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Cabletren Bolivariano

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Cabletren Bolivariano
A Cabletren Bolivariano train near Petare II station
A Cabletren Bolivariano train near Petare II station
Overview
LocaleCaracas
Transit typeautomated people mover
Number of lines1
Number of stations5
Operation
Began operationAugust 14, 2013[1]
Operator(s)Compañía Anónima Metro de Caracas
Technical
System length2.1 km (1.3 mi)[2]

Cabletren Bolivariano is an automated people mover, built by Constructora Norberto Odebrecht and Doppelmayr Cable Car located in Caracas, Venezuela. It consists of four four-car rubber-tyred trains, with a capacity of 58 passengers per vehicle (232 passengers per train) and a speed of up to 47 km/h (29 mph). The interval between successive vehicles is around 40 seconds.[3] Public operation commenced in August 2013. It can handle approximately 3,000 passengers per hour per direction.

References

  1. ^ "Iniciaron las operaciones del Cabletren Bolivariano". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Official Metro Caracas website". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  3. ^ "Official Doppelmayr Cable Car website". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)