The Koblenz cable car (German: Seilbahn Koblenz) is an aerial lift that was opened in 2010 in Koblenz, Germany for the Bundesgartenschau (a biennial exhibition) the following year. It connects the banks of the river Rhine and the hill plateau next to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. The cable car system has an 890m length and elevates 112m.
| Koblenz cable car | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Location | Koblenz, Germany |
| Termini | Rhine river bank Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz |
| No. of stations | 2 |
| Open | 4 July 2010 |
| Operation | |
| Operator | Skyglide Event Deutschland GmbH |
| Carrier capacity | 18 cabins, maximum of 35 adult passengers per cabin, 7600 passengers per hour either way |
| Technical features | |
| Aerial lift type | Tri-cable gondola detachable |
| Line length | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
| Operating speed | 4.5 metres per second |
The gondola system has an hourly capacity of 7600 people, the most for any such a ride in the world. It operates usually between April and October of a given year. Its construction and operation is in control by an Austrian company specialized in such rides, the Doppelmayr Gruppe. [1][2][3][4]
See also
edit- Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
- Federal Horticultural Show 2011
- Cologne Cable Car, which was also built for a Bundesgartenschau in 1957.
References
edit- ^ "Facts and figures about the Cable Car - Über den Rhein auf die Festung Ehrenbreitstein schweben". Seilbahn-koblenz.de. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Die Seilbahn Koblenz – Spektakuläre Aussicht auf das UNESCO-Welterbe - Koblenz-Touristik". Koblenz-touristik.de. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Deutschlands größte Seilbahn". T-online.de. 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Skyglide Event Deutschland Seilbahnengesellschaften aus Koblenz in der Firmendatenbank wer-zu-wem.de".