Fimbabahn A3 cable car in Ischgl
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More details about the A3 gondola
The impressive gondola lift boasts state-of-the-art technology. Read on to learn about some of its key features!
- The valley station of Fimbabahn cable car is located in the centre of Ischgl at 1,371 metres above sea level.
- The mountain station is located at 2,321 metres above sea level.
- The cable car covers a total distance of 3,847 metres and an altitude difference of 950 metres.
- The gondola lift A3 transports up to 2,800 passengers per hour.
The first Fimbabahn cable car with brightly coloured gondolas
On 31 December 1976, the 4-person monocable gondola lift Fimba with its brightly coloured gondolas was put into operation. In the spring of 1998, the cable car was dismounted and transported to Song Shan in China, where it was put back up.
More capacity and shorter waiting times: the second Fimbabahn
To reduce the long waiting times at the cable cars, 1998 saw extensive reconstruction works. The first section of Silvrettabahn cable car, which was built in 1983, was dismounted and installed as the first section of the new Fimbabahn cable car. As the new cable car offered space for up to six persons per cabin and only took 12.3 minutes to get to the top, the capacity went up to 2,400 passengers per hour. This version of Fimbabahn cable car was in operation until 2007, when the new Fimbabahn A3 was built
