Koblenz cable car

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Koblenz cable car
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Overview
StatusOperational
Location Koblenz, Germany
Termini Rhine river bank
Ehrenbreitstein, Koblenz
No. of stations2
Open4 July 2010
Operation
Operator Skyglide Event Deutschland GmbH
Carrier capacity18 cabins, maximum of 35 adult passengers per cabin, 7600 passengers per hour either way
Technical features
Aerial lift typeTri-cable gondola detachable
Line length890 m (2,920 ft)
Operating speed4.5 metres per second

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.

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]

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References

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