Schattbergbahn
| Schattbergbahn (†) | |
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| Location: |
Saalbach-Hinterglemm , Austria
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| Design type: | Aerial tramway |
| Construction year: | Replaced in 1960, 1973, 2002 |
| Mountain: | Schattberg |
| Valley station: | Saalbach, 1001 m |
| Height difference: | 1021 m |
| Mountain station: | below the central summit, 2022 m |
| Route length: | 2693 m |
| Driving time: | 5 min |
| Number of gondolas: | 2 pieces. |
| Number of supports: | 2 pieces. |
| Capacity: | 100 people / gondola, 820 people / hour |
| Manufacturer: | Waagner Biro |
| Operator: | Saalbacher Bergbahnen GmbH. |
| Website: | www.saalbach.com |
The Schattbergbahn was a cable car that ran from 1960 to 2002 from the ski resort of Saalbach to the Schattberg , a 2097 m above sea level. A. high mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in the Austrian state of Salzburg .
history
The aerial tramway with a support and a rope was 1960 by Waagner Biro built. After the renovation in 1973, the cable car was the largest gondola lift in Austria with 100 people per cabin and had the strongest suspension cable (63 mm) in the world. Nevertheless, the capacity was no longer sufficient over the years and the lift was dismantled in 2002 and replaced by a circulating cable car with two sections, the Schattberg X-Press.
route
The train led from the outskirts of Saalbach over the parking lot, Glemmerstraße and Saalach to the Schattberg and over two supports to the central summit. Both stations had moving platforms. The system was controlled from the mountain station.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schattbergbahn on Sagen.at with photos
Coordinates: 47 ° 23 ′ 25.1 ″ N , 12 ° 38 ′ 7 ″ E