The Poma 2000 in Laon, France, was an automated guideway transit, a cable-drivenpeople mover which ran between the railway station and the city hall. The system was 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long with a maximum gradient of 13% and an elevation change of 100 metres (330 ft).
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 35 km/h (22 mph). 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]
poma, 2000, laon, france, automated, guideway, transit, cable, driven, people, mover, which, between, railway, station, city, hall, system, long, with, maximum, gradient, elevation, change, metres, overviewlocalelaontransit, typepeople, movernumber, lines1numb. 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 5 km 0 93 mi long with a maximum gradient of 13 and an elevation change of 100 metres 330 ft Poma 2000OverviewLocaleLaonTransit typePeople moverNumber of lines1Number of stations3Daily ridership2500OperationBegan operation4 February 1989Ended operation27 August 2016Number of vehicles4TechnicalSystem length1 5 km 0 9 mi Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe 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 35 km h 22 mph 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 Hotel 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 Route edit nbsp Geographically accurate map of the Poma 2000 See also editList of rapid transit systemsReferences edit a b Haydock David February 2017 Laon s Poma 2000 closes Today s Railways Europe No 254 Platform 5 Publishing Ltd p 16 The end of the POMA 2000 Laon Funimag 30 August 2016 Retrieved 30 September 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poma 2000 poma Images of the Poma 2000 nbsp This French railway related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This French rapid transit related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poma 2000 amp oldid 1046458076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
