Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III

The Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III (Gletscherbahn Kaprun III) is the third section of the aerial tramway on the Kitzsteinhorn mountain at Kaprun, Austria. It was placed in service on 26 November 1966.

The tramway was built by the companies Elin, Waagner Biro, Swoboda. It has 2 cabins with a capacity of 60 persons, running from the valley station Krefelder Hut (Krefelder Hütte) which is situated 2453 meters above the sea level to the station Kitzsteinhorn at 3029 meters. The length of this line is 2208 meters, the maximum gradient is 42%. The travel time is 8.5 minutes and the maximum speed is 36 km/h. Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III has two stretches, separated by the tallest aerial tramway pylon in the world.

Tallest aerial tramway support pillar of the world

The tallest aerial tramway support pillar of the world is a 113.6 meter high steel framework construction, which is situated on a square concrete block with 17 meters side length, which stands on a rock tooth. The construction consists of a central steel tube with a diameter of 2.2 meters, in which there is a maintenance elevator and a ladder. This pipe is supported by four tubes of 0.5 metres diameter, connected every 10 meters with the central tube. This pylon was 103 meters tall when built in 1966. It has since been extended twice, first to 106.9 meters and then to the current height of 113.6 meters.

External links

* [http://www.seilbahngeschichte.de/gbk1.htm Information and pictures from an aerial-tramways information website] de icon
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* [http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b46005 Kitzsteinhorn Aerial Tramway Pylon diagram from skyscraperpage website]