Constantine Cable Car Explained

Country:	Algeria
Coordinates:	36.3697°N 6.6147°W
No Stations:	3
Open:	June 2008
Operator:	Algiers Metro
No Carriers:	33
Carrier Cap:	15
Trip Duration:	7 minutes
Lift Type:	BGD
Manufactured By:	Doppelmayr Garaventa Group
Line Length:	3300feet
Speed:	140NaN0
Vertical:	500feet

The Constantine Gondola lift (French: Télécabine de Constantine) is a gondola lift, situated in Constantine in Algeria. It carries commuters through the gorges of the Rhumel River to link the eastern part of the city at the place Tatache Belkacem (formerly rue Thiers) to the west in the city Emir Abdelkader, to the University Hospital Ben Badis. Opened in June 2008, it has 33 detachable cabins with 15 seats each, connecting the two terminals in 8 minutes and can carry up to 2,000 people per hour.^[1]

The Stations

Station Tannoudji (AEK City, driving station)

• - Altitude: 707 meters
• - Total area: 2480 m²
• - The resort area: 1680 m²
• - Surface parking areas: 800 m²

Station CHU (middle station)

• - Altitude: 675 meters
• - Total area: 1820 m²

Tatache Station Place (reference station)

• - Altitude: 619.29 m
• - Total area: 1700 m²
• - The resort area: 1400 m²
• - Surface parking areas: 300 m²

Length of lines

• Length of the line Tatache Place - CHU: 425 meters.
• Length of the line CHU - AEK City: 1092 meters.

See also

• Constantine tramway
• There are Gondola lifts comparables in the cities of Tlemcen (Algeria) and Skikda (Algeria).

External links

• Doppelmayr official web site.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Constantine Telepherique « The Gondola Project. 2020-07-15. en-US.