List of cable cars in Germany
Almost all cable cars on this list are members of the Verband Deutscher Seilbahnen und Schlepplifte e. V.
- PB = aerial tramway, x-MGD = detachable single-cable gondola lift, x = number of people per cabin, SB = chairlift, SL = ski lift
- see also list of funiculars
Public transport
Baden-Württemberg
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aitern -Multen - Belchen | Gondola | 1150 | 262 | 1356 | 2001 | today | Belchen cable car | GB-8 | ||
Feldberg , B 317 - Seebuck | Combined gondola and chairlift | 950 | 180 | 1450 | 1998 | today | Feldbergbahn | GB-8, SB-6 | ||
Freiburg - City Garden - Schlossberg (Restaurant Dattler) | Gondola | 259 | 72 | 348 | Late 2006 | Schlossberg cable car | Dismantling in 2007, replacement by the Schlossbergbahn | |||
Horben (near Freiburg) - Schauinsland | Gondola | 3600 | 747 | 1220 | 07/17/1930 | today | Schauinslandbahn | (GB - 2S-Bahn) | ||
Stuttgart - Killesberg , Höhenpark | Chairlift | 1950 | 1984 | Höhenpark Killesberg chairlift | ||||||
Todtnau - Hasenhorn | Chairlift | 964 | 364 | 1026 | 2004 | today | Hasenhornbahn | SB-2; New building |
Bavaria
Low mountain range
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bavarian Eisenstein | Gondola | 964 | 342 | 1400 | 1999 | today | Arber mountain railway | GB-6 + 2 SB-6 (winter operation) | ||
Bischofsgrün | Chairlift | 2220 | 358 | 1010 | 1991 | today | Ochsenkopf-Nord cable car | SB-2; longest German chairlift | ||
Episcopal corn | Chairlift | 1172 | 254 | 1089 | 1967/68 | today | Geißkopfbahn | SB-1 | ||
Ground corn | Chairlift | 740 | 150 | 900 | 1977 | today | Silberbergbahn | SB-2 | ||
Warmensteinach | Chairlift | 1833 | 249 | 1010 | 1997 | today | Ochsenkopf-Süd cable car | SB-2 |
Upper Bavaria
Swabia
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bad Hindelang | Gondola | 1423 | 516 | 1314 | 2000 | today | Hornbahn | GB-8; New building | ||
Bad Hindelang | Chairlift | 1443 | 399 | 1559 | 2001 | today | Iselerbahn | SB-6 | ||
Bolsterlang | Gondola | 1780 | 600 | 1540 | 2001 | today | Horn Railway | GB-6; 2 sections | ||
Grass ears | Chairlift | 632 | 300 | 1677 | 1993 | today | Bolgengratbahn | SB-2 | ||
Immenstadt | Chairlift | 820 | 370 | 1451 | 1997 | today | Midday orbit | SB-2 | ||
Immenstadt | Chairlift | today | Alpsee chairlift - Bergwelt | SB-2 | ||||||
Nesselwang | Gondola / chairlift | 880 | 271 | 1500 | 2006 | today | Alpspitzbahn Nesselwang | GB-4 / SB-4 | ||
Oberstdorf | Aerial tramway | 3714 | 1053 | 1975 | 1972/73 | today | Fellhornbahn | PB-100; PB-60 (2 sections) | ||
Oberstdorf | Gondola | 2813 | 855 | 1773 | 2006/07 | today | Fellhornbahn | GB-8; runs parallel to the 1st section of the aerial tramway | ||
Oberstaufen | Gondola | 930 | 294 | 1056 | December 2012 | today | Hündle adventure train | GB-8; New building | ||
Oberstaufen | Gondola | 1230 | 304 | 1217 | 2005 | today | Imbergbahn | GB-8 | ||
Oberstdorf | Aerial tramway | 5768 | 1386 | 2214 | 1977 | today | Nebelhornbahn | PB-60, PB-60, PB-30 (3 sections) | ||
Oberstdorf | Gondola | 2025 | 345 | 1358 | July 1997 | today | Söllereckbahn | GB-6; New building | ||
Oberstaufen - Steibis | Gondola | 2400 | 852 | 1708 | 1971/72 | today | Hochgratbahn | GB-4 | ||
Pfronten | Gondola | 2005 | 656 | 1501 | 1993 | today | Breitenbergbahn | PB-4 | ||
Pfronten | Chairlift | 784 | 183 | 1677 | 2004 | today | Hochalpbahn | SB-4 | ||
Schwangau | Aerial tramway | 2146 | 893 | 1720 | 1968 | today | Tegelbergbahn | PB-44 |
Berlin
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berlin-Hansaviertel | Chairlift | 1400 | 1957 | September 1958 | SB-2 | |||||
Berlin ; Kienbergpark - Gardens of the World | Gondola | 1500 | 85 | 97 | 2016 | today | IGA cable car | GB-10; Erected for the 2017 International Horticultural Exhibition |
Hamburg
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamburg , Planten un Blomen - ramparts | Gondola | 1415 | 1963 | 1963 | GB-2; Cable car for the International Garden Show (IGA) in 1963, dismantled that same year |
Hesse
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assmannshausen - Niederwald hunting lodge | Chairlift | 900 | 225 | 325 | 1953 | today | Niederwald cable car Assmannshausen | SB-2 | ||
Biedenkopf | Chairlift | 443 | 88 | 650 | 1978 | today | Bagpipe lift | SB-2 | ||
Malsfeld - Beiseförth | Gondola | 50 | 2009 | today | Beiseförth Fulda cable car | |||||
Rüdesheim am Rhein - Niederwald Monument | Gondola | 1400 | 209 | 1954 | today | Ruedesheim cable car | GB-2 (half open) | |||
Waldeck - Waldeck Castle | Gondola | 650 | 120 | 390 | 1961 | today | Waldecker Bergbahn | GB-2 | ||
Willingen - Ettelsberg | Chairlift | 1400 | 240 | 830 | 1971 | 2007 | Ettelsberg chairlift | SB-2 | ||
Willingen - Ettelsberg | Gondola | 1370 | 237 | 830 | December 1, 2007 | today | Ettelsberg cable car | GB-8 | ||
Willingen | Chairlift | 800 | 110 | 690 | 2013 | today | Ritzhagen chairlift | SB-6 |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riems , Kalkvitz - Riems | Rope schwebebahn oscillating mode | 747 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 289 | 1926 | 06/16/1972 | Riems cable car | ||
Rostock , for the International Horticultural Exhibition 2003 | Gondola | 2003 | reduced |
Lower Saxony
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bad Harzburg - Great Castle Hill | Aerial tramway | 481 | 186 | 483 | 1929 | today | Burgberg cable car | PB-19 | ||
Bad Lauterberg , Kirchplatz - local mountain | Chairlift | 440 | 111 | 403 | 08/04/1954 | today | Bad Lauterberg Castle Cable Car | SB-2 | ||
Braunlage | Gondola | 2800 | 397 | 965 | 02/16/1963 | today | Wurmberg cable car | GB-6 | ||
Hahnenklee-Bockswiese | Gondola | 1100 | 164 | 724 | 1970 | today | Bocksberg cable car | GB-4 | ||
Hahnenklee-Bockswiese | Chairlift | 964 | 171 | 727 | 07/10/2014 | today | Hahnenklee chairlift | SB-4 | ||
Hanover , Expo area | Gondola | 2000 | 2000 | reduced |
North Rhine-Westphalia
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dortmund , Westfalenpark | Gondola / chairlift | 500 | 23 | 1959 | today | Westfalenpark chairlift | GB-2 / SB | |||
Bestwig waterfall , Fort Fun Adventure Land | Chairlift | 594 | 174 | 729 | 1971 | today | Fort Fun Lift | SB-2 | ||
Kirchhundem , Panorama-Park Sauerland Wildlife Park | Chairlift | 415 | 88 | 647 | 1996 | today | Kirchhundem panorama lift | SB-2 | ||
Cologne , Rheinpark | Chairlift | 935 | 1957 | 2003 | ||||||
Cologne , Riehler Strasse - Auenweg | Gondola | 935 | 1957 | today | Cologne cable car | GB-4 2S | ||||
Solingen - Castle on the Wupper , Lower Castle - Upper Castle | Chairlift | 250 | 91 | 188 | May 31, 1952 | today | Castle cable car | SB-2 |
Rhineland-Palatinate
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Altenahr | Chairlift | 1953 | 2011 | Altenahr cable car | SB | |||||
Bad Dürkheim , Dürkheim sausage market - Teufelsstein | Gondola | 1270 | 165 | 1973 | 1981 | Bad Dürkheim gondola lift | GB | |||
Boppard | Chairlift | 915 | 232 | 302 | 1954 | today | Boppard chairlift | SB-2 | ||
Cochem | Chairlift | 360 | 155 | 258 | 1955 | today | Cochem chairlift | SB-2 | ||
Edenkoben | Chairlift | 560 | 220 | 535 | 1954 | today | Rietburgbahn | SB-2 | ||
Koblenz , Rheinanlagen - Ehrenbreitstein Fortress | Gondola | 890 | 112 | 180 | 2010 | today | Koblenz cable car | GB-35 3S, world's largest capacity, built for BUGA 2011 , continued operation until 2026 approved by UNESCO | ||
Koblenz , Ehrenbreitstein - Ehrenbreitstein Fortress | Chairlift | 290 | 88 | 194 | 1955 | 2009 | Ehrenbreitstein chairlift | SB 2011 by the funicular Ehrenbreitstein replaced | ||
Saarburg | Chairlift | 702 | 168 | 320 | 1976 | today | Saarburg chairlift | SB-2 | ||
Trier , Moselle bank Zurlauben - Weisshaus terrace | Aerial tramway | 375 | 53 | 1967 | 2001 | Trier cable car | PB-15, dismantled since 2011 |
Saarland
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in meters |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saarbrücken ; Franco-German garden | Gondola | 752 | 20th | 1960 | today | GB-2 | ||||
St. Ingbert ; Rohrbach - Hassel | Chairlift | 500 | 75 | 1973 | 1995 | Kahlenbergbahn (St. Ingbert) |
Saxony
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dresden - Loschwitz , Pillnitzer Landstrasse - Oberloschwitz , Siercksstrasse | Overhead conveyor | 274 | 84 | 207 | 322 | 400 | 05/06/1901 | today | Dresden suspension railway | Steam, electric from 1909 |
Klingenthal , Great Aschbergschanze | Chairlift | 319 | 103 | 788 | 323 | 630 | January 1961 | today | Klingenthal chairlift | SB-1 |
Neurehefeld | Chairlift | Chairlift at the drag shoe | ||||||||
Oberwiesenthal , Schönjungferngrund - Great Fichtelbergschanze | Chairlift | 262 | 94 | 1045 | 380 | 590 | 1963 | Schönjungferngrund chairlift | SB-4 | |
Oberwiesenthal , Kleiner Fichtelberg cattle drive | Chairlift | 734 | 185 | 1204 | 260 | 500 | 1963 | Viehdrift chairlift | SB-4 | |
Oberwiesenthal , Vierenstrasse - Fichtelberg | Aerial tramway | 1175 | 303 | 1208 | 277 | 500 | 12/28/1924 | today | Fichtelberg suspension railway | PB-44 (has been refurbished) |
Schöneck / Vogtl. | Chairlift | 672 | 136 | 756 | 2006 | today | Hohe Reuth chairlift | SB-4 |
Saxony-Anhalt
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in m |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thale - Hexentanzplatz | Orbit | 721 | 244 | 428 | 350 | 412 | 07.10.1970 | today | Bodetal cable car | GB-4 2S |
Thale - Rosstrappe | Chairlift | 652 | 244 | 342 | 500 | 820 | 04/22/2005 | today | Roßtrappe chairlift | SB-2; New building |
Schleswig-Holstein
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in meters |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kiel | Aerial tramway | 144 | 03/28/1974 | May 1991 | Cable car department store Weipert |
Thuringia
Place, route | Type of train |
Length in meters |
Height under arbitration in meters |
Summit height in meters |
average inclination in product |
largest supply in mille |
from | to | items | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oberhof - Alpine slope "Fallbach" | Chairlift | 700 | 120 | 840 | 1999 | 2017 | SB-2; reduced | |||
Oberhof , Kanzlersgrund - ski jump on the Rennsteig | Chairlift | 305 | 104 | 842 | 2016 | today | Oberhof chairlift | SB-2; New building | ||
Steinach , Silbersattel ski arena | Chairlift | SB, SL | ||||||||
Tabarz , Großer Inselsberg | Chairlift | SL |
Non-public passenger traffic
- Bad Reichenhall , Reiteralpe cable car , used for military purposes, PB-15
- Rettenberg , Grünten cable car (owner Bayerischer Rundfunk), PB-11
- Schneeernerhaus research railway (no public transport)
Material ropeways
Baden-Württemberg
- Dossenheim , load cable car Porphyry works Dossenheim (no passenger transport !, no longer existed in 2007)
- Dotternhausen - Plettenberg , Dotternhausen – Plettenberg material ropeway
- Leimen - Nussloch , Leimen – Nussloch material cable car
- Freiburg im Breisgau , Schauinsland - Kappel-Neuhäuser material ropeway for the transport of iron ore. 5.3 km long, 650 meters in altitude, dismantled when ore mining was discontinued in 1954
Bavaria
- Berchtesgaden , Fischunkelalm , 1900 m long, Fischunkelalm – Röth cable car
- Oberstdorf , material cable car to the Kemptner hut
- Oberstdorf , material cable car to the Rappenseehütte
- Oberstdorf , material cable car to the Mindelheimer hut
- Oberstdorf , material cable car to the Fiderepasshütte
- Bad Hindelang , material cable car to the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen , material cable car to the Meilerhütte
- Grainau , material cable car to the Höllentalangerhütte
- Mittenwald , material cable car to the Mittenwald hut
Lower Saxony
- Osterode am Harz , Schwarze Hütte, 377 m long, in operation until the First World War
North Rhine-Westphalia
- Brühl , cable car Grube Berggeist (Brühl) - corner station - sugar factory Brühl; ceased to exist in 2007
- Hürth- Hermülheim, Ribbertwerk cable car (Hürth-Hermülheim) - Luise pit (Hürth-Berrenrath); ceased to exist in 2007
- Bennauberg station and the Plagerkop quarry. Length: 1.28 km
- Carbon cableway railway depot Köln operating station (Ehrenfeld trinkets), length 735 m, difference in height: 29 m, 1918-1964. Source: Eisenbahnmagazin 6/2014, pp. 66–73
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Sayn , 1875 Construction of a test cable car by Alfred Krupp
- Material ropeway Hockweiler-Gusterath-Tal for the transport of ores that were mined in Hockweiler and washed in Gusterath-Tal . (1891-1893)
Saxony
- Beierfeld , Frankonia cable car (closed before 1934)
- Lugau , freight cable car with circulating operation for hard coal transports (closed before 1987)
- Thallwitz -Böhlitz, quarry cable car (closed before 1987)
- Leupoldishain - Pirna , Uranerz transport (shut down before 1990)
Saxony-Anhalt
- Teutschenthal , the world's first cargo cable car, built in 1872, in operation from 1874 to around 1914
- Sangerhausen-Helbra material ropeway, never completed
Schleswig-Holstein
- Alsensche cable car , material cable car from Alsen's Portland cement factory Itzehoe for transporting clay, length 12.554 km, from 1952 13.25 km, operating: 1908–1977. See also Agethorster cable car
Thuringia
- Dorndorf (Rhön) , Kaliseilbahn Springen – Dorndorf between the Springen shaft and the Dorndorf potash factory, no passenger transport, dismantled when potash mining was discontinued in 1990
- Menteroda , potash ropeway between the Pöthen shaft and the main plant in Volkenroda, no passenger transport, dismantled when potash mining was discontinued
- Springen , potash ropeway between Springen Shaft I and Shaft II, no passenger transport, dismantled when potash mining was discontinued in 1990
- Trusetal , ore cable car between Erzwäsch Elmenthal and Auwallenburg train station , no passenger transport, dismantled when mining stopped
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The cable cars, p. 54 / n64 ff, cable car of the Portland cement factory Alsen Itzehoe . Archive.org. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ↑ The Agethorster cable car . agethorst.de. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 12, 2011.