The first cableway should run through the west of Saint-Denis and provide access to the city hill of La Montagne. The population in this part of the city has grown by 9 percent over the last few years and now stands at 13,300. With an additional 2,250 housing units on the way, local traffic will grow by 15 percent by 2021, to 14,000 vehicles per day – yet another reason to build the cable car, according to the planners. Running in intervals under 5 minutes, the 1.3-kilometer-long cable car should connect the hill with the lower station, Bertin-Hopital, where passengers can easily transfer to the regional bus network.