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Nizhny Novgorod Cableway

May 08, 2024

Nizhny Novgorod Aerial Cableway (Russian: Нижегородская канатная дорога) is a 3660-meter-long gondola lift cable car connecting the city of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia with the town of Bor.

Nizhny Novgorod Cableway
Public transport
Overview
StatusIn operation
CharacterGondola lift
LocationNizhny Novgorod and Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
TerminiNizhny Novgorod (west)
Bor (east)
No. of stations2
Open9 February 2012
Operation
OwnerJSC Nizhniy Novgorod ropeway
OperatorJSC Nizhniy Novgorod ropeway
Ridershipup to 5000 per day
Technical features
Line length3,661 m (12,011 ft)
Operating speed22,5 km/h (14,1 MPH)
NotesElectric motor powering cable bullwheel
Vertical Interval95 meters (maximum)
Route map

Built by Poma and inaugurated in February 2012, it crosses the Volga River in a 900-meter-long span on two 82-meter-high masts, and six further masts on its full length. A one-way trip takes 13 minutes.

History of the construction edit

On 21 December 2007, poma (France) presented a cable car project in Nizhny Novgorod.

In 2009, JSC "Energomash" and Project team "StroyArchitecture" (Moscow) completed the development of a set of drawings, the company had to produce 10 supports with a height of 40 to 80 m and a total weight of steel structures – 560 tons.

4 November 2009 in Nizhniy Novgorod road transport was sent two oversized item, the two highest of the 82-foot supports. The Weight of each of them was 6 tons. By this time the total weight of the shipped metalwork made 530 metric tons.

On 22 December 2009, permission was obtained for the construction of a cable car in the city district of Bor, and on 12 January 2010 – in Nizhny Novgorod. Construction and installation work began on 20 January 2010. By February 2010, steel structures had been delivered to the urban district of Bor, and the equipment was paid for 30% and was being prepared for shipment from France. The opening of the cable car was planned for September 2010, however, in May 2010, during the construction phase, the project documentation was sent for revision, after which the state examination was again required.

According to the Director of JSC "Nizhny Novgorod cable cars" Paul Fomichev, by December 2010, all the work on the installation of supports were completed. the opening Dates were shifted to the second quarter of 2011. However, in February 2011, work was still underway to install the T7 support located on the island.

In September 2011, work began on the installation of the technological rope using the Ka-32T helicopter. The work was carried out with overlaps of individual sections of the Volga (between the corresponding supports) for three hours for several days.

In total, 78 road trains were required for the delivery of metal structures for the supports, 47 trucks for the delivery of equipment. Sea ferry and railway transport were also used for the delivery of the rope. The first passengers in the test trip were 16 officials headed by Governor Valery Shantsev. Initially, it was planned to carry out tests with sandbags, but they did not have time.

Cost of travel edit

The cost of one one-way ticket is 100 rubles (approximately 1.50 US dollars or 1.20 GBP) For comparison, the cost of travel on the Nizhny Novgorod metro is 28 rubles, on buses, trolleybuses and trams the same (approximately US$0.42 or 0.35 GBP) the Cost of a ticket for an electric train from Bor to Nizhny Novgorod is 46 rubles (US$0.66 or 0.57 GBP) .

Operational history edit

On 9 February 2012, the passenger cable car between the cities of Nizhny Novgorod – Bor began to carry passengers. A week after the launch, on 15 February, due to the strong wind, the automation was triggered and the cable car was stopped. To ensure the transportation of all passengers of the company "Logoprom – Bor transportation" in addition to the two vessels hovercraft khivus-10 on the line were withdrawn 48-local court khivus-48. On 25 February, the situation was repeated: automatic equipment stopped the cable car 9 times due to wind gusts, after which the transportation was suspended for several hours. On 22 March, over the Rowing canal a few hundred meters from the cable car, a Bell 407 helicopter crashed, hitting the power line wires. The cable car equipment was not affected. In May 2012, passenger traffic at times began to exceed the capacity. During the first year of operation, the number of passengers was almost 2 million people. On the morning of 31 July 2014 on the cable car there was an emergency. In the prop next to the cabin, where there were people, was struck by lightning. At this time in Nizhny Novgorod was a strong storm and the cable car was decided to suspend. However, the traffic in the booths already occupied. As the eyewitness tells, blow was such force that people even sat down. At the station, passengers came out on shaky legs By October 2015, 6.68 million people were transported, by August 2016 – 8 million people, and by April 2018 – 10.77 million people.

Gallery edit

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    Pylon
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    Bor Station
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    Gondola
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    Nizhny Novgorod Station
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    During a flood

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template Translated ru Nizhegorodskaya kanatnaya doroga to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Nizhny Novgorod Aerial Cableway Russian Nizhegorodskaya kanatnaya doroga is a 3660 meter long gondola lift cable car connecting the city of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia with the town of Bor Nizhny Novgorod CablewayPublic transportOverviewStatusIn operationCharacterGondola liftLocationNizhny Novgorod and Bor Nizhny Novgorod Oblast RussiaTerminiNizhny Novgorod west Bor east No of stations2Open9 February 2012OperationOwnerJSC Nizhniy Novgorod ropewayOperatorJSC Nizhniy Novgorod ropewayRidershipup to 5000 per dayTechnical featuresLine length3 661 m 12 011 ft Operating speed22 5 km h 14 1 MPH NotesElectric motor powering cable bullwheelVertical Interval95 meters maximum Route map Built by Poma and inaugurated in February 2012 it crosses the Volga River in a 900 meter long span on two 82 meter high masts and six further masts on its full length A one way trip takes 13 minutes Contents 1 History of the construction 2 Cost of travel 3 Operational history 4 GalleryHistory of the construction editOn 21 December 2007 poma France presented a cable car project in Nizhny Novgorod In 2009 JSC Energomash and Project team StroyArchitecture Moscow completed the development of a set of drawings the company had to produce 10 supports with a height of 40 to 80 m and a total weight of steel structures 560 tons 4 November 2009 in Nizhniy Novgorod road transport was sent two oversized item the two highest of the 82 foot supports The Weight of each of them was 6 tons By this time the total weight of the shipped metalwork made 530 metric tons On 22 December 2009 permission was obtained for the construction of a cable car in the city district of Bor and on 12 January 2010 in Nizhny Novgorod Construction and installation work began on 20 January 2010 By February 2010 steel structures had been delivered to the urban district of Bor and the equipment was paid for 30 and was being prepared for shipment from France The opening of the cable car was planned for September 2010 however in May 2010 during the construction phase the project documentation was sent for revision after which the state examination was again required According to the Director of JSC Nizhny Novgorod cable cars Paul Fomichev by December 2010 all the work on the installation of supports were completed the opening Dates were shifted to the second quarter of 2011 However in February 2011 work was still underway to install the T7 support located on the island In September 2011 work began on the installation of the technological rope using the Ka 32T helicopter The work was carried out with overlaps of individual sections of the Volga between the corresponding supports for three hours for several days In total 78 road trains were required for the delivery of metal structures for the supports 47 trucks for the delivery of equipment Sea ferry and railway transport were also used for the delivery of the rope The first passengers in the test trip were 16 officials headed by Governor Valery Shantsev Initially it was planned to carry out tests with sandbags but they did not have time Cost of travel editThe cost of one one way ticket is 100 rubles approximately 1 50 US dollars or 1 20 GBP For comparison the cost of travel on the Nizhny Novgorod metro is 28 rubles on buses trolleybuses and trams the same approximately US 0 42 or 0 35 GBP the Cost of a ticket for an electric train from Bor to Nizhny Novgorod is 46 rubles US 0 66 or 0 57 GBP Operational history editOn 9 February 2012 the passenger cable car between the cities of Nizhny Novgorod Bor began to carry passengers A week after the launch on 15 February due to the strong wind the automation was triggered and the cable car was stopped To ensure the transportation of all passengers of the company Logoprom Bor transportation in addition to the two vessels hovercraft khivus 10 on the line were withdrawn 48 local court khivus 48 On 25 February the situation was repeated automatic equipment stopped the cable car 9 times due to wind gusts after which the transportation was suspended for several hours On 22 March over the Rowing canal a few hundred meters from the cable car a Bell 407 helicopter crashed hitting the power line wires The cable car equipment was not affected In May 2012 passenger traffic at times began to exceed the capacity During the first year of operation the number of passengers was almost 2 million people On the morning of 31 July 2014 on the cable car there was an emergency In the prop next to the cabin where there were people was struck by lightning At this time in Nizhny Novgorod was a strong storm and the cable car was decided to suspend However the traffic in the booths already occupied As the eyewitness tells blow was such force that people even sat down At the station passengers came out on shaky legs By October 2015 6 68 million people were transported by August 2016 8 million people and by April 2018 10 77 million people Gallery edit nbsp Pylon nbsp Bor Station nbsp Gondola nbsp Nizhny Novgorod Station nbsp During a flood 56 20 16 N 44 02 57 E 56 3377 N 44 0493 E 56 3377 44 0493 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nizhny Novgorod Cableway amp oldid 1143682947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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