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Bettmeralp - Bettmerhorn Gondola

Technical Data

Stations
Lower station 1991 m
Upper station 2652 m
Vertical rise 662 m

Route
Slope length 2324 m
Rope length 4704 m
Rope diameter 50 mm
Number of towers 15  
Traveling speed 5 m/sec
Traveling time 7.75 minutes
Number of cabins 88  
Capacity per cabins 8 passangers
Total capacity 2400 passangers

Special features
Rescue gondola Tower 10 – upper station
Gondelbahn Bettmerhorn im Nebelmeer

Year of construction 1995
Manufacturer Doppelmayr, represented by Schätti AG, Tuggen

History

1976

New 4-passenger gondola built at Bettmeralp-Bettmerhorn between June 1976 and January 1977 by Habegger, Thun
January 19, 1977

Opening of the new 4-passenger gondola Capacity: 800 passengers per hour with 80 cabins

1980 October – December 1980: capacity increased to 1,375 passengers per hour with xy cabins
1983 Scania engines in the lower station replaced after 17,000 operating hours
1984 Haulage rope replaced by Schätti AG (rope from Fatzer)
1985 Avalanche protection built at towers 12-14
1987

April – June 1987: Upper and lower station control systems replaced by ABB
Remote control and monitoring system rebuilt by Kündig

1988 Safety system rebuilt by Kündig
1991 October – December 1991: New brake regulator installed by
1995

New 8-passenger gondola built at Bettmeralp-Bettmerhorn between April and December 1995

December 15, 1995

High-performance gondola opened with a capacity of 2,400 passengers per hour


Page updated: 22.02.2007

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