Gardena Ronda Express

Gardena Ronda Express
Location:	St. Christina in Val Gardena BZ I
Mountains:	Dolomites , Alps
length	1244 m
Average incline	11.5%
Height difference	142 m
Deepest point	Ruacia 1430  m
The highest point	Beginning of Tschisles valley 1562  m
Valley station	46 ° 33 '25.7 "  N , 11 ° 43' 52.6"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 33 '25.7 "  N , 11 ° 43' 52.6"  E
Mountain station	46 ° 33 '56.8 "  N , 11 ° 44' 13.1"  E
Operating mode	electric
Gauge	1200 mm
Transport service	2000 people per hour
opening	4th December 2004

The Gardena Ronda Express funicular (according to the Valgardena Ronda Express label ) is located in Val Gardena in South Tyrol ( Italy ). The route runs entirely underground near the center of St. Christina , but in the municipality of Selva , and overcomes a height difference of 142 m. At a speed of up to 36 km / h, an average inclination of 11.5% can be transported up to 2,000 people per direction per hour.

Mountain station of the Gardena Ronda Express funicular in Val Gardena

The valley station is in Ruacia , the mountain station in the Tschisles valley. The railway connects two large ski areas, namely Seceda-Col Raiser in the north and Ciampinoi in the south. The first ideas for the railway already came in 1990. After a route change in favor of the residents, construction work began in 2003. The entire railway technology was supplied by the leading South Tyrolean company Leitner AG in the market segment .

With the construction of the railway, after the Val Gardena Railway was discontinued in 1960, a rail-bound vehicle is again running in Val Gardena after more than forty years. In 2010 a second funicular in Val Gardena, the Raschötzer Bahn in Ortisei , was put into operation.

Web links

Commons : Gardena Ronda Express  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• official homepage
• Valgardena Ronda Express on the valley website.