Koblenz, Germany

The Koblenz Cable Car marked the first time worldwide that a tricable gondola was used in an urban environment. The route extends from Deutsches Eck in the city across the Rhine and up to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. The aerial ropeway was built as a transport solution for the 2011 Federal Horticultural Show to link the various exhibition sites distributed across the city.

It was shown to be the means of transport that could meet the technical and ecological requirements for barrier-free access, high capacity and high reliability, plus low environmental footprint. The gondola was built with UNESCO’s approval at the World Heritage Site “Upper Middle Rhine Valley” and praised as a sustainable transport solution. It continues to be the preferred means of transport for reaching the public park next to the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. An added bonus is the panoramic view that opens up during the trip.

Doppelmayr set new benchmarks in urban ropeway construction by implementing its recovery concept for the first time worldwide on the Koblenz Cable Car. This guarantees that in an evacuation scenario all the cabins can be returned to a station where the passengers can safely disembark.