New cabins for Elsigenalp cable car
Elsigenalpbahnen AG inaugurated its new cabins with an opening ceremony at the weekend. With the inauguration of the Elsigenalp cable car, all mountain railways in Frutigen, Adelboden and Kandersteg have now started the season.
Elsigenalpbahnen AG inaugurated its new cabins at the weekend with an opening ceremony, according to a press release from the Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg tourism organisation. Guests were offered free rides, tours, music and a raffle. Around 900 guests attended the inauguration ceremony on the weekend of 14 and 15 June and were able to take free maiden voyages at 1,800 metres above sea level. Tours of the engine room and the mountain house were also offered. A selection of pictures also showed the history and renovation of the mountain railway’s infrastructure.
The impetus for the new cabins came from the necessary renewal of the licence. The AG would have had to carry out work on the fire protection and the steel structure of the supports anyway. The 40-year-old gondolas were also replaced at the same time. Due to their higher dead weight, the new cabins transport a maximum of 37 passengers instead of the previous 40. However, they offer more space as there are no longer any tie rods in the interior. Thanks to automated operation, cameras and an intercom system, staff are no longer required in the mountain station.
With the inauguration of the Elsigenalp cable car, all the Alpine cable cars in Adelboden, Kandersteg and Frutigen have now started the summer season. The Betelberg is already in service, the Metsch Stand-Xpress will follow on 25 June. As an Alpine destination, the Adelboden-Lenk-Kandersteg region in the canton of Bern counts over 2 million overnight stays every year.