太武山擬設空中纜車

Regarding the feasibility to set up the Tai Wu Mountain cable car (1) system, and recruit investment, Kinmen County Government commissioned (2) a planning and design company to do an assessment and planning. An assessment meeting was held to review the proposal on July 6th. County Government Senior Executive Officer Li, Zeng-Cai (李增財) said that the attitude of the military is an essential key in the success of this case. He asked both the Transportation and Tourism Bureau to be carefully selective of route planning, and present these options to the magistrate. He also suggested considering the integration with the Culture Park Area, or Jin Gui Mountain as the ending point of the cable car.
針對太武山設置纜車系統以及鼓勵民間參與投資的可行性，金門縣政府委託廠商進行評估與規劃，6日並召開會議審查評估報告。縣府參議李增財認為，軍方態度是本案成敗的關鍵。他要求交通旅遊局針對廠商提出的纜車路線規劃審慎評選，擇期向縣長簡報；他也建議可考慮與文化園區結合，或以金龜山為纜車最終落地點。

The attending Kinmen National Park representatives said that Tai Wu Mountain belongs to the National Park scenic area, hence the plans for the cable car should be first reviewed and approved by the National Park Committee. They also warned that the commissioned planning and design company should be aware of both the military fortresses on Tai Wu Mountain, and the construction restrictions and requirements of that area.
與會的國家公園管理處代表表示，太武山屬國家公園特別景觀區，要設置纜車，其工程量體必須經國家公園計畫委員會審核；他也提醒，太武山為軍方要塞堡壘地帶，還有軍事禁限建等規定，規劃單位應搞清楚。

Director-General of the Transportation and Tourism Bureau, Yang, Zhen Wu, reminded the commissioned company that the designated (3) routes and sites for this cable car system should be using public land. It is estimated that the riding of these cable cars will not be the only reason for tourists to visit Kinmen, therefore, he suggested that an integrated marketing campaign be created and wrap the planning of the cable cars system into existing traveling routes. He also suggested that the battle field and ecology elements be integrated into the design of the cable cars stations.
交通旅遊局長楊鎮浯也提醒規劃單位，纜車路線及相關用地以公有土地為主；他認為，遊客不會因纜車而專程來金門旅遊，建議應規劃整體行銷包裝，並與旅遊路線結合，場站的設計最好能融入戰地或生態元素的設計。

In their report, the planning company referred to the drafted route from Sha Mei Station to Tai Wu Mountain Station as an example of preliminary (4) planning. According to plans, the cable car route will total 2,516 meters in length, have 46 cars (each having eight seat capacity), and take about 12 minutes and 25 seconds for a one way trip. Engineering costs are estimated to be $585 million NT.
規劃單位在報告中以沙美站到太武山站為例，先做初步規劃。根據規劃，纜車路線全長約二千五百一十六點二一公尺，預計設置八座的車廂四十六個，單程旅行時間在十二分二十五秒左右。工程經費估算為新台幣五億八千五百多萬元。

【註解】
●1. cable car-纜車。諸如香港昂坪360度高空纜車，或香港海洋公園裡的纜車，都稱為cable car。澳洲的凱恩斯纜車則刻意加上"aerial" cable car，指「高空」纜車。
●2. commission-(vt)委託；委任。
●3. designate-(vt)指定；選定；委派。
●4. preliminary-(adj)初步的；初期的。

本文摘譯、改寫自《金門日報》2011年7月7日報導