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3. February 2016

Doppelmayr opens the longest tricable gondola lift

Doppelmayr/Garaventa has built a tricable gondola lift which covers over six kilometers on its way to Vietnam’s highest mountain and climbs over 1,400 vertical meters during the trip. As a result, the Fansipan Legend 3S lift simultaneously breaks two world records. Le Viet Lam, Chairman of Sun Group, Thomas Pichler, managing director of Doppelmayr, and Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister participated in the official opening ceremony on February 2, 2016.

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25. November 2015

2014/15 proves to be a good business year for the Doppelmayr Group

Doppelmayr, the global market leader in ropeway engineering, posted a moderate fall in sales revenues in the financial year 2014/2015.

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1. September 2015

Doppelmayr takes on 22 new apprentices

On Monday 1 September 2015, 22 new apprentices started their training with Doppelmayr Seilbahnen GmbH in Wolfurt.

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22. November 2014

New Mobility for San Francisco Bay Area

In 8.5 Minutes from BART Coliseum to Oakland Airport.

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22. November 2014

New Mobility for San Francisco Bay Area

In 8.5 Minutes from BART Coliseum to Oakland Airport.

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23. February 2023

Garaventa modernizes aerial tramway on the Jakobshorn

Last year, Garaventa carried out a complete overhaul of the reversible aerial tramway Jschalp-Jakobshorn in Davos.

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17. February 2023

Garaventa builds one of Switzerland’s biggest chairlifts in Villars

The fourth 8-seater chairlift in Switzerland went into service at the beginning of December 2022 in the Villars-Gryon-Diablerets ski area.

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2. February 2023

New chairlift in Bellwald with solar energy

In Bellwald in Switzerland, a new D-Line chairlift has gone into operation on time for the start of the winter season.

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18. January 2023

Zugerberg funicular undergoes eco-friendly refurbishment

Over the last ten months, Garaventa replaced the track of the funicular, which was officially reopened on December 2022.

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Doppelmayr/Garaventa Press

23. February 2023

Garaventa modernizes aerial tramway on the Jakobshorn

Last year, Garaventa carried out a complete overhaul of the reversible aerial tramway Jschalp-Jakobshorn in Davos.

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16. February 2023

Garaventa builds one of Switzerland’s biggest chairlifts in Villars

The fourth 8-seater chairlift in Switzerland went into service at the beginning of December 2022 in the Villars-Gryon-Diablerets ski area.

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»Villars-Gryon-Diablerets Ski

2. February 2023

New chairlift in Bellwald with solar energy

In Bellwald in Switzerland, a new D-Line chairlift has gone into operation on time for the start of the winter season.

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»Bellwald Sportbahnen AG

18. January 2023

Zugerberg funicular undergoes eco-friendly refurbishment

Over the last ten months, Garaventa replaced the track of the funicular, which was officially reopened on December 2022.

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»Zugerberg Bahn

Frequently Asked Questions

How are rope-propelled systems operated? A motor provides the central drive for all carriers. Neither brakes, gear unit nor motors are required in the individual carriers as these ...

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What does one kilometre of ropeway cost? Generally speaking, rope-propelled systems can be built at roughly 1/3-2/3 of the costs of today’s conventional transport systems.

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