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The current gondola lift was constructed by Doppelmayr [1] and opened in 2022. [2] It is 5017m long and can transport up to 1500 people per hour. The journey time is 16 to 22 minutes in each direction.
The cable car section of the line is operated by a single cable car, which shuttles between Lauterbrunnen and Grütschalp with a journey time of 4 minutes. The car has an upper passenger level, carrying up to 100 passengers, and a lower level capable of carrying 6 tonnes of freight. The cable car is scheduled with the railway to provide a ...
Test runs began on the cable car line in April 2021, [7] with a planned opening date of October 10, 2021. However, media reports the following day indicated that while all infrastructure was complete, a dispute had arisen with Doppelmayr Cable Car , the Austrian cable car manufacturer which was delaying the inauguration of the service. [ 8 ]
In October 1994, the cable car system was extensively overhauled: Replacement of gondolas, they are now fully glazed and can accommodate up to 80 people. Removal of two supports, providing a higher rope guide. Installation of a hydraulic device for cable tension. The stations are sliding platforms used to optimally utilize the available space.
Each track rope weighs approximately 90 metric tons (89 long tons; 99 short tons). There is a single haul rope which moves in a continuous loop and pulls the cabins. This cable weighs more than 80 metric tons (79 long tons; 88 short tons). There are a total of 26.5 kilometres (87,000 ft) of cable on the Peak 2 Peak Gondola. [12]
In normal service the cars operate at 4 m/s (13 ft/s), but at times of high demand this can be increased to 7 m/s (23 ft/s). The cable itself is 960 m (3,150 ft) long, has a diameter of 45 mm (1.8 in), and has a breaking load of 66.5 tonnes.
After closing in 1989, the Trebević cable car was reconstructed between 2017 and 2018, and officially reopened on 6 April 2018. [8] A total of 33 modern cable cars make up the new system, which can transport up to 1,200 passengers from the city to Trebević per hour, with a ride duration of nine minutes each way.
The Ještěd cable car is an aerial cable car service in the Czech Republic, linking Horní Hanychov in the city of Liberec with the summit of Ještěd mountain. The cable car is operated by Czech Railways. The cable car was opened in 1933, and was operated by Czechoslovak State Railways for most of its history. In the early 1970s the cable car ...