Dachsteinbahn, Cable car complex in Obertraun, Austria.

Dachsteinbahn is a three-section cable car system that carries visitors in stages up to 2100 meters, providing access to the Dachstein mountain and its caves. Stations along the way serve as transfer points for exploring the surrounding area at different elevations.

The system was built in the mid-20th century to improve access to the Dachstein's geological formations and caves. Its staged construction followed the gradual opening of different zones on the mountain.

The cable car connects the valley to one of Austria's most popular mountain regions and allows visitors to experience the alpine landscape directly. It serves as a key access point for those wanting to explore the Dachstein and its surrounding caves.

The cable car runs in both summer and winter seasons. The first section to Schönbergalm covers 742 metres of elevation in four minutes; the second reaches the Krippenstein station at 2100 metres. From there, the 5 Fingers platform is a 20-minute walk. The third section continues down to the Gjaidalm.

The 5fingers viewing platform, reached by a 20-minute walk from the Krippenstein mountain station, is one of the few structures of its kind in the Alps. A fourth cable car section toward the Dachstein glacier was planned from the Gjaidalm but never built; the glacier was instead opened up from Ramsau am Dachstein. A 25-kilometre off-piste descent, the Dachstein crossing, leads back to Obertraun, but there is no lift return.