Schauinslandbahn

[1][2][3] At 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) in length, the line is reportedly the longest gondola lift in Germany.

The extension of city tram route 2 on segregated track to Günterstal in 1913 was intended as the first section of a high speed tramway that would connect with a proposed rack railway to the mountain's summit.

This led to a major review of the technology and the procedures guiding it; the resulting recommendations were rapidly included in ropeway construction elsewhere, especially in Switzerland.

[1] During the Second World War, the Schauinslandbahn was used to provide transport to military hospitals established on the Schauinsland mountain.

During periods of high demand, up to 30 cabins can operate at once, giving a total passenger throughput of more than 500 per hour.