Meransner Bahn

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gondola 2 halfway there (2010)
View from gondola 1 to Mühlbach (2010)

The Meransner Bahn (also called the Mühlbach -Meransen cable car ) is a cable car with two gondolas in South Tyrol . The railway owes its name to the village of Meransen , where the mountain station is located. It runs every 10 minutes and is in operation all year round. The cable car is integrated in the South Tyrol transport association .

Cabins

It is a classic aerial tramway with two cabins that can be completely controlled from the mountain station. The valley station can be remotely monitored and operated from the mountain station.

Technical specifications

  • Height of valley station: 784 meters above sea level NN. ( Location )
  • Height of mountain station 1415 meters above sea level NN. ( Location )
  • Travel time: approx. 7 minutes
  • Route length : 2.1 kilometers
  • Height difference valley-mountain ↔ mountain-valley: 630 meters
  • Max. Capacity per gondola: 12 people
  • Hourly delivery rate: 80 people
  • Number of supports: 5

Continuation / connection

In Meransen there is a connection option by cable car or chairlift to the Gitschberg.