People Mover (Venice)

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Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 30.4 "  N , 12 ° 18 ′ 37.1"  E

People Mover Venice
People movers
People movers
People Mover Route (Venice)
People Mover route
Route length: 0.822 km
Gauge : ? mm
Top speed: 8 m / s = 28.80 km / h
Stop ... - start of the route
0.000 Isola de Tronchetto
Stop, stop
0.431 Marittima station
Stop ... - end of the route
0.822 Piazzale Roma

The People Mover in Venice is a cable car that connects the island of Tronchetto with Piazzale Roma .

history

In 2006, Doppelmayr was commissioned by the local road and parking management company Azienda Servizi Mobilità SpA (ASM) to build the 822-meter-long route. The 18 million euro route opened on April 19, 2010.

technology

The route runs from the island of Tronchetto via the Marittima station to Piazzale Roma not far from the Ponte della Costituzione . Two driverless trains, each with a capacity of 200 people, travel at a speed of 8 m / s on stilts at a height of seven meters. According to the operator ACTV , 3000 people can be transported per hour. The drive from Tronchetto to Piazzale Roma takes 3 minutes.

Web links

Commons : People Mover of Venice  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Venice Cable Liner System Opens to the Public , dcc.at, accessed on October 21, 2010
  2. People Mover - In Servizio Dal April 19, 2010. asmvenezia.it, accessed October 21, 2010.