Loen Skylift

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
Loen Skylift
Location within Sogn og Fjordane
Overview
StatusOperational
CharacterRecreational
Location6789 Loen
Loen, Stryn
CountryNorway
Coordinates61.874695°N 6.838774°E / 61.874695; 6.838774
TerminiLoen
Mount Hoven
No. of stations2
Built byGaraventa AG
Construction begin2016 (2016)
OpenMay 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
Websitewww.loenskylift.com
Operation
OwnerLoen Skylift AS
OperatorLoen Skylift AS
No. of carriers2
Carrier capacity45
Operating timesAll year
Trip durationapproximately 5 minutes
Fare505 kr
Technical features
Aerial lift typeAerial tramway
Manufactured byDoppelmayr Garaventa Group
Line length1,524.40 metres (5,001.3 ft)
No. of support towers1
Operating speed7 metres per second (23 ft/s)
Vertical Interval1,011 metres (3,317 ft)
Maximum Gradient60°
Seen from below during construction process.

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

The 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
  1. "45-ATW Loen Skylift | References". www.doppelmayr.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. "Nå kan du ta en av verdens bratteste gondolbaner - i Norge". Aftenposten (in Norwegian Bokmål). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  3. "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.
  4. "Loen Skylift – World's Steepest Tramway – Opens in Norway". Lift Blog. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  5. "Opened one of the world's steepest cable cars". www.royalcourt.no. The Royal House of Norway. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  6. "The world's most spectacular skyway rides". The Mercury News. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. "Loen Skylift hadde 92.000 besøkande i 2017". www.firda.no (in Norwegian). 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  8. Stølen, Kjell Arvid (2017-09-11). "Loen Skylift har ført til 80 prosent auke". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  9. Oldeide, Adalheidur Audardottir. "No er Loen Skylift offisielt opna". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  10. Brugrand, Odd Helge (23 August 2017). "Her gjer rikspolitikarane seg klar til debatt på Hoven". NRK (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 2018-08-11.
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