The **Purple Line** (**Linea Morada** in Spanish) is an urban gondola line, that forms part of the Mi Teleférico gondola network in the La Paz–El Alto metropolitan area of Bolivia.

Instance

Mi Teleférico Purple Line

The **Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group** is an international manufacturer of ropeways and people movers.

Doppelmayr/Garaventa Group

A [**monocable detachable gondola**](/entry/tc-monocable-gondola) (**MDG**) is a common type of [aerial lift](/entry/tc-aerial-lift), with a single steel cable strung between two or more stations, supported by intermediate towers. Many gondola cabins hang from the cable via a detachable grip, which allows the cabins to detach from the cable and slow down at each station. The cable provides both support and propulsion for the gondolas.

monocable detachable gondola

In an [aerial lift](/entry/tc-aerial-lift), the **haul rope** is the [wire rope](/entry/tc-wire-rope) that provides propulsion for the vehicles. It moves either continuously or in a reversing fashion (for [tramways](/entry/tc-trnsprt-aerial-tramway)). In [monocable lifts](/entry/tc-monocable-gondola), the haul rope also provides support for the vehicles, whereas in other systems such as [3S lifts](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s), the vehicles are supported by separate [track ropes](/entry/tc-track-rope).

haul rope

Company

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The organization or invdividual that manufacturers, assembles, or produces this product.

Manufacturer

For a gondola or similar system, this is the number of gondolas or cabins.

# of vehicles

When this building/system/thing was first opened and began operations.

Opened

The number of passengers that can travel via a specific route or transport system in a given amount of time.

Route Capacity (passengers)

The route length refers to the actual distance travelled by passengers or goods on the route of a specific means of transport. (For example, on a chairlift, the route length refers to the "inclined length" going up the mountain, which is longer than the distance "as the crow flies" from the starting point to the end point.)

Route length

The speed at which a vehicle or transport system moves.

Speed

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Description	The Purple Line (Linea Morada in Spanish) is an urban gondola line, that forms part of the Mi Teleférico gondola network in the La Paz–El Alto metropolitan area of Bolivia.
Manufacturer	CDoppelmayr/Garaventa Group
Has part	TChaul rope
Opened	Sep 28, 2018
Is a	TCmonocable detachable gondola
Route Capacity (passengers)	4000 pphpd
Route length	2333 m
Speed	6 m/s
# of vehicles	190^(*)