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36-AT Karrenseilbahn
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Place | Dornbirn |
| resort | ?? |
| Region | Vorarlberg |
| Country | |
| Name of lift | Karrenseilbahn |
| Type | 36-AT |
| Lift manufacturer | Steurer |
| Year of construction | 1956/95 |
| Commissioning date | 17 nov 1956 |
| Infos for handicapped persons |
|---|
| Sorry, no information available. |
| Characteristics |
|---|
| 23 June 2025: Multiple cable derailments caused by a squall during operation. The 19 passengers were rescued uninjured after approximately seven hours: https://on.orf.at/video/14281416/15903648/bestandesaufnahme-nach-karrenseilbahn-einsatz Tensioning weight of haul rope: 20 tonnes Tensioning weight per pair of suspension ropes: 60 tonnes A striking feature of this ropeway is a weather station on a rope rider, the extension of the fully locked suspension rope with non-locked ropes which lead into the tensioning shaft via guide wheels and a fixing arm for each pair of suspension ropes on the support, which fixes them from above to prevent the suspension ropes from slipping off the shoe during storms (when the ropeway is stationary). |
| geometric data | |
|---|---|
| Height of valley station | 464 m |
| Height of mountain station | 976 m |
| Vertical rise | 512 m |
| Route distance | 1475 m |
| Horizontal length | 1384 m |
| Average incline | 37,00 % |
| Largest incline | 66,00 % |
| Number of pillars | 1 Stk |
| Greatest spanwidth | ?? m |
| Max ground clearance | ?? m |
| Trackwidth drive | ?? m |
| Trackwidth line | 9,0 m |
| Trackwidth return | ?? m |
| Angle of wrap (drive wheel) | ?? ° |
| Drive altitude of site | ?? m |
| Maximum capacity | 517 Pers/h |
| Travel time | 3,5 min |
| Driving speed line | 10,0 m/s |
| Speed on towers | ?? m/s |
| electrical data | |
|---|---|
| Electrical control | STG |
| Remote control and telemonitoring system | ?? |
| Power control system | ?? |
| Number of drive | ?? Stk |
| Drive power (Start) | 348 kW |
| Drive power (Operation) | 245 kW |
| Brake power | ?? kW |
| Continuous brake power | ?? kW |
| Driving station | Valley station |
| Drive type | electrical |
| Traction of drive | ?? |
| Emergency drive | diesel engine |
| Traction of emergency drive | ?? |
| cabins data | |
|---|---|
| Grip type | ?? |
| Cab manufacturer | Swoboda |
| Cab model | ?? |
| Heater | no |
| Aircon | no |
| Persons per cab | 36 |
| Number of cabs | 2 Stk |
| Carriage Operator | ?? |
| rope data | |
|---|---|
| Rope manufacturer | Austria Draht |
| Length of carrying rope | ?? m |
| Length of traction rope | ?? m |
| Length of counter-rope | ?? m |
| Total weight of carrying rope | ?? t |
| Total weight of traction rope | ?? t |
| Total weight of counter-rope | ?? t |
| Carrying rope diameter | ?? mm |
| Traction rope diameter | ?? mm |
| Counter-rope diameter | ?? mm |
| Nominal strength of carrying rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Nominal strength of traction rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Nominal strength of counter-rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Breaking strength of carrying rope | ?? kN |
| Breaking strength of traction rope | ?? kN |
| Breaking strength of counter-rope | ?? kN |
| Tensionstation carryingrope | Valley station |
| Tensionstation tractionrope | Valley station |
| Tension type | rope tension weight |
| Tension way | ?? m |
| miscellaneous data | |
|---|---|
| Transport uphill | 100 % |
| Transport downhill | 100 % |
| Construction costs | ?? ATS |
| Currency (Construction costs) | Austrian schilling |
| Construction period | ?? months |
| Seasontime | ❄ ☀ all-season |
| Carrying rope brake | ?? |
| Moving platform | yes |
| Evacuation ropeway | yes |
| Integrated rescue system | no |
| Autonomous ropeway | no |
| Asset number (Trail map) | ?? |
Updates
Datas: 25 jun 2025
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
21770 visit(s) since 1 sep 2003
Last visit 20 sep 2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 742
Place-ID: 392
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/742/datas.htm
Datas: 25 jun 2025
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
21770 visit(s) since 1 sep 2003
Last visit 20 sep 2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 742
Place-ID: 392
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/742/datas.htm