Historic

2009 : Transport in New York

New York, POMA achieves Roosevelt Island Tramway, a new cable railway which connects Manhattan with Roosevelt island. Real in the air tramway, its 2 ultramodern cabins can welcome 110 people each, in total comfort.

2008 : To transport you where you live

Medellin, Colombia, the cable railway MétroCable II connects a district, until then enclosed, directly with the city centre. Americas, Asia, Europe... POMA shows cable transport as a new urban public transport.

2007 : sea Crossing

The 1st offshore cable car in the world. Seven immersed and two ground pylons allow the connection between the island of Wine Pearl and the continent. Nha Trang, Vietnam.

2006 : bring skiing accessible to all

1st cable transport in the world totally accessible to handicapped skiers, Multix 8 Le Prarion is installed in Les Houches. Valley of Chamonix, France.

2005 : To raise the performance and your comfort

The 1st detachable 6 place chairlift with high debit, insures the transport of 3600 pers / hour ., at a speed of 5 m/s. Alpe d'Huez, France.

2004 : To go higher

Quito, in Ecuador, Ariana 6 Cruz Loma, the highest cable car in the world, transports you at a height of 3 996 metres.

2003 : To think big

The biggest cable transport in the world, Vanoise Express, connects Bows in La Plagne in 4 minutes, and allows to reach Paradiski, the vastest ski slopes on the planet. Vanoise Express received the Siemens Innovation Prize.

2000 : Welcome XXL

The Phoenix 8, 1st detachable 8 seat chairlift in the world is installed in Méribel, France in the heart of 3 Valleys (“Les trois vallées”).

1860

The engineer Tommaso Agudio of the AGUDIO company, which becomes a filial to the POMA Group.

1936

Creation of the company POMAGALSKI, in Fontaine, Isère (France).
The 1st lift in the world is designed and installed by POMA in Alpe d'Huez, France.

1944

World speed record for cable transport: 10 m/s! Courmayeur, Italy.

1956

Cable transport to the “Aiguille du Midi”. At 3840 m of height, a direct access into the heart of the Mont Blanc massif. Chamonix, France.

1958

1st Two-seater chairlift. France and United States.

1966

1st automatic cable transport in the world. Val d'Isère, France / Queenstown, New Zealand.

1971

Cable car “Pain de sucre”. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

1973

1st 6 places cable car in the world. Villard de Lans, France.

1982

1st detachable chairlift in the world run at 5m/s. Serre-Chevalier, France.

1984

1st 10 place cable car in the world, with a world reception record of: 2400 pers / hour. Clusaz, France.

1984

World height record for pylons: 109 metres! New Orleans, the United States.

1985

The biggest cable transport system in the world transports 160 passengers, at the speed of 11m/s. Courchevel, France.

1986

The longest 6 places cable car in the world: 4000 m of length, 1000 m of vertical rise in a single section. Aspen, the United States.

1987

Creation of an inclined elevator. Morzine, France.

1989

1st urban subway POMA 2000. Laon, France.

1989

Construction of the Funicular Dôme Express, in a tunnel dug under a glacier, with the exit at a height of 3425 m. Les deux Alpes, France.

1995

1st cable car in the world situated in a rain forest. Cairns, Australia.

1997

1st cable transport system in the world built in a site classified by the UNESCO. Zhangjiajie, China.

1997

The biggest temporary cable system in the world. Capacity: 28 tons / hour. Dam KARUN III, Iran.

1998

The longest chairlift in Europe: 2760 m length, 870 m of vertical rise. Serre-Chevalier, France.

1999

Realization of 32 capsules (cabins) on the biggest wheel in the world, London Eye. London, Great Britain.