01/10/2017
In winter 2016/17, all visitors to Lech Zürs am Arlberg can look forward to numerous new features. In addition to the new Flexenbahn lift, which supplements the Arlberg ski area and provides a lift connection between Zürs and Stuben, the Trittkopfbahn has been rebuilt in two separate sections, and the Albonabahn 2 is also new. And that's not all: the Oberlech lift also has a new look and provides more comfort.
Following positive building negotiations on 15 April and a decision made by the BMVIT, it is now official. The cable car Lech - Oberlech will be replaced by an entirely new two-track aerial tramway with capacity for 2 x 80 people (former capacity: 32 people). The new cable car will follow the previous route from the centre of Lech to Oberlech and then meet the existing tunnel system that provides an underground connection to the hotels there and keeps Oberlech car-free during winter. The station building will be completely renovated.
The cable car Lech - Oberlech will also be able to transport all the luggage to and from Oberlech, as well as pedestrians, skiers and tobogganists using the dedicated toboggan run. The new valley station is designed so that, upon completion of the underground garage on the current postal services area, all the transportation of luggage to and from guests' cars can be carried out underground, in the basement. This should ease the traffic situation in the resort centre in the future and make queues and waiting times a thing of the past. The transportation of luggage to and from the mountain station by the hotels will be carried out via the Oberlech tunnel system.
Valley station: 1,434 m
Mountain station: 1,649 m
Height difference: 215 m
Cableway length: 845 m
Transport capacity: 1,235 people/h
80 people per cabin
Cabin manufacturer: CARVATECH, Fatzer cables
Cable car controls: FREY Austria
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