The more the weeks go by, the closer we get to commissioning Île-de-France's first urban aerial tramway ! This unusual mode of transport, called Câble 1 (C1), is due to come into service in Val-de-Marne at the end of 2025. While the prototype was unveiled in June 2023 at an event attended by Valérie Pécresse, work on the project continues apace.
The first series of cabins has been ready since August 2024. "Ready-to-fly cabins are cleaned, packed in a protective sock and stored until their departure," states Île-de-France Mobilités on its website. Last September, the first spot tests were carried out with the cabins on the first section of the C1. Between the Pointe du lac and Limeil-Brévannes stations, several of them were operated at low speed in the Val-de-Marne skies.
The greening of the roofs of the 5 Cable C1 stations, totalling some 2,000m², has also begun, with the installation of the first green roof at the Limeil-Brévannes station at the end of November.
What's the latest on the famous pylons that will be needed to bring Île-de-France's first aerial tramway into service? The very first one, 43 metres high, was installed at the Limeil-Brévannes station in October 2023. Since then, work has progressed well, with one of the last large pylons (51 metres high) being raised on September 26 at Villeneuve-Saint-Georges station. According to Le Parisien, there are still three pylons to be raised.
Another important step forward before the C1 cable goes into service? The completion of cable unwinding between Villa Nova and La Végétale stations. Since mid-December, this famous cable has been positioned in the second sector.
And let's not forget the ongoing work on the footbridge linking the Pointe du lac station on metro line 8 to the François Mitterrand mall.
According to our colleagues in Le Parisien, the timetable will indeed be adhered to, with the inauguration of Île-de-France's first aerial tramway scheduled for"the very end of the year" 2025. Just before that, there will be the famous dry run and final tests, to"ensure the performance and safety of the infrastructure and the system, as well as passenger comfort", according to the Câble C1 website. According to the daily,"testing of the cabins attached to the cable will take place in autumn 2025".
In concrete terms, five stations will welcome travelers between the towns of Créteil and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. More precisely, it will be possible to connect the Pointe-du-Lac station on metro line 8 in Créteil with Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (a distance of 4.5 km) in just 18 minutes, all from the air. These 100%-accessible, 10-seat cabins will fly over no fewer than four communes in the Val-de-Marne region of the Ile-de-France: Créteil, Limeil-Brévannes, Valenton and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. To ensure a fast mode of transport, Île-de-France Mobilités is announcing less than 30 seconds between two passages of the cabins.
The names of the 5 future Cable 1 stations have also been revealed. By the end of 2025, users will be able to travel between the two terminuses, named Pointe du Lac and Villa Nova, and alight at Limeil-Brévannes, Valenton and La Végétale stations.
Île-de-France's first cable car: here are the names of the 5 future Cable C1 stations
What names have been given to the 5 future stations of Câble C1, the first cable car in the Val-de-Marne region, due to open in 2025? After consultation with the mayors of the four communes through which the cable car will pass, Île-de-France Mobilités has finally revealed the final names chosen for the 5 future stops. Here they are! [Read more]
This mode of transport, billed as " attractive, innovative and accessible to all ", is designed to " open up the towns of Limeil-Brévannes, Valenton and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, giving their residents easier access to the heart of the département, its major facilities (universities, hospitals, etc.) and the rest of the Île-de-France region ", explains Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) on its official website.
When it goes into service at the end of 2025, 11,000 passengers a day are expected to use Cable C1, making it the very first aerial tramway in the Paris region!
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Île-de-France's first cable car: here are the names of the 5 future Cable C1 stations
