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Ahornbahn brochure

If you want to learn more about the Ahornbahn, download the brochure here.

Ahornbahn Mayrhofen
Simply gigantic...
...are the glass enclosed, high-capacity gondolas of the Ahornbahn - a real attraction. In only 6 minutes this cable car travels about 1300 altimeters – from the centre of Mayrhofen all the way up to the summit station 2000m above sea level. Along the way, Austria's biggest gondola treats up to 160 guests at a time to a breathtaking view over the Zillertal and Tux Alps.
Ahornbahn already awarded two important architectural prizes

The bottom station is an impressive and glorious sight at the foot of Leisure Mountain Ahorn. The sun is performing galanty shows on the dark-grey concrete, making the construction look even more impressive. When planning the construction of this extraordinary cable car, it was kept in mind that all tourist activities should blend into the surrounding natural scenery. Without using architectural flamboyance on the outside, the inside is equipped with the latest technical features the cable car industry has to offer. Therefore, this project has recently been awarded the European architecture prize “best architects” and the prize of the Austrian Cement and Concrete Industry 2007.

 

The new Ahornbahn – Facts & Figures

  • Technical Data
    altitude difference 1300 m • diagonal length 3045 m • speed 10 m/s • carrying capacity 1200 pers/h • transportation time 6.30 min • supports: 2
  • Europe`s biggest cable
    cable weights: load cable 27.6 t (3.200 m long) • contra cable 10.2 t (3200 m length) • 4 catenary cables 97.4 t (3430 m long) – a total of 430 t unladen weight of cables!
    catenary cable diameter 70 mm • load cable diameter 47mm
    horizontal cable tension force 600
  • Gondola
    diameters: 9.0 x 4.6m
    inside height:2.2m weight: 12tcabin capacity:max. 160
 

Videodocumentation part 3

Construction of the mountain and bottom station and interviews with the marketing department of MBB.