Wendelstein Aerial Tramway
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The Wendelstein Cable Car (Wendelstein-Seilbahn) is a 2953 metres (9,688.3 ft) long cable car
(US: aerial tramway) running from Bayrischzell Osterhofen to Mount Wendelstein
. It has a maximum speed of 10 m/s (32.8 ft/s) (36 km/h or 22.4 mph) and its travel time is 6.5 minutes. The cabins each take up to 50 passengers, and the cable car system has a transport capacity of 450 people per hour. The cable car climbs an altitude difference of 932 metres (3,057.7 ft).
The cable car has a 50 mm (1.97 in) track rope and a 30 mm (1.18 in) haulage rope. Its engine has a maximum output of 490 hp. It has one 75 metres (246.1 ft) tall pylon.
Aerial tramway
An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...
(US: aerial tramway) running from Bayrischzell Osterhofen to Mount Wendelstein
Wendelstein (mountain)
The Wendelstein is a high mountain in the Bavarian Alps in South Germany. It belongs to the so-called Mangfall Mountains, the eastern part of the Bavarian Pre-Alps. It is the highest peak in the Wendelstein massif. Due to its exposed location it has a very good view over the Bavarian Alpine...
. It has a maximum speed of 10 m/s (32.8 ft/s) (36 km/h or 22.4 mph) and its travel time is 6.5 minutes. The cabins each take up to 50 passengers, and the cable car system has a transport capacity of 450 people per hour. The cable car climbs an altitude difference of 932 metres (3,057.7 ft).
The cable car has a 50 mm (1.97 in) track rope and a 30 mm (1.18 in) haulage rope. Its engine has a maximum output of 490 hp. It has one 75 metres (246.1 ft) tall pylon.
External links
- Die Wendelsteinbahn (in German)
- Wendelsteinseilbahn (in German)
- Wendelsteinbahn GmbH English page
- Wendelstein Aerial pylon diagram at SkyscraperPage.com