Cologne Cable Car

Cologne Cable Car
Cologne Cable Car crosses Rhine river
One of the two pylons

The Cologne Cable Car (German: Kölner Seilbahn or Rheinseilbahn (Köln)) is a cableway that runs across the River Rhine in Cologne, Germany. It connects the two banks of the Rhine at the height of Cologne's Zoo Bridge (Zoobrücke).

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History

The cable car over the Rhine was opened on April 26, 1957 in time for the opening of the biannual German horticultural show, the Bundesgartenschau; it connected the exhibition sites close to the Cologne Zoo. Amongst its first guest were the President of Germany, Theodor Heuss, and Federal Chancellor and former Mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer. When it first went into service, it was the only cable car in Germany that crossed a river.[1]

In 1963, the cableway was closed and dismantled because it stood on land needed for the new Zoo Bridge. It was reopened after protracted discussions, but the route had to be changed in response to irritated drivers who did not want the cable car over the bridge. The suspension tower was easily turned and the support was moved to a location in the Rhine Park. The new extended Rhine cableway was re-opened on 22 August 1966. Today it crosses the thermal baths known as the Claudius Therme, which were built later in the Rheinpark (Rhine Park).

From 1957 to 2004 the cable car transported 13.7 million people without an accident; and in 2004, it carried 288,500 passengers. It is considered to be Cologne's safest means of transport. Starting in 2004, the cable car ran at night for special occasions. Kölner Seilbahn operates the tramway, and has been a subsidiary of Cologne Transport Enterprises since 1998.

Specifications

  • The Cologne Cable Car is open daily from April through October.
  • 50 cabins can carry up to 2,000 persons per hour.
  • Length: 935 metres
  • Diameter/carrying capacity of the cable:
    • Carrying rope: 45 millimeters/230,280 kg
    • Hauling cable: 22 millimeters/30,000 kg

References

  1. ^ Köln schwebend genießen at www.koelner-seilbahn.de, Kölner Seilbahn. Accessed on 27 Dec 09.

External links

Coordinates: 50°57′16″N 6°58′31″E / 50.95444°N 6.97528°E / 50.95444; 6.97528


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