Pfänderbahn

Pfänderbahn
Pfänderbahn
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterElevated
LocationBregenz and Lochau, Vorarlberg
CountryAustria
TerminiBregenz
Pfänder
Elevationlowest:  419 m (1,375 ft)
highest: 1,022 m (3,353 ft)
No. of stations2
Open1927
Reopened1994
Operation
Carrier capacity80
Trips dailymax. 6 per hour
Trip duration6 minutes
Technical features
Aerial lift typeaerial tramway
Line length2,063 m (6,768 ft)
No. of support towers2
No. of cables2
Operating speed12 m/s (39 ft/s)

The Pfänderbahn (lit.'Mount Pfänder cable car') is an aerial tramway in Bregenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It connects the shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee) at 419 m (1,375 ft) above sea level with the 1,022 m (3,353 ft) high mountain station near the Pfänderspitze.

The valley station in Bregenz is located ca. 600 m (0.37 mi) from Bregenz Hafen and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from Bregenz railway stations.