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View from inside a glass-floor cable car cabin mid-crossing — steel cables converging toward a distant pylon, city lights scattered far below against a darkening sky

Aerial Transit Systems — Est. 1987

Engineered
to Move Cities.

Cable propulsion systems spanning mountain passes, urban hillsides, and resort corridors — where conventional transit cannot reach.

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Active Installations

247

Systems Worldwide

Combined Daily Capacity

4.2M Passengers

System Component — 01

Cabin
Profiles

Four platform architectures spanning urban transit, alpine resort, tourism, and utility applications. Click any cabin to reveal full engineering specifications.

Aerial tram cabin suspended above an urban mountain corridor with city lights visible far below

Urban Transit

Apex 120

High-density urban corridor system

Capacity

120 pax

Wind Load

≤ 28 m/s

Max Span

Up to 3,200 m

Cable car cabin ascending a snow-covered mountain slope with ski runs visible below

Resort & Ski

Summit 60

All-season mountain access

Capacity

60 pax

Wind Load

≤ 35 m/s

Max Span

Up to 5,800 m

Glass-walled scenic gondola cabin traversing a dramatic mountain gorge with river visible below

Tourism & Landmark

Vista 20

The destination is the journey

Capacity

20 pax

Wind Load

≤ 22 m/s

Max Span

Up to 1,600 m

Industrial cable transport system crossing a mountain pass carrying cargo in a reinforced gondola

Utility & Cargo

Freighter 40

Payload-first infrastructure

Capacity

4,000 kg

Wind Load

≤ 32 m/s

Max Span

Up to 4,400 m

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System Component — 02

Tower
Engineering

Steel lattice tower structure rising above a mountain ridge with cable lines extending to the horizon

Primary Line Tower

Lattice Portal Tower

Structural Specifications

Steel GradeS355 / S420

Base Gauge12–18 mm

Foundation Depth3.5–8.0 m

Max Height68 m

Seismic ClassEC8 Zone III

Load Rating480 kN

Hot-dip galvanized structural steel with marine-grade coating option for coastal deployments.

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System Component — 03

Drive
Stations

BW-Series 900

Full drawing on consultation

BW-Series 900

Bull Wheel Assembly

Wheel Diameter4,200–5,800 mm

Rope Groove Dia.44–60 mm

Bearing TypeSpherical roller, SKF

Shaft Material42CrMo4 V

Drive TorqueUp to 2,400 kN·m

Inspection Cycle500 h / Annual full

System Uptime

99.7%

Annual average

MTBF

18,000h

Drive assembly

Industry Certifications & Standards

EN 12929EN 12930EN 13796ANSI B77.1TÜV SÜDISO 9001:2015CE MarkedOITAF Member

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Engineeredto Move Cities.

CabinProfiles

Apex 120

Summit 60

Vista 20

Freighter 40

TowerEngineering

Lattice Portal Tower

DriveStations

Bull Wheel Assembly

Engineered
to Move Cities.

Cabin
Profiles

Tower
Engineering

Drive
Stations