Garaventa had between ten and sixteen erectors in action at any one time, who often spent weeks on end at the remote camp.
This installation is Turkey's first CEN-certified reversible aerial tramway. The area's exposure to severe storms which can reach up to 240 km/h meant that the ropes had to be generously dimensioned with diameters of 51 mm and 38 mm. The tramway is not connected to the national grid but has its own independent power supply. Particular expertise was required when it came to adjusting the power supply to reliably cope with the load alternation which occurs within seconds when one of the cabins passes over a tower, without causing a breakdown of the internal power network.
Main technical specifications
Lower terminal platform 726 m above sea level
Upper terminal platform 2363 m above sea level
Vertical rise 1637 m
Inclined length 4350 m
Cabin capacity 80 passengers
Carriages 16-wheel, without track rope brakes
Transport capacity 470 PPH
Trip time 9.21 min
Max. speed 10 m/s
Speed over towers 7 m/s
Track rope diameter 4 x 51 mm
Haul rope diameter 38 mm
Number of towers 4
Nominal power 537 kW
Maximum power 1000 kW
Doppelmayr - Romania: Across the city to the mountain
Since February 2008, an 8-seater gondola takes passengers across the 114,000-inhabitant city of Piatra Neamt, in Romania's Eastern Carpathians, to the nearby ski and recreational area. Further expansion of the ropeway infrastructure is currently in progress.
The goal of the city fathers – the investor is Primaria Orasului Piatra Neamt (the city council of Piatra Neamt1) – was to revitalize winter and summer tourism. The ropeway acts as both a sightseeing lift2 and as a feeder for the Cozla 4-CLF, a Doppelmayr chairlift built in 2007. The installation is also integrated into the public transport network: The rail station and bus terminal are located next to the bottom station. Enclosed carriers were the obvious choice for a sightseeing lift and a gondola lift proved to be the most cost-effective ropeway system.
Careful selection of tower locations
The lift route covers roughly one kilometer of densely populated urban area. Despite the fact that the haul rope has a height above ground of up to 60 m and the largest rope span is 430 m, it was anything but easy to arrive at an optimal liftline. Passing over the tallest building was not an option; at the same time, any obstruction of traffic or pedestrians was to be avoided. As a consequence, one 57 m lattice tower was adapted to the sidewalk to allow passers-by to walk through it and to allow access to a house entrance. Another 48 m lattice tower stands on the road; cars drive between the tower feet. The bottom station is located at a bus turning point, so the vehicles circulate around the building. In spite of these complications, the approval process with the Romanian ropeway authority ISCIR proved to be entirely straightforward.
Spectacular rope-pulling operation
Pulling the haul rope and the signal cables across the city turned out to be a spectacular feat. The first step involved flying out four auxiliary ropes with a helicopter. The haul rope and signal cables were then spliced to the first ropes, tensioned and pulled, thus avoiding the need for any special protection measures.
4-CLF Cozla: From the city to the countryside
On the outskirts of Piatra Neamt, immediately next to the top station of the urban gondola lift, Doppelmayr built the fixed-grip quad chairlift to Mount Cozla in 2007. Here again, the contract was awarded by the city government. The lift provides access to a recently constructed ski trail, the only one in the wider surroundings, and also operates in the summer. This has allowed the city fathers to expand the leisure activities available on Mount Cozla and to make it a more attractive destination3.
8-MGD Piatra Neamt
Transport capacity 1,200 PPH
Trip time 6.2 min
Speed 6.0 m/s
Cabins 31
Interval 24.0 s
Inclined length 1,921 m
Vertical rise 309 m
Towers 10
Drive Top
Tension Bottom
4-CLF Cozla
Transport capacity 1,793 PPH
Trip time 6.0 min
Speed 2.3 m/s
Chairs 91
Interval 8.03 s
Inclined length 827 m
Vertical rise 251 m
Towers 8
Drive Top
Tension Bottom
(1) The general contractor for the project was Dunarea S.A.; the operating company appointed by the city council is S.C. Perla Invest S.R.L.
(2) After Constanta on the Black Sea, the gondola lift in Piatra Neamt is Romania's second 8-MGD which is used for sightseeing over a city. Doppelmayr has built four 8-MGDs since 2004.
(3) Garaventa is currently erecting a 40-passenger reversible tramway which will link the mountains of Cozla and Pietricica. The top station of this tramway is next to the top station of the 4-CLF.
Since February 2008, an 8-seater gondola takes passengers across the 114,000-inhabitant city of Piatra Neamt, in Romania's Eastern Carpathians, to the nearby ski and recreational area. Further expansion of the ropeway infrastructure is currently in progress.
The goal of the city fathers – the investor is Primaria Orasului Piatra Neamt (the city council of Piatra Neamt1) – was to revitalize winter and summer tourism. The ropeway acts as both a sightseeing lift2 and as a feeder for the Cozla 4-CLF, a Doppelmayr chairlift built in 2007. The installation is also integrated into the public transport network: The rail station and bus terminal are located next to the bottom station. Enclosed carriers were the obvious choice for a sightseeing lift and a gondola lift proved to be the most cost-effective ropeway system.
Careful selection of tower locations
The lift route covers roughly one kilometer of densely populated urban area. Despite the fact that the haul rope has a height above ground of up to 60 m and the largest rope span is 430 m, it was anything but easy to arrive at an optimal liftline. Passing over the tallest building was not an option; at the same time, any obstruction of traffic or pedestrians was to be avoided. As a consequence, one 57 m lattice tower was adapted to the sidewalk to allow passers-by to walk through it and to allow access to a house entrance. Another 48 m lattice tower stands on the road; cars drive between the tower feet. The bottom station is located at a bus turning point, so the vehicles circulate around the building. In spite of these complications, the approval process with the Romanian ropeway authority ISCIR proved to be entirely straightforward.
Spectacular rope-pulling operation
Pulling the haul rope and the signal cables across the city turned out to be a spectacular feat. The first step involved flying out four auxiliary ropes with a helicopter. The haul rope and signal cables were then spliced to the first ropes, tensioned and pulled, thus avoiding the need for any special protection measures.
4-CLF Cozla: From the city to the countryside
On the outskirts of Piatra Neamt, immediately next to the top station of the urban gondola lift, Doppelmayr built the fixed-grip quad chairlift to Mount Cozla in 2007. Here again, the contract was awarded by the city government. The lift provides access to a recently constructed ski trail, the only one in the wider surroundings, and also operates in the summer. This has allowed the city fathers to expand the leisure activities available on Mount Cozla and to make it a more attractive destination3.
8-MGD Piatra Neamt
Transport capacity 1,200 PPH
Trip time 6.2 min
Speed 6.0 m/s
Cabins 31
Interval 24.0 s
Inclined length 1,921 m
Vertical rise 309 m
Towers 10
Drive Top
Tension Bottom
4-CLF Cozla
Transport capacity 1,793 PPH
Trip time 6.0 min
Speed 2.3 m/s
Chairs 91
Interval 8.03 s
Inclined length 827 m
Vertical rise 251 m
Towers 8
Drive Top
Tension Bottom
(1) The general contractor for the project was Dunarea S.A.; the operating company appointed by the city council is S.C. Perla Invest S.R.L.
(2) After Constanta on the Black Sea, the gondola lift in Piatra Neamt is Romania's second 8-MGD which is used for sightseeing over a city. Doppelmayr has built four 8-MGDs since 2004.
(3) Garaventa is currently erecting a 40-passenger reversible tramway which will link the mountains of Cozla and Pietricica. The top station of this tramway is next to the top station of the 4-CLF.
Urban ropeways in Algeria: huge crowds
This year will see gondola lifts going into service in three Algerian cities1 – Constantine, Skikda and Tlemcen – as part of the public transport network.
Following the opening of the lift in Constantine at the beginning of June, the installations in Skikda and Tlemcen are scheduled to go into operation in the late fall. All three lifts are similar in terms of their construction and role. They differ only marginally in technical design, such as in the angle of the lift line. Their purpose is to act as a feeder, bringing passengers from residential areas to the city center (mid station) and commercial areas, the exception being Tlemcen, where the lift provides access to a local recreation area. In Constantine, the lift became extremely popular within a short time after completion. Despite the fact that it has initially only been operating from 9 am to 7 pm, 24,000 passengers have been carried on a daily basis. The goal is to operate a regular service between 6 am and 11 pm. (This is roughly four times the average operating hours of a winter sports installation). The operational organization is being successively expanded for this purpose. The lift company first has to train personnel and also wants to gather experience before progressing to the next stage.
Ideal for built-up areas
The rapid and wide acceptance of the lift installations is largely explained by the explosion in traffic volumes and consequent traffic jams. Moreover, an aerial ropeway provides a much simpler transport solution than road vehicles which have to wend their way through the narrow, winding streets of city centers. The urban transport company which runs the local buses, Entreprise de Transport Constantine (ETC), is responsible for operating the lift in Constantine. They are assisted by a four-man team from Garaventa consisting of three mechanics and an electrician. Garaventa also acted as general contractor for this project and organized all the civil engineering works including line structures as well as the infrastructure such as cash desk and access system.
Perfect planning
The planning was perfect. The extreme climatic conditions – which include large temperature variations between day and night as well as flying sand which acts like emery paper – are under control. The only thing that had to be retrofitted was an upgrade of the PA system as the delighted passengers wanted continuous background music. The original equipment was not designed for this purpose. To assist the solar panels, the gondolas were fitted with batteries which are recharged overnight in the stations2. In the meantime, Garaventa is already working on the next urban gondola lift project: The 15-MGD Qued Koriche is scheduled to go into service in Algiers during the course of 2009.
1) WIR Magazine No. 175, September 2007
2) A comparable power supply system has proved highly successful on the rotating gondola lift Sattel-Hochstuckli, completed in the Swiss canton of Schwyz in 2005.
This year will see gondola lifts going into service in three Algerian cities1 – Constantine, Skikda and Tlemcen – as part of the public transport network.
Following the opening of the lift in Constantine at the beginning of June, the installations in Skikda and Tlemcen are scheduled to go into operation in the late fall. All three lifts are similar in terms of their construction and role. They differ only marginally in technical design, such as in the angle of the lift line. Their purpose is to act as a feeder, bringing passengers from residential areas to the city center (mid station) and commercial areas, the exception being Tlemcen, where the lift provides access to a local recreation area. In Constantine, the lift became extremely popular within a short time after completion. Despite the fact that it has initially only been operating from 9 am to 7 pm, 24,000 passengers have been carried on a daily basis. The goal is to operate a regular service between 6 am and 11 pm. (This is roughly four times the average operating hours of a winter sports installation). The operational organization is being successively expanded for this purpose. The lift company first has to train personnel and also wants to gather experience before progressing to the next stage.
Ideal for built-up areas
The rapid and wide acceptance of the lift installations is largely explained by the explosion in traffic volumes and consequent traffic jams. Moreover, an aerial ropeway provides a much simpler transport solution than road vehicles which have to wend their way through the narrow, winding streets of city centers. The urban transport company which runs the local buses, Entreprise de Transport Constantine (ETC), is responsible for operating the lift in Constantine. They are assisted by a four-man team from Garaventa consisting of three mechanics and an electrician. Garaventa also acted as general contractor for this project and organized all the civil engineering works including line structures as well as the infrastructure such as cash desk and access system.
Perfect planning
The planning was perfect. The extreme climatic conditions – which include large temperature variations between day and night as well as flying sand which acts like emery paper – are under control. The only thing that had to be retrofitted was an upgrade of the PA system as the delighted passengers wanted continuous background music. The original equipment was not designed for this purpose. To assist the solar panels, the gondolas were fitted with batteries which are recharged overnight in the stations2. In the meantime, Garaventa is already working on the next urban gondola lift project: The 15-MGD Qued Koriche is scheduled to go into service in Algiers during the course of 2009.
1) WIR Magazine No. 175, September 2007
2) A comparable power supply system has proved highly successful on the rotating gondola lift Sattel-Hochstuckli, completed in the Swiss canton of Schwyz in 2005.
POMA: Gondola lift for some areas in the city of Medellin
The municipal council of Medellin has chosen the gondola lift solution to connect the hillside district of Santo Domingo to the city's overground metro network.
The MetroCable project, as it is called, is cofunded by the city and the mass transit company, Metro Medellin. The contract with POMA was signed on March 31, 2003 and concerns the supply of an ARIANA 8-10 gondola lift from the SATELLIT range, equipped with aluminum DIAMOND gondolas made by SIGMA.
With a ceiling height of 2.10 m, the gondolas are the largest made by SIGMA so far. Each of the 93 gondolas have room for eight seated or ten standing passengers, and include a radio and battery- or solar-powered lighting for nighttime operation. The line runs 18 hours/day, all year round.
It is 2 km long, with a vertical rise of 400 meters, three sections and four terminals, including two intermediate stations, the first of which includes a 15° turn.
Located in a built-up area, construction of the lift required the issue of a number of compulsory purchase orders on various properties. In addition, the ground on which the lift is built calls for extremely deep anchoring for the single-shaft towers, each of which rests on four piles, with a diameter of 2 m, driven down to a depth of 8 meters.
The municipal council of Medellin has chosen the gondola lift solution to connect the hillside district of Santo Domingo to the city's overground metro network.
The MetroCable project, as it is called, is cofunded by the city and the mass transit company, Metro Medellin. The contract with POMA was signed on March 31, 2003 and concerns the supply of an ARIANA 8-10 gondola lift from the SATELLIT range, equipped with aluminum DIAMOND gondolas made by SIGMA.
With a ceiling height of 2.10 m, the gondolas are the largest made by SIGMA so far. Each of the 93 gondolas have room for eight seated or ten standing passengers, and include a radio and battery- or solar-powered lighting for nighttime operation. The line runs 18 hours/day, all year round.
It is 2 km long, with a vertical rise of 400 meters, three sections and four terminals, including two intermediate stations, the first of which includes a 15° turn.
Located in a built-up area, construction of the lift required the issue of a number of compulsory purchase orders on various properties. In addition, the ground on which the lift is built calls for extremely deep anchoring for the single-shaft towers, each of which rests on four piles, with a diameter of 2 m, driven down to a depth of 8 meters.
New CABLE Liner Shuttle for Las Vegas
Third major contract for Doppelmayr Cable Car within one year
DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, a subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, and MGM MIRAGE have signed a contract for a Cable Car People Mover System.
The contract for the turnkey Automated People Mover (APM) system is valued at US$ 60 million and is an integral part of MGM's mega-project called "CityCenter". Construction of the project has already begun and is expected to be finished and opened to the public in November 2009.
The contract for the CityCenter APM system represents the second DCC system at a MGM MIRAGE resort in Las Vegas. MGM MIRAGE, one of the largest hotel and casino companies in the world, also owns Mandalay Bay resort where the Austrian based Doppelmayr group designed and installed a shuttle in 1999, connecting the Mandalay Bay with the Luxor and Excalibur hotels .
The construction of the new Cable Car system at CityCenter is scheduled to begin in November 2006 and completed by November 2009.
The APM System is part of the $7 billion dollar CityCenter project which is emerging on the Las Vegas Strip. The CityCenter project is currently the largest private development project in the USA and includes more than 2,800 condominiums, 3 luxury hotels with more than 5,000 beds combined and more than 44.000 m² (470,000 ft²) of high end retail and restaurants.
The Cable Car system, with 650 m (2,100 ft) length and a capacity of 3,000 pphpd (people per hour per direction) will connect the existing MGM MIRAGE hotels and casinos "Monte Carlo" and "Bellagio" with one intermediate station in the heart of the CityCenter.
After the recent contracts for Cable Car systems at the Mexico City airport and the city of Venice in Italy, the contract for the CityCenter project is the third contract within a year for DCC. This confirms that Simplicity, Reliability and Short Installation Times are the obvious advantages of DCC's cable propelled technology.
Quote: The CABLE Liner Shuttle with its unique train and guideway design will blend in with the spectacular architecture planned for CityCenter project.
Bo Birk Pedersen, Sales & Marketing Director of DCC.
Factbox:
Client
MGM MIRAGE Design Group
Contract awarded to
Doppelmayr CTEC, Inc.
System length
650 m (2,100 ft)
System capacity
3.000 pphpd
Train
2 trains, each with 128 Person capacity
Travel speed
10.5 m/s (22 mph)
Travel time
2 min (end station to end station)
Third major contract for Doppelmayr Cable Car within one year
DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car, a subsidiary of the Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group, and MGM MIRAGE have signed a contract for a Cable Car People Mover System.
The contract for the turnkey Automated People Mover (APM) system is valued at US$ 60 million and is an integral part of MGM's mega-project called "CityCenter". Construction of the project has already begun and is expected to be finished and opened to the public in November 2009.
The contract for the CityCenter APM system represents the second DCC system at a MGM MIRAGE resort in Las Vegas. MGM MIRAGE, one of the largest hotel and casino companies in the world, also owns Mandalay Bay resort where the Austrian based Doppelmayr group designed and installed a shuttle in 1999, connecting the Mandalay Bay with the Luxor and Excalibur hotels .
The construction of the new Cable Car system at CityCenter is scheduled to begin in November 2006 and completed by November 2009.
The APM System is part of the $7 billion dollar CityCenter project which is emerging on the Las Vegas Strip. The CityCenter project is currently the largest private development project in the USA and includes more than 2,800 condominiums, 3 luxury hotels with more than 5,000 beds combined and more than 44.000 m² (470,000 ft²) of high end retail and restaurants.
The Cable Car system, with 650 m (2,100 ft) length and a capacity of 3,000 pphpd (people per hour per direction) will connect the existing MGM MIRAGE hotels and casinos "Monte Carlo" and "Bellagio" with one intermediate station in the heart of the CityCenter.
After the recent contracts for Cable Car systems at the Mexico City airport and the city of Venice in Italy, the contract for the CityCenter project is the third contract within a year for DCC. This confirms that Simplicity, Reliability and Short Installation Times are the obvious advantages of DCC's cable propelled technology.
Quote: The CABLE Liner Shuttle with its unique train and guideway design will blend in with the spectacular architecture planned for CityCenter project.
Bo Birk Pedersen, Sales & Marketing Director of DCC.
Factbox:
Client
MGM MIRAGE Design Group
Contract awarded to
Doppelmayr CTEC, Inc.
System length
650 m (2,100 ft)
System capacity
3.000 pphpd
Train
2 trains, each with 128 Person capacity
Travel speed
10.5 m/s (22 mph)
Travel time
2 min (end station to end station)
Doppelmayr: Competitive bid earns DCC New Doha International Airport project
The New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Steering Committee awarded its Automated People Mover contract to DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co after reviewing bids from top manufacturers competing for the prestigious and challenging project.
The $5.5 billion New Doha International Airport, opening in 2009, is expected to become one of the biggest in the Middle East, handling an estimated 50 million passengers by 2015. The airport's new, two-station APM system will be 500 meter long, with two trains moving approx. 6000 passengers per hour, per direction.
Meeting tight design and installation schedule, minimized structural impact by the light APM system, special system features & design, and finally, low operational costs, were all critical selection factors for the project, which is described as highly demanding.
"It is challenging and prestigious because it has very high requirements … the client want the best available or even better in design quality and system features," said Bo Birk Pedersen, DCC Sales & Marketing Director. DCC's cable propulsion technology proved ideal for the Doha Project, which calls for an indoor system with trains moving directly through the terminal building. The silent, cable-propelled train has no exhaust, leaks no oil, and does not shed brake dust. It will be completely clean and silent. DCC provided the best value price of all submitted bids and DCC's highly efficient system offers the lowest operations and maintenance costs available for an APM.
Pedersen explained that the company's ability to offer a new generation vehicle was influential in the process, during which DCC unveiled its newest vehicle design. The walk-through trains provide additional capacity and feature large glass roofs for a pleasantly open environment. Passengers will be able to enjoy a view of the airport's architecture, designed by HOK (Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum).
DCC's acquisition of the Doha International Airport contract cements its position as a key player in the APM industry. The company has seen intensive growth in the past several years, leveraging the strengths of its cable propulsion technology and record-breaking installation schedules. Recent contracts awarded to the Austrian based company include major systems in Venice, Mexico City, and the largest private development in U.S. history, MGM's CityCenter in Las Vegas.
Factbox:
Client:New Doha International Airport
Consultants to Client: Overseas Bechtel Incorporated (OBI): Program managerAPM specialist consultant: Lea + Elliott
Contract awarded to DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co
System length: 500 m
System Capacity: 6,000 pphpd
Train: two 5-car trains
Travel speed: 12.5 m/s (45 km/h)
Travel time: 60 seconds
The New Doha International Airport (NDIA) Steering Committee awarded its Automated People Mover contract to DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co after reviewing bids from top manufacturers competing for the prestigious and challenging project.
The $5.5 billion New Doha International Airport, opening in 2009, is expected to become one of the biggest in the Middle East, handling an estimated 50 million passengers by 2015. The airport's new, two-station APM system will be 500 meter long, with two trains moving approx. 6000 passengers per hour, per direction.
Meeting tight design and installation schedule, minimized structural impact by the light APM system, special system features & design, and finally, low operational costs, were all critical selection factors for the project, which is described as highly demanding.
"It is challenging and prestigious because it has very high requirements … the client want the best available or even better in design quality and system features," said Bo Birk Pedersen, DCC Sales & Marketing Director. DCC's cable propulsion technology proved ideal for the Doha Project, which calls for an indoor system with trains moving directly through the terminal building. The silent, cable-propelled train has no exhaust, leaks no oil, and does not shed brake dust. It will be completely clean and silent. DCC provided the best value price of all submitted bids and DCC's highly efficient system offers the lowest operations and maintenance costs available for an APM.
Pedersen explained that the company's ability to offer a new generation vehicle was influential in the process, during which DCC unveiled its newest vehicle design. The walk-through trains provide additional capacity and feature large glass roofs for a pleasantly open environment. Passengers will be able to enjoy a view of the airport's architecture, designed by HOK (Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum).
DCC's acquisition of the Doha International Airport contract cements its position as a key player in the APM industry. The company has seen intensive growth in the past several years, leveraging the strengths of its cable propulsion technology and record-breaking installation schedules. Recent contracts awarded to the Austrian based company include major systems in Venice, Mexico City, and the largest private development in U.S. history, MGM's CityCenter in Las Vegas.
Factbox:
Client:New Doha International Airport
Consultants to Client: Overseas Bechtel Incorporated (OBI): Program managerAPM specialist consultant: Lea + Elliott
Contract awarded to DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co
System length: 500 m
System Capacity: 6,000 pphpd
Train: two 5-car trains
Travel speed: 12.5 m/s (45 km/h)
Travel time: 60 seconds
Maokong Gondola started operation
Maokong Gondola, which opened on July 4, 2007, is a gondola lift transportation system between Taipei Zoo and Maokong Operated by Taipei Rapid Transit System (TRTS).
The total length line of this cable car system is 4,030 meters.
The Maokong Gondola was planned and built by Taipei City Government. It travels a distance of 4,030m with four stations at which passengers can embark and disembark: Taipei Zoo Station, Taipei Zoo South Station, Zhinan Temple Station and Maokong Station. There are also two ancillary stations where the gondola changes direction. They are used to control the movement of the gondola and are not for passenger use.
The gondola is made of aluminum alloy and can carry eight people. This system travels at a speed of 3-5m/s and can carry a maximum of 144 gondolas at one time, a total of 1,300-1,990 passengers per hour in one direction. The shortest journey on the gondola is 17 minutes.
Engineering:
1. The responsible agency for the construction is the Construction Office of the Taipei City Government. In the initial phase, the Taipei City Government commissioned TRTC to operate this service. After an effective operation management is established, a private company may be commissioned to take over operation.
2. The contractor for the Maokong Gondola is Chun Yuan Construction Co., Ltd., and the drive train system is produced by French company POMA.
Maokong Gondola, which opened on July 4, 2007, is a gondola lift transportation system between Taipei Zoo and Maokong Operated by Taipei Rapid Transit System (TRTS).
The total length line of this cable car system is 4,030 meters.
The Maokong Gondola was planned and built by Taipei City Government. It travels a distance of 4,030m with four stations at which passengers can embark and disembark: Taipei Zoo Station, Taipei Zoo South Station, Zhinan Temple Station and Maokong Station. There are also two ancillary stations where the gondola changes direction. They are used to control the movement of the gondola and are not for passenger use.
The gondola is made of aluminum alloy and can carry eight people. This system travels at a speed of 3-5m/s and can carry a maximum of 144 gondolas at one time, a total of 1,300-1,990 passengers per hour in one direction. The shortest journey on the gondola is 17 minutes.
Engineering:
1. The responsible agency for the construction is the Construction Office of the Taipei City Government. In the initial phase, the Taipei City Government commissioned TRTC to operate this service. After an effective operation management is established, a private company may be commissioned to take over operation.
2. The contractor for the Maokong Gondola is Chun Yuan Construction Co., Ltd., and the drive train system is produced by French company POMA.
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