Zugspitze Glacier Cable Car, Mountain cable car in Grainau, Germany

The Zugspitze Glacier Cable Car connects Zugspitzplatt plateau with the mountain summit while gaining roughly 360 meters in elevation. The system uses a double-cable design and carries passengers directly upward without intermediate support towers.

The system was built in 1992 by Hölzl Seilbahnbau, a South Tyrolean company, and replaced earlier ways of reaching Germany's highest peak. This modern solution made the summit accessible to far more people.

The cable car is run by the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG, and its 1992 opening ended the role of the older Schneefernerhaus routes: the Hangbahn and alte Gletscherbahn down to the Platt and the Gipfelseilbahn up to the summit. The cabins hold 90 people, and the system moves 1,000 passengers per hour in each direction.

The cabins hold 90 people according to the German article, while the English article states 100; the line moves 1,000 people per hour in each direction. It runs from the Zugspitzplatt plateau up to the summit, 360 metres above, with no intermediate pylons. Drive comes from two 210 kW motors in the valley station.

The cable car has no intermediate support pylons: its two 50 mm carrying cables and 34 mm hauling cable span the full 1,000 metres from the Zugspitzplatt plateau to the summit. The cabins are driven by two 210 kW motors in the valley station, and the system was built by the South Tyrolean firm Hölzl Seilbahnbau.