Gardena Ronda Express
| Gardena Ronda Express | |
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| Overview | |
| Status | working |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 2 |
| Service | |
| Type | passenger |
| History | |
| Opened | December 22, 2004 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1.24 km (0.77 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in) |
| Electrification | yes |
| Operating speed | 36 km/h (22 mph) |
The Gardena Ronda Express is a funicular situated in the Val Gherdëina near Santa Cristina Gherdëina, connecting the Col Raiser lifts to the Sasslong/Ruacia and Ciampinoi lifts in northern Italy.
Trains
[edit]Two funiculars operate on the system. Both were built by Gangloff, and the cable system was manufactured by Leitner Ropeways.[1] The funicular trains each have four seating cabins capable of seating around 10 and standing around 25. The total capacity is 140 people per train. The trains are 15.5 m (50 ft 10+1⁄4 in) long and 2.3 m (7 ft 6+1⁄2 in) wide, and weigh 15,500 kg (34,200 lb).
Track
[edit]The whole line runs in a tunnel, which connects two gondola lifts and through them two ski resorts. The maximum speed is 36 km/h (22 mph) and the slope is 100‰ (10%). 2000 persons can be transported per hour from one terminus to the other.
History
[edit]Planning started in 1990 and after some changes on the track to avoid buildings, construction started in 2003. With the line's opening in 2004, after nearly forty years without a railway (the Val Gardena Railway was closed in 1960), the valley has a train again.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "IF Val Gardena Ronda Express". Leitner AG. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.
External links
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