The international mobility provider Transdev and its local partner Fanalca have once again been awarded the contract to operate the TransMiCable cable car in Colombia’s capital, Bogotá. The new contract, which will be managed through the joint venture Cable Móvil, was signed on February 28, 2026, and runs for ten years, starting July 13, 2026. Transdev and Fanalca previously jointly operated this cable car system, between December 2018 and the end of 2023.
The TransMiCable cable car system serves the Ciudad Bolívar district, home to more than 800,000 residents, and is considered a key part of Bogotá’s public transport network. With 163 cabins, four stations and a 3.4 kilometre route, it carries 24,000 passengers every day, 70 per cent of whom travel during peak hours. Its capacity exceeds 7,000 passengers per hour.
TransMiCable is interconnected with the TransMilenio BRT network, largely operated by Transdev-Fanalca, ensuring seamless connectivity with the rest of Bogotá’s public transport system, using the same fare card regardless of the mode of transport used.
Bessere Anbindung und Belebung des Stadtviertels
“We are extremely proud to have been chosen again, together with our trusted partner Fanalca, to operate this cable car system that we know very well, as we had been operating it for five years following its initial launch”, states Antoine Colas, CEO International of Transdev Group. “It is a true instrument for territorial development and social cohesion, that has helped unlock the district and revitalise an entire neighbourhood. We will be bringing our recognised expertise in cable car operations, which we have also demonstrated, for example, in France with the C1 cable inaugurated last December.”
“For our Colombian teams, winning back this contract is an impressive and convincing example of modern mobility of people serving people; we are grateful for the renewed trust from our client, TransMilenio”, underlines Santiago Cucalón, CEO of Transdev Fanalca, Colombia.
Urban cable cars: the future of mobility
Transdev has already gained experience with cable car systems around the world. In France, in the Greater Paris region, since December 13, 2025, Transdev operates the C1 cable car line, Europe’s longest urban cable car, a 4.5 kilometre line between Créteil and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, on behalf of Île-de-France Mobilités. In Germany, Transdev has also just been selected by the city of Herne to design and operate its future urban cable car named “Blumenthal Airline”.
We will be reporting on the activities of our sister company Transdev in Paris and Herne, and the contribution the company makes to the transformation of mobility, in this year’s edition of RE:VIEWS magazine. The new edition will be available from May 2026 at www.reviews-magazine.com
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