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Public Transport-Tourism Gondola Hochtaunuskreis Frankfurt | Feasibility Study<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Customer<\/strong2>
\nRhine-Main Transport Association (RMV)<\/p>\n

Country<\/strong2>
\nGermany<\/p>\n

Duration<\/strong2>
\n2019 – 2020<\/p>\n

Technologies<\/strong2>
\nMono-cable Gondola Detachable (MGD), Bi-cable Gondola Detachable (BGD)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\"Hochtaunuskreis<\/a><\/p>\n

Project description<\/h3>\n

The aim of the cable car study is to make statements on the feasibility of cable cars integrated into the public transport network in the area of the RMV. The study should provide a general overview of the relevant legal, technical, transportation and financial aspects as well as a basic investigation of a specific gondola line in the “Hochtaunuskreis” area, which is part of the Frankfurt city region.<\/p>\n

Under the meanwhile given condition that cable cars can be generally funded by the public sector, the proof of the total economic profitability is an essential aspect of the feasibility study. Because the methods accepted for this verification are oriented towards the classic forms of public transport, it is part of the study’s purpose to adapt these methods in a suitable manner to the deviating framework conditions of cable car applications in order to achieve comparable statements.<\/p>\n

The findings and results of the study should not only serve to evaluate the cable car line but should also be used for potential further cable car planning at other possible locations in the Rhine-Main region.<\/p>\n

Specifically, it had to be examined to what extent a cable car linking the community of “Schmitten” via an intermediate station on the “Gro\u00dfer Feldberg” with the “Oberursel-Hohemark” metro station could be presented as a public transport project. Potentials of this connection were assumed firstly in the improvement of the connection of communities of the “Usinger Land (Schmitten, Weilrod)” to the regional centers and secondly in the tourist demand, which should be boosted by the cable car and shifted more to public transport.<\/p>\n

The study concludes that a cable car integrated into the public transport network does not achieve enough benefits to justify the costs of construction and operation. The reasons for this are the low traffic demand and the limited travel time benefits that can be achieved. However, a purely tourist cable car from “Oberursel-Hohemark” to “Gro\u00dfer Feldberg” could be profitable if a touristic concept would be developed.<\/p>\n

Service description<\/h3>\n

The following topics were part of the feasibility study:<\/p>\n