Wurmberg cable car
| Wurmberg cable car | |
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 Valley station of the cable car |
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| Location: |
Braunlage ↔ Wurmberg District Goslar Lower Saxony Germany  
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| Mountains: | Harz ( Upper Harz ) |
| background | |
| Owner: | Wurmbergseilbahn GmbH & Co. KG |
| Original openings: |
February 16, 1963 (upper part) July 1, 1967 (lower part) |
| Original construction by company: | Von Roll ( CH ) |
| Modernization: | 1980-1982 |
| New building: | 2000-2001 |
| New construction of company: | Doppelmayr ( A ) |
| Company cabins: | Swoboda ( Carvatech ) (A) |
| Website: | wurmberg-seilbahn.de |
| Technical specifications | |
| Design type: | 6- MGD |
| Length: | 2.8 km |
| Valley station: |
Braunlage ( 567.5 m above sea level )
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| Middle station: | Toboggan house ( 730 m above sea level )
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| Mountain station: |
Wurmberg ( 965 m above sea level )
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| Height difference: | 397.5 m |
| Panorama cabins: | 74 pcs. (6 people each) |
| Delivery rate (max.): | 960 people per hour |
| Driving time: | 12-15 minutes |
| Speed (max.): | 4 m / s / 14.4 km / h (stepless) |
| Conveyor rope diameter: | 41 mm |
| Electric drive: | 560 kW (mountain station) |
| Number of supports : | 23 pcs. |
The Wurmbergseilbahn even Wurmberg cable car called, is originally a 1963 put into operation, now 2.8 km long cable car , which from Braunlage to the mid-mountain Harz in Lower Saxony district of Goslar located Wurmberg ( 971.2 m above sea level. NN leads).
The gondola lift (small cabin lift ) is the longest aerial cableway in northern Germany. In contrast to many other cable cars, it also has a middle station that can be passed without changing. The cable car is open all year round and is used, for example, for winter sports enthusiasts and hikers as an ascent aid.
course
The cable car leads from the center of Braunlage on the southern flank of the Wurmberg up to its summit. Your valley station is 567.5 m above sea level. NN on the northern edge of Braunlage; there is a large parking lot . From there the gondolas run to the middle station near the toboggan house (formerly called Rodelhaus station , now officially called Rodelhaus middle station ) at an altitude of about 730 m and then on to the mountain station, which is around 965 m above sea level on the small plateau of the Wurmberg near the mountain summit ; the way back is mirrored. This results in a height difference of 397.5 m. It is not only possible to get on and off at the mountain and valley stations, but also at the middle station.
History and technical data
Early 1960 to autumn 1980
At the beginning of the 1960s the idea to build the Wurmberg cable car arose. It was erected in two construction phases: its upper part, which runs from the (today's) middle station to the mountain station, was built by the Swiss company Von Roll , opened on February 16, 1963, served by shuttle buses to and from Braunlage and had 41 colorful ones Gondolas for two people each. On July 1, 1967, the lower section, which leads from the valley to the middle station, was opened; the bus traffic was stopped. From then on, it was a two-section cable car with an obligation to change, for passengers traveling through to the mountain station, and with the option of getting on and off at all stations.
In 1977 the mountain station was enlarged, with garages and a workshop for snow groomers for the winter sports area on the Wurmberg being integrated.
Autumn 1980 to summer 2000
Because the capacity limit of the cable car with its 142 cabins at that time was reached at the end of the 1970s, it was equipped with 160 new cabins including automatic door opening between autumn 1980 and October 1982. From then on, 600 people could be transported per hour and direction.
Because the cable car was often and increasingly overloaded, especially in the 1990s, it was demolished in the summer of 2000.
Since summer 2000 / January 2001
After the ropeway was demolished and then rebuilt in the summer of 2000, a new single-section ropeway built by the Austrian company Doppelmayr was inaugurated on January 15, 2001 , which according to various sources cost around 5.2 or 5.5 million euros. She received 74 panorama cabins from Swoboda ( Carvatech ) for 6 people each; this means that 960 people can be transported per hour and direction. It drives at a maximum of 4 m / s (14.4 km / h) - depending on the setting of the stepless speed control - in around 12 to 15 minutes from the valley station to the mountain station. Although the cable car is currently completely continuous, you can get on and off not only at the valley and mountain stations, but also at the middle station. The hauling rope has a diameter of 41 mm and pulls the gondolas over the 23 cable car supports with an electric drive in the mountain station with an output of 560 kW . While the buildings of the valley and mountain stations are still in use, although their roof structures had to be raised for the new cable car technology, the middle station, in which an angular pass-through station with a 14 degree deflection was built, was completely rebuilt.
Opportunities for viewing
From the cabins of the cable car you can look down during most of the journey to Braunlage. Once at the top you can enjoy the view from the Wurmberg over the Harz Mountains.
leisure
The Wurmberg cable car is integrated with the valley, middle and mountain stations in the winter sports area on the Wurmberg . In addition to the ski jumps on the Wurmberg, there are numerous ski slopes and a snowboard slope, cross-country trails and a toboggan run available; In addition to the cable car, there are other tow lifts. The cable car also serves as a feeder to the hiking area on the Wurmberg, where monster scooters can also be used on the toboggan run in the warm season .
literature
- Barbara Pinl, Harald Pinl: With the witch swing on the Wurmberg. The history of the Wurmberg cable car in Braunlage / Harz . Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2007, ISBN 978-3-8334-7831-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r The Wurmberg and the history of the cable car. Wurmbergseilbahn GmbH & Co. KG, archived from the original on March 21, 2013 ; Retrieved March 10, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n The Wurmberg and the history of the cable car . In: The warning cross . No. 4 . Killinger, 2003, ISSN 0343-1525 , DNB 012823651 , p. 16-17 (http://www.vbg.de/oepnv_bahnen/informationen/pdf/wk4_03/9.pdf (link not available)).