Hausberg Gondola Lift
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The Hausberg Gondola Lift runs from Garmisch-Partenkirchen
(732 m or 2,402 ft) in South Germany up to the Hausberg mountain (1338 m or 4,390 ft) and the "Classic" ski area of Hausberg-Alpspitze
. It belongs to the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn company and is only operated in winter.
The old Hausberg cableway built by PHB went into service in 1969. It was a cable car
with two cabins, each with a capacity of 70 people, and operated until the end of the 2005/06 winter season. For the 2006/07 winter season it was replaced by a gondola lift
by Doppelmayr. It has a length of 2036 metres (6,680 ft) and climbs a height of 606 metres (1,988 ft). With its 66 cabins by CWA each for 8 people it has a transport capacity of 2,400 passengers an hour. The 50 mm (1.97 in) thick carrying cable runs over 15 pylons. It is driven by an electric motor in the valley station and held at a constant tension by hydraulic tensioning apparatus in the valley station. The garage for the cabins is in the mountain station.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
(732 m or 2,402 ft) in South Germany up to the Hausberg mountain (1338 m or 4,390 ft) and the "Classic" ski area of Hausberg-Alpspitze
Alpspitze
Alpspitze is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. At its base is the 'AlpspiX Viewing Platform', 2 curved metal walkways reaching out 13 metres over a cliff, crossing over each other, making the shape of on X.-External Links:*...
. It belongs to the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn company and is only operated in winter.
The old Hausberg cableway built by PHB went into service in 1969. It was a cable car
Cable car
A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.-Aerial lift:Aerial lifts where the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable:...
with two cabins, each with a capacity of 70 people, and operated until the end of the 2005/06 winter season. For the 2006/07 winter season it was replaced by a gondola lift
Gondola lift
A gondola lift is a type of aerial lift, normally called a cable car, which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel cable that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate supporting towers. The cable is driven by a bullwheel in a terminal,...
by Doppelmayr. It has a length of 2036 metres (6,680 ft) and climbs a height of 606 metres (1,988 ft). With its 66 cabins by CWA each for 8 people it has a transport capacity of 2,400 passengers an hour. The 50 mm (1.97 in) thick carrying cable runs over 15 pylons. It is driven by an electric motor in the valley station and held at a constant tension by hydraulic tensioning apparatus in the valley station. The garage for the cabins is in the mountain station.
External links
- Fact sheet of the Zugspitzbahn AG, about the Hausberg Cable Car and others
- Description of the old Hausbergbahn at Seilbahngeschichte.de
- Beschreibung und Fotodokumentation at Remontées mécaniques