Câble 1
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One of the cable cars of the Cable C1 in Créteil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Owner | Île-de-France Mobilités | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stations | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Cable car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Cable-cars in Île-de-France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator(s) | Transdev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling stock | 105 Doppelmayr CWA Omega V cabins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ridership | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 December 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Câble C1, formerly Cable A and Cable A-Téléval, is a cable car in Grand Paris, France, connecting the Pointe du Lac station, the terminus of Paris Métro Line 8 in Créteil, to Villa Nova in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. It is the first cable car line in the Paris region and the seventh urban cable car in France.[1] Operations began on 13 December 2025. At 4.5 kilometers long, it is the longest urban cable car line in Europe.
History
Development
City planners considered expanding bus service or constructing a new bridge before choosing to develop a cable car system.[2] An extension of Paris Métro Line 8 into Paris' suburbs had failed to gain support due to the density of existing buildings and higher cost of underground tunnels.[3] A cable car system was chosen due to the hilly terrain of the suburbs.[4] Studio Atelier Schall designed the project's architecture.[4] French transport company Île-de-France Mobilités supported the system's design.[4] Construction was led by Spie Batignolles and Egis Rail.[4] Former Left Party mayor of Limeil-Brévannes Joseph Rossignol proposed the project in 2008.[5]
Construction of the system began in March 2022.[5] Stations names were announced in October 2023.[6]
Opening and operations
Operations began on 13 December 2025.[7]
Description
The system is 4.5 kilometers long, the longest urban cable car line in Europe at time of opening.[1][3]
Route and stations
The route contains five stations, Pointe du Lac station, the terminus of Paris Métro Line 8 in Créteil, Limeil-Brévannes, Valenton, La Végétale, and Villa Nova in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges.[6]
Pointe du Lac station is connected by footbridge to the nearby mall. Villa Nova station was designed to maintain views of the surrounding agricultural land.[4]
Cabins
The system runs 105 cars.[1][3] Each car contains 10 seats and is designed to also accomodate bicycles, strollers, and wheelchairs.[1][3] Doppelmayr France produced the cars.[4]
Fares
The system supports the Navigo card, a public transportation fare card in Paris and Île-de-France.[1] Riders without a card can also purchase tickets.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Williams, Sophie-May (2025-12-16). "Europe's longest urban cable car is unveiled over dazzling capital city". Metro. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ Bateman, Tom (2022-02-07). "Paris unveils a new cable car link to get around the city by 2025". Euronews. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ a b c d Brändle, Stefan (2025-12-12). "Nahverkehr-Revolution: Pariser Seilbahn transportiert 11.000 Menschen über den Stau hinweg" [Local transport revolution: Paris cable car transports 11,000 people across traffic jams]. Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 2025-12-13.
- ^ a b c d e f Parkes, James (2022-02-18). "Paris set to build four-kilometre-long urban cable car". Dezeen. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- ^ a b Moruzzi, Gérald (2022-02-01). "Val-de-Marne : rebaptisé Câble 1, le premier téléphérique urbain d'Île-de-France dans les airs en 2025" [Val-de-Marne: renamed Câble 1, the first urban cable car in Île-de-France will be up and running in 2025]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ a b "Câble C1 : découvrez le nom des cinq futures stations" [Cable C1: discover the names of the five future stations]. Île-de-France Mobilites (in French). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-20.
- ^ Parny, Laure (2025-09-23). "Pour monter dans le premier téléphérique d'Île-de-France, rendez-vous le 13 décembre" [To ride the first cable car in the Île-de-France region, come along on December 13.]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 2025-09-23.
External links
- Media related to Paris Câble Line 1 at Wikimedia Commons