The extraordinary VANOISE EXPRESS Cable car is a unique technical exploit. It is this day the biggest cable car of the world : 2 cabins of 2 levels can take 200 persons. ( Capacity: 2000 persons per hour and by direction) To be more precise, it is about 2 parallel and independent cable cars, which allow a lot of flexibility to manage passengers stream. Other exploit: the cable car crosses the valley without intermediate pylon. (1824 m of length, 64m only of made uneven. The cabin is at 380m of the ground on the highest point) The third exploit: its speed: 45km / hour, world record. The crossing can be made in 3 minutes 50 seconds. The station departure station, called " driving station " is in Plan-Peisey, on the municipality of Peisey-Nancroix at 1612 m of elevation. The arrival station, called " tension station " is at 1548m of elevation upstream to Montchavin, municipality of Bellentre.
2 DC engines: 530kW - 1 180 tr/mn, as powerful as a T.G.V. Contracting owner: THE SELALP, branch of Alps company. Master builder : DSCA Builder: POMAGALSKI Architect : B. Taillefer The construction started in 2003 and had been inaugurated in January, 2004. During winter 2007/2008, this prototype of cable car has to undergo works of modification.
In winter, the cable car is accessible to skiers and pedestrians. On Montchavin side, the cable car arrives on a ski slope. You can't reach Montchavin by foot. It is advised to resort to services of a guide to find praticable paths in snowshoe.
Ouverture
From 17/12/2022 to 22/04/2023, daily.
Tarifs
Free entry for children < 5 years, people > 75.
Contact et accès Quartier du Télépôle Plan-Peisey 73210 Peisey-Vallandry Savoie (73)
