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Câble 1
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| Île-de-France Cable Car Line 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Câble C1 near Pointe du Lac | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daily ridership | 12,500 (as of February 2026)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2] Operations began on 13 December 2025. At 4.5 kilometers long, it is the longest urban cable car line in Europe.
History
[edit]Development
[edit]City planners considered expanding bus service or constructing a new bridge before choosing to develop a cable car system.[3] 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.[4] A cable car system was chosen due to the hilly terrain of the suburbs.[5] Studio Atelier Schall designed the project's architecture.[5] French transport company Île-de-France Mobilités supported the system's design.[5] Construction was led by Spie Batignolles and Egis Rail.[5] Former Left Party mayor of Limeil-Brévannes Joseph Rossignol proposed the project in 2008.[6]
Construction of the system began in March 2022.[6] Stations names were announced in October 2023.[7]
Opening and operations
[edit]Operations began on 13 December 2025.[8] As of 3 February 2026, the line carried its 500,000th passenger.[1]
Description
[edit]The system is 4.5 kilometers long, the longest urban cable car line in Europe at time of opening.[2][4]
Route and stations
[edit]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.[7]
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.[5]
Cabins
[edit]The system runs 105 cars.[2][4] Each car contains 10 seats and is designed to also accommodate bicycles, strollers, and wheelchairs.[2][4] Doppelmayr France produced the cars.[5]
Fares
[edit]The cable has a similar fare system as the Paris bus network. Each station has turnstiles which accept the Navigo card. A Bus-Tram Ticket can be used for a single journey. The ticket does not allow for a free interchange between the Métro network and the cable. Paris Visite, Liberté+, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly passes are also valid for the cable.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Val-de-Marne : déjà 500 000 voyages sur le Câble C1, le premier téléphérique d'Île-de-France". leparisien.fr (in French). 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e Williams, Sophie-May (16 December 2025). "Europe's longest urban cable car is unveiled over dazzling capital city". Metro. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ Bateman, Tom (7 February 2022). "Paris unveils a new cable car link to get around the city by 2025". Euronews. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Brändle, Stefan (12 December 2025). "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 13 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Parkes, James (18 February 2022). "Paris set to build four-kilometre-long urban cable car". Dezeen. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ a b Moruzzi, Gérald (1 February 2022). "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 20 December 2025.
- ^ 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 20 December 2025.
- ^ Parny, Laure (23 September 2025). "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 23 September 2025.
External links
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Media related to Ligne 1 du téléphérique d'Île-de-France at Wikimedia Commons
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