The Aerovía cable car is servicing Ecuador’s most populated city, Guayaquil, and the city of Duran. Guayaquil has a population of approximately 2.7 million, while Duran’s population has tripled in the last twenty years to more than 250,000.
Guayaquil and Duran are separated by the Guayas River with only one bridge connecting them. The vast majority of people in Duran work in Guayaquil, causing both cities to suffer from major traffic delays. The Aerovía, a 4.1 km monocable detachable gondola (MDG), reduces the commute to a 17 minute cable car ride, replacing a journey that took up to an hour and four bus transfers.
Aerovía is part of a multimodal mass transit system (cable and bus) which sustainably connects the two cities. Passengers can ride the gondola for $0.70 (USD) and use the urban buses of two partner systems at no additional costs. Students, children under 16, elderly, and people with disabilities have a reduced rate of $0.35 (USD).
Aerovía was designed to be more than a transit solution. It provides the community with safe, comfortable, reliable, and environmentally friendly transit that reduces commuting time and increases access to education and employment, particularly for lower socioeconomic communities. The system also increases green space which helps mitigate the effects of climate change and improve public spaces for pedestrians and cyclists. The system improves the quality of life for both communities.
Aerovía has five stations, four of which are used for boarding: Parque del Centenario, Julián Coronel, Técnica, and Cuatro Mosqueteros. The stations are multiuse facilities, serving as transit stations and also providing commercial space. Using the 155 10-person-cabins, the system can move 2,600 people per hour per direction (pphpd), totaling 40,000 trips daily.
Check out the Aerovía video created by POMA below showing how the system fits with the cityscape.
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