马达加斯加首都安塔那那利佛耗资约1.73亿美元建设的缆车系统在2024年推出后仅运营数周便停运[1]。该项目由前总统安德里·拉乔利纳推动，耗时3年，由法国贷款支持[1]。官方曾预测缆车系统日均运载75,000人次，可减少2,000辆车上路，将通勤时间从3小时降至10-30分钟[1]。
然而，项目因定价结构与当地经济现实脱节而遭冷遇[1]。缆车单程票价设定为0.7-0.9美元，为迷你巴士价格的6-8倍[1]，而马达加斯加平均月薪仅约72美元[1]，贫困人口占总人口的约75%[1]。此外，系统因停电频繁中断运行[1]，加之缺乏基础服务，民众对其安全性产生担忧。拉乔利纳在2024年当众揭幕时曾表示："安塔那那利佛曾为30万居民而建，现在有300万人"[1]，试图为项目的必要性辩护。
2024年末拉乔利纳在军事政变中被推翻[1]，新过渡政府未提及缆车计划[1]。缆车站在政变期间遭焚烧或破坏[1]，该昂贵的城市交通项目最终沦为闲置。
A cable car system launched in Antananarivo, Madagascar's capital, has ceased operations after only weeks of service, disappointing hopes that the costly infrastructure project would ease the city's severe traffic congestion. The system, which took three years to construct and cost approximately $173 million with support from French loans, was unveiled by former President Andry Rajoelina in 2024.[1] Officials had projected the system could transport 75,000 passengers daily and remove 2,000 vehicles from roads, reducing commute times from three hours to between 10 and 30 minutes.[1]
However, the project quickly foundered due to unaffordable ticket prices and operational vulnerabilities. Fares were set at $0.7 to $0.9 per ride—six to eight times higher than minibus fares—while Madagascar's average monthly income stands at approximately $72, with roughly 75 percent of the population living in poverty.[1] The system also suffered frequent power outages that disrupted service.[1] At its launch, Rajoelina stated that "Antananarivo was built for 300,000 residents, but now has three million people," underscoring the city's population growth and transportation challenges.[1] Cable car stations were damaged or burned during a military coup that toppled Rajoelina in late 2024, and the new transitional government has made no mention of reviving the project.[1]