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Above Zermatt, at an altitude of 3883 meters, a new record building is in full swing: the world's highest three-phase orbit
The work on the three-orbit most top of the world are in the final stages. The gondola will be open on the Klein Matterhorn at the end of September.
With the new 3S-Bahn, waiting times are considerably reduced. "We will have a capacity of up to 2,000 people per hour," said Mario Aufdenblatten, deputy director of technology for the Zermatt Mountain Railways, Friday at the Keystone-SDA agency. This, unlike the existing rail, which reaches 600 people per hour
During the winter and summer period, the waiting time for the existing cable car between the dry dock and the Klein Matterhorn could until now be of one and a half hours
. Another goal is that tourists in the future can visit the Klein Matterhorn 365 days a year. Due to mandatory revisions, this is currently not possible all year round.
"Today, customers, especially Asian, want to be able to use railroads all year round," said Markus Hasler, director of Bergbahnen Zermatt. This is all the more important as Asian visitors make up about 10% of Zermatt's annual overnights. Fast rising trend: the 20% threshold could soon be reached
Enormous logistical effort
One of the big challenges of the project is the yard at this height. "It's a huge logistical effort, until all the equipment is in place," said Aufdenblatten. The conditions are also extremely demanding for the workers. "At nearly 4000 meters, the work is not as high as in the valley."
Since the spring of 2016, the railway is under construction. The cost of the project is about 55 million francs. In 2021, another three-lane cable car of about 25 million francs will be completed, connecting Testa Grigia in the Italian valley from Aosta to Switzerland. (SDA)
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