Manizales Gondola Lift

Manizales Gondola Lift
View of the gondolas
Overview
LocaleManizales and Villamaría, Colombia
Transit typeGondola lift
Number of lines3
Line numberLine 1 (Cámbulos-Fundadores), Line 2 (Cámbulos-Villamaría), Line 3 (Cámbulos-El Cable)
Number of stations7
Annual ridership3.95 million (2025)[1]
Websitecableaereomanizales.gov.co
Operation
Began operationOctober 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)
Operator(s)Infimanizales
Number of vehicles110[2]
Technical
System length5.5 km (3.4 mi)
Average speed5 m/s (16 ft/s)[3]
System map

The Manizales Gondola Lift, known in Spanish as Cable Aéreo Manizales, is a gondola lift system implemented in the cities of Manizales and Villamaría, Colombia for urban public transport.[3]

Network

The network has three operating lines: the original Line 1 and the more recent Line 2 and Line 3. Line 1 follows a north–south direction connecting the centre of Manizales, at Fundadores station, with its bus terminal in Cámbulos station, over a distance of 2 km.[4] Line 2 is a 705 m extension from Cámbulos to Villamaría station, in the centre of this municipality.[5] Line 3 has four stations laid in an east–west direction and connects Cámbulos with El Cable station.[6]

See also

Media related to Cable Aéreo de Manizales at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. ^ "Anexos Encuesta de Transporte Urbano de Pasajeros (ETUP) IV trimestre de 2025", sheet 13.
  2. ^ "Boletín Técnico Encuesta de Transporte Urbano de Pasajeros (ETUP) IV trimestre de 2025", p. 13.
  3. ^ a b Cañón, Leonardo; Portabales, Irene; Flor, Lincoln; Duarte, David; Sierra, Lorena (September 2020). Urban Aerial Cable Cars as Mass Transit Systems (PDF). World Bank. pp. 28–30. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  4. ^ "GD10 Cable Aéreo Manizales". www.leitner.com. Retrieved 2026-02-14.
  5. ^ "GD10 Cambulos - Villamaria". www.leitner.com. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
  6. ^ "Abierta la Línea 3 del Cable Aéreo, una realidad que transforma la ciudad; de un desafío monumental, a un logro tangible para Manizales – Centro de Información" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-15.