Poma 2000 Explained

Poma 2000
Locale:Laon
Transit Type:People mover
Began Operation:4 February 1989
Ended Operation:27 August 2016
System Length:1.51NaN1
Lines:1
Vehicles:4
Stations:3
Ridership:2500

The Poma 2000 in Laon, France, was an automated guideway transit, a cable-driven people mover which ran between the railway station and the city hall. The system was 1.5km (00.9miles) long with a maximum gradient of 13% and an elevation change of .

History

The system opened in 1989, replacing a former tram line (1899–1971), that used a rack for braking but not propulsion. There were three stations. The cars ran on rubber tyres on a metallic track at a 2.5 min headway. Four vehicles were used by the system, and each of them could carry 33 passengers at a maximum speed of 35kph. The maximum capacity was 900 passengers/hour, and most recent ridership before its closure was about 1500 passengers/day.[1]

The system ran every day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday and every day in Summer. A complete journey on the line from Gare to Hôtel de Ville took 3.5 min.

Citing €19 million maintenance costs and rising local taxes, the Agglomeration Community of Pays de Laon ended the service on 27 August 2016.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Laon's Poma 2000 closes . Today's Railways Europe . February 2017 . Platform 5 Publishing Ltd . 16 . David . Haydock . 254.
  2. Web site: The end of the POMA 2000 Laon. 30 August 2016. Funimag. 30 September 2016.