Loen Skylift is an aerial tramway in Loen in Stryn, Norway. The cable car climbs 1,011 metres (3,317 ft) to the top of Mount Hoven, above the Nordfjord. The maximum speed is 7 metres per second (23 ft/s).[1] With a gradient up to 60°, it is one of the steepest in the world.[2][3][4][5] The average is 45°. The gondola car is 170 metres (560 ft) above ground at the highest. It is the first aerial tramway installed in Norway since Hangursbanen in 1963.[6][2][3]
| Loen Skylift | |
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  Loen Skylift Location within Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Character | Recreational |
| Location | 6789 Loen Loen, Stryn |
| Country | Norway |
| Coordinates | 61°52′29″N 6°50′20″E / 61.874695°N 6.838774°E |
| Termini | Loen Mount Hoven |
| No. of stations | 2 |
| Built by | Garaventa AG |
| Construction begin | 2016 |
| Open | May 20, 2017 |
| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Loen Skylift AS |
| Operator | Loen Skylift AS |
| No. of carriers | 2 |
| Carrier capacity | 45 |
| Operating times | All year |
| Trip duration | approximately 5 minutes |
| Fare | 505 kr |
| Technical features | |
| Aerial lift type | Aerial tramway |
| Manufactured by | Doppelmayr Garaventa Group |
| Line length | 1,524.40 metres (5,001.3 ft) |
| No. of support towers | 1 |
| Operating speed | 7 metres per second (23 ft/s) |
| Vertical Interval | 1,011 metres (3,317 ft) |
| Maximum Gradient | 60° |
Loen Skylift is owned and run by Loen SkyliftAS, where Hotel Alexandra, Doppelmayr Garaventa Group and Stryn Municipality are the largest shareholders.
The owners expected some 55,000 visitors during 2017, while by the end of 2017 the skylift had transported 92,000 passengers.[7] Local business in Loen village recorded an 80% increase in revenues after the skylift opened.[8]
History
editThe building process started in 2015, and it was inaugurated by Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway on 20 May 2017. The costs of the construction work total 300 million NOK.[9]
The top station served as a venue for the debate on nationale TV during the 2017 campaign.[10]
References
edit- ^ "45-ATW Loen Skylift | References". www.doppelmayr.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Nå kan du ta en av verdens bratteste gondolbaner - i Norge". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ a b "En av verdens bratteste gondolbaner : – Nesten som å ta heis 1000 meter rett opp". Tu.no (in Norwegian). 29 March 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ "Loen Skylift – World's Steepest Tramway – Opens in Norway". Lift Blog. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Opened one of the world's steepest cable cars". www.royalcourt.no. The Royal House of Norway. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "The world's most spectacular skyway rides". The Mercury News. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Loen Skylift hadde 92.000 besøkande i 2017". www.firda.no (in Norwegian). 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ Stølen, Kjell Arvid (2017-09-11). "Loen Skylift har ført til 80 prosent auke". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ^ Oldeide, Adalheidur Audardottir (20 May 2017). "No er Loen Skylift offisielt opna". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ Brugrand, Odd Helge (23 August 2017). "Her gjer rikspolitikarane seg klar til debatt på Hoven". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2018-08-11.