Roßstelle chairlift

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Valley station and part of the railway line of the Roßstelle chairlift
Ski slope and part of the railway line of the Roßstelle chairlift
Ski area at the Roßstelle chairlift in late autumn

The detachable 8- seater chairlift Roßstelle is a cable car in Mellau , Alpe Roßstelle, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg .

The 8-seater chairlift Roßstelle connects a valley station at 1392  m above sea level. A. (parcel Brugga) with the mountain station (parcel Leonhardatöle) at 1566  m above sea level. A. The facility is owned by Bergbahnen Mellau GmbH & Co KG . The name of the cable car is derived from the place of the same name, the Alpe Roßstelle.

history

Since 1972 there has been a double t-bar near the present chairlift. In autumn 2013, the 8-seater Roßstelle chairlift was rebuilt on a slightly different route to replace these two old tow lifts. The plant went into operation on December 12, 2013 and was officially opened on January 17, 2014. The detachable 8-seater Roßstelle chairlift is the first of its kind in the Bregenz Forest .

Technical specifications

After many years of discussion and preparation, the 8-seater Roßstelle chairlift was renewed in the shortest possible time from September to December 2013. By converting the system, the total capacity of the system's conveying capacity was doubled compared to the previous one.

The chairlift is crossed by the summit lift, which also has the valley station on Alpe Roßstelle, in the area of ​​the last support.

Technical data of the new system

The new detachable 8-seater chairlift was built by Doppelmayr in Wolfurt .

  • Orientation of the facility: largely from north-northwest (valley station) to south-southeast (mountain station)
  • Cable height in the valley station: 1397 m
  • Rope height in the mountain station: 1570 m
  • Difference in altitude: 173 m
  • Horizontal system length: 638 m
  • Operating length ( inclined length ): 641 m
  • Supports: 7
  • Drive station: valley (electric)
  • Bracing valley (hydraulic)
  • Driving equipment: 36 seats
  • Vehicle equipment capacity: 8 people
  • Nominal travel speed 5 m / s
  • Chair interval: 8.5 seconds (42.5 m)
  • Travel time: approx. 2.6 minutes
  • Direction of travel: clockwise
  • Transport capacity per hour and direction: 2800 people.
  • largest transport capacity per hour and direction: 3400 people
  • Promotions / year: 484,400 people (2014/2015)
  • Seat heating: yes
  • Weather protection hoods: yes
  • Child lock: yes

Technical data of the old system

The old tow lifts (SL), which were replaced in 2013, were built in 1972 by Doppelmayr.

  • Orientation of the facility: largely from north-northwest (valley station) to south-southeast (mountain station)
  • Cable height in the valley station: 1400 m
  • Rope height in the mountain station: 1574 m
  • Difference in altitude: 174 m
  • Operating length ( inclined length ): 639 m
  • Supports: 5
  • Clamping device: mountain station (weight)
  • Drive station: mushroom drive valley station (electric)
  • Direction of travel: double system
  • largest transport capacity per hour and direction: 1384 people (2 × 692 P).
  • Opening: January 1972
  • Decommissioning: spring 2013
  • Termination: October / November 2013

Ski Area

In the Damüls Mellau ski area there are two gondola lifts, 15 chair lifts, two drag lifts, four practice lifts, two rope lifts and six people movers.

Web links

Commons : Mellau  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Source: Vorarlberger Landesregierung ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and lift-world.info (partially). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.vorarlberg.at
  2. New 8-seater chairlift in Mellau , orf.at.
  3. Source: lift-world.info SL1 / lift-world.info SL2 (partially).

Coordinates: 47 ° 19 ′ 42.7 "  N , 9 ° 53 ′ 6"  E