Graseckbahn

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The Graseckbahn is a cable car that went into operation in 1953 and runs near Garmisch-Partenkirchen from the Partnachklamm to the Graseck forest house.

history

This cable car was built in 1953 according to the plans of the cable car designer Karl Peter . A fully automatic cable car without a carriage attendant was built for this facility after Karl Peter had previously set up a demonstration and test facility in Batschuns and had demonstrated the operational safety of the Lech – Oberlech cable car in practical tests.

Technical specifications

The cable car went into operation in 1953 as the first fully automatic cable car in Germany. The facility has a unique horizontal support that protrudes from a rock laterally over the Partnach Gorge.

  • Cable height in the valley station: 756 m
  • Rope height in the mountain station: 903 m
  • Difference in altitude: 147 m
  • Operating length ( inclined length ): 520 m
  • Supports: 1
  • Drive station: mountain station
  • Drive power motor: 17.5 kW
  • mean slope: 13 °
  • Rope tensioning device: tension weight (valley station)
  • Carrying rope diameter: 20 mm
  • Pull rope diameter: 13 mm
  • Driving equipment (cabins): 2
  • Vehicle equipment capacity: 4 people
  • Maximum travel speed 4 m / s
  • Travel time: approx. 4 minutes
  • largest conveying capacity: 380 people.

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Individual evidence

  1. See: Graseckbahn - technology . For technical data see: lift-world.info .