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2-MGD Médran
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Place | Verbier |
| resort | Les 4 Vallées |
| Region | Valais |
| Country | |
| Name of lift | Médran |
| Type | 2-MGD |
| Lift manufacturer | Giovanola |
| Year of construction | 1950 |
| Commissioning date | 23.12.1950 |
| Date of closing down | 1984 |
| Date of pull down | 1984 |
| Infos for handicapped persons |
|---|
| Sorry, no information available. |
| Characteristics |
|---|
| First Giovanola gondola ever opened. |
| geometric data | |
|---|---|
| Height of valley station | 1528 m |
| Height of mountain station | 2192 m |
| Vertical rise | 664 m |
| Route distance | 1630 m |
| Horizontal length | 1476 m |
| Average incline | 45 % |
| Largest incline | 78 % |
| Number of pillars | 30 Stk |
| Greatest spanwidth | ?? m |
| Max ground clearance | ?? m |
| Trackwidth drive | ?? m |
| Trackwidth line | 3 m |
| Trackwidth return | ?? m |
| Angle of wrap (drive wheel) | ?? ° |
| Drive altitude of site | ?? m |
| Maximum capacity | 400 Pers/h |
| Travel time | 11 min |
| Driving speed line | 2,5 m/s |
| Driving speed station | ?? m/s |
| electrical data | |
|---|---|
| Electrical control | ?? |
| Remote control and telemonitoring system | ?? |
| Power control system | ?? |
| Number of drive | ?? Stk |
| Drive power (Start) | ?? kW |
| Drive power (Operation) | 99 kW |
| Brake power | ?? kW |
| Continuous brake power | ?? kW |
| Driving station | Valley station |
| Drive type | ?? |
| Traction of drive | ?? |
| Emergency drive | ?? |
| Traction of emergency drive | ?? |
| cabins data | |
|---|---|
| Grip type | ?? |
| Cab manufacturer | ?? |
| Cab model | ?? |
| Seating | ?? |
| Seat heater | no |
| Heater | no |
| Aircon | no |
| Persons per cab | 2 |
| Number of cabs | 64 Stk |
| Cab distance | 45 m |
| Cab interval | 18 s |
| Garage type | ?? |
| Garage place | ?? |
| Garage direction | ?? |
| Loading direction | ?? |
| rope data | |
|---|---|
| Rope manufacturer | Drahtseilwerke Brugg |
| Length of haul rope | ?? m |
| Total weight of haul rope | ?? t |
| Haul rope diameter | 28,5 mm |
| Nominal strength of haul rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Breaking strength of rope | 569 kN |
| Tensionstation haulrope | Mountain station |
| Tension type | ?? |
| Tension way | ?? m |
| miscellaneous data | |
|---|---|
| Transport uphill | 100 % |
| Transport downhill | ??? % |
| Drive direction | right |
| Construction costs | ?? CHF |
| Currency (Construction costs) | Swiss franc |
| Construction period | ?? months |
| Seasontime | ?? |
| Evacuation ropeway | no |
| Integrated rescue system | ?? |
| Rope position control | ?? |
| Autonomous ropeway | no |
| Asset number (Trail map) | ?? |
Updates
Datas: 25.06.2026
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
96 visit(s) since 26.06.2026
Last visit 08.07.2026
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 26753
Place-ID: 227
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/26753/datas.htm
Datas: 25.06.2026
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
96 visit(s) since 26.06.2026
Last visit 08.07.2026
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 26753
Place-ID: 227
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/26753/datas.htm