Poma 2000
Poma 2000
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| Overview |
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| Locale |
Laon |
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| Transit type |
People mover |
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| Number of lines |
1 |
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| Number of stations |
3 |
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| Daily ridership |
2500 |
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| Operation |
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| Began operation |
1989 |
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| Number of vehicles |
4 |
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| Technical |
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| System length |
1.5 km (0.9 mi) |
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The Poma 2000 in Laon, France, is an automated guideway transit, a cable-driven people mover which runs between the railway station and the city hall (1.5 km, max. gradient 13%, descending 100 m).
Overview
The system opened in 1989, replacing a former tram line (1899–1971), that used a rack for braking but not propulsion. There are three stations. The cars run on rubber tyres on a metallic track at a 2.5 min headway. Four vehicles are used by the system, and each of them can carry 33 passengers at a maximum speed of 35 km/h. The maximum capacity is 900 passengers/hour, and the current ridership is about 2500 passengers/day.
The system runs every day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from Monday to Saturday and every day in Summer. Going from the station Gare to the station Hôtel de Ville takes 3.5 min.
Stations
Geographically accurate map of the Poma 2000.
See also
External links
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