Funivia Mezzocorona-Monte, Aerial tramway in Mezzocorona, Italy.
Funivia Mezzocorona-Monte is a cable car that carries passengers 620 meters upward while offering views across the Rotaliana Plain and Adige Valley. The system covers this elevation in just minutes, linking the base station to the mountaintop.
A cableway already existed here in the Austro-Hungarian era, and an old structure stands beside the valley station. The current system opened in 1965, built by the Lenzi mechanical workshops and the Hölzl firm. On 20 March 2005 a modernised plant by Doppelmayr was inaugurated, costing about 1.2 million euros, with the drive winch moved from the mountain station to the valley station and new electrical equipment.
The valley station stands just north of Mezzocorona's historic centre, at 270 m. The upper station is at Monte, 892 m, reached after a 622 m climb. The cabins hold up to 7 people and cover the 937 m route in just under 3 minutes at about 7.5 m/s.
The lower station sits just north of Mezzocorona's historic centre at 270 m, the upper station at Monte at 892 m. Cabins hold up to 7 people and cover the 937 m line in under 3 minutes at about 7.5 m/s. The upper station has no staff, so check the return times before going up.
The current cable car, inaugurated on 20 March 2005 after a Doppelmayr rebuild costing about 1.2 million euros, holds the European record for the greatest height difference crossed in a single span: 622 metres over a 937-metre line. The motor winch was moved from the mountain station to the valley station during those works.
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