Solutions for increasing the capacities of cable cars

Sergej Težak; Marjan Lep

doi:10.14254/jsdtl.2019.4-1.4

Sergej Težak ⁽¹⁾ , Marjan Lep ⁽²⁾

(1) University of Maribor , Slovenia

(2) University of Maribor , Slovenia

https://doi.org/10.14254/jsdtl.2019.4-1.4

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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2019)

Keywords:

gondola, public transport, dwelling time, platform, geometric modeling

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Abstract

Cableways have some potential to be used in urban public transportation, particularly uni-directional aerial cable cars with circulating cabins, called gondolas. They have several advantages, but two major problems must be solved: the capacity and the operating speed are not competitive when compared to other means of urban mass transport because of boarding procedures and slowing down and accelerating on intermediate stations. In this paper constructional solutions are presented. Boarding takes place on at least two platforms; these could be on the same level or on separate levels. At intermediate stations certain cabins are diverted to the extra platform while the majority of cabins travel with unreduced speed. Following this constructional approach, the nominal capacity of gondolas could be doubled while increasing the operational travel speed on lines with lot of intermediate stops.

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Authors

Sergej Težak

University of Maribor

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8357-5760

sergej.tezak@um.si (Primary Contact)

Marjan Lep

University of Maribor

Author Biographies

Sergej Težak, University of Maribor

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture; Department of Transportation Engineering, Smetanova 17, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia

Marjan Lep, University of Maribor

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture; Department of Transportation Engineering, Smetanova 17, 2000, Maribor, Slovenia

Težak, S., & Lep, M. (2019). Solutions for increasing the capacities of cable cars. Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics, 4(1), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.14254/jsdtl.2019.4-1.4

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