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Tired of busy city roads and trains? One company in Japan is working on a way to travel above them all.
Tokyo company Zip Infrastructure is developing a ropeway called Zippar. It uses electricity to move small capsules that could carry up to 12 people each. Unlike other ropeways, the capsules will even be able to make turns and turn off onto different routes.
Stations don't have to be on the ground, either — the company says that stops could be made on the sides of buildings.
Takamasa Suchi, the 23-year-old president of Zip Infrastructure, said that he expects a ropeway with 12-person capsules to be able to carry 3,600 people per hour, with one capsule running every 12 seconds.
Zippar could also be much cheaper than previous ropeways that have been built in Japan.
According to the company, it would cost $15 million per kilometer to build, while other ropeways have cost about $100 million per kilometer. For example, the Yokohama Air Cabin that opened in the city of Yokohama in April 2021 cost $120 million per kilometer.
Furthermore, the company says a ropeway could be built five times more quickly than a railway, too.
As well as carrying people, Zip Infrastructure says that Zippar could be used to move goods and even get help to people after a disaster.

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東京有家公司正在開發一種名為「Zippar」的纜車。與其他纜車不同的是,這些膠囊車廂甚至能夠轉彎,或是切入不同路線。車站也不必設置在地面上,可以蓋在建築物的側邊。該公司表示,建造空中纜索的速度會比一般鐵路快上五倍。除了乘載民眾之外,這種纜車也能夠用來運送貨物,甚至是在災難發生後為民協助。

🌏Words & Phrases
capsule太空艙
turn off轉彎
railway鐵路

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