the world’s steepest cable car
In a historic event that attracts adventure and mountain lovers from different parts of the world, the world’s steepest cable car recently opened in the Swiss Alps.
This cable car connects the village of Steckelberg located at the bottom of the valley, with the mountain Moraine, where its impressive slope is 159.4%.
The journey takes only four minutes to exceed an altitude of 775 meters via a route of about 1,194 meters, making it an engineering feat par excellence.
The two carriages are specially designed to cope with such a steep incline, dangling from an 11-meter arm, and each can accommodate up to 85 passengers.
In addition, the system operates completely autonomously thanks to advanced sensors and surveillance cameras that allow it to be operated without the need for personnel on board.
The first official flight of the cable car took place on Friday evening, December 13, during a solemn opening ceremony, before the trolleys began to receive passengers regularly from Saturday, December 14.
This project is part of a comprehensive development called “Schilthorn Bahn 20XX”, which includes the construction of a new track in three stages.
When completed, the new route will reduce the journey time between stichelberg and the Schilthorn summit from 32 minutes to just 18 minutes.
This development comes alongside the opening of another cable car connecting the Morne and Berg areas, while the final stage between Berg and shelthorn is expected to be completed by March 2025, with the entire project to be completed by Spring/Summer 2026.
Shelthorn peak is world famous thanks to the restaurant” biz Gloria”, which appeared in the famous James Bond film” On Her Majesty’s Secret Service ” in 1969.
The restaurant, which is the first revolving restaurant in the world according to its designer, engineer Konrad wolf, represents a unique architectural masterpiece offering a 360-degree panoramic view of more than 200 mountain peaks, among which Mont Blanc if the view is clear.
The restaurant’s fame is due to the famous 1963 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, in which the building represented the lair of the villain Ernest Blofeld. The production team of the film partially completed the construction of the restaurant in exchange for using it for filming scenes of the film.
By / Castle Journal
