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8-MGD Grand Massif Express
Valley station
Line
Mountain station
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Place | Samoëns |
| resort | Grand Massif |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Country | |
| Name of lift | Grand Massif Express |
| Type | 8-MGD |
| Lift manufacturer | Poma |
| Year of construction | 2003 |
| Commissioning date | ?? |
| Infos for handicapped persons |
|---|
| Sorry, no information available. |
| Characteristics |
|---|
| nothing |
| geometric data | |
|---|---|
| Height of valley station | 697 m |
| Height of middle station(s) | ?? m |
| Height of mountain station | 1589 m |
| Vertical rise | 892 m |
| Route distance | 2945 m |
| Horizontal length | 2880 m |
| Average incline | 31 % |
| Largest incline | 81 % |
| Number of pillars | 23 Stk |
| Greatest spanwidth | 270 m |
| Max ground clearance | 39 m |
| Trackwidth drive | 4,4 m |
| Trackwidth line | ?? m |
| Trackwidth return | ?? m |
| Angle of wrap (drive wheel) | ?? ° |
| Drive altitude of site | ?? m |
| Maximum capacity | 2800 Pers/h |
| Travel time | 8 min |
| Driving speed line | 6,0 m/s |
| Driving speed station | ?? m/s |
| electrical data | |
|---|---|
| Electrical control | ?? |
| Remote control and telemonitoring system | ?? |
| Power control system | ?? |
| Number of drive | 2 Stk |
| Drive power (Start) | ?? kW |
| Drive power (Operation) | 1576 kW |
| Brake power | ?? kW |
| Continuous brake power | ?? kW |
| Driving station | Mountain station |
| Drive type | electrical |
| Traction of drive | electromechanical |
| Emergency drive | ?? |
| Traction of emergency drive | ?? |
| cabins data | |
|---|---|
| Grip type | Omega T |
| Cab manufacturer | Sigma |
| Cab model | ?? |
| Seating | ?? |
| Seat heater | no |
| Heater | no |
| Aircon | no |
| Persons per cab | 8 |
| Number of cabs | 106 Stk |
| Cab distance | 61,71 m |
| Cab interval | 10,3 s |
| Garage type | ground floor |
| Garage place | valley station |
| Garage direction | ?? |
| Loading direction | ?? |
| rope data | |
|---|---|
| Rope manufacturer | Tréfileurope |
| Length of haul rope | ?? m |
| Total weight of haul rope | ?? t |
| Haul rope diameter | 54,50 mm |
| Nominal strength of haul rope | ?? N/mm² |
| Breaking strength of rope | ?? kN |
| Tensionstation haulrope | Valley station |
| Tension type | hydraulical (controlled) |
| Tension way | ?? m |
| miscellaneous data | |
|---|---|
| Transport uphill | 100 % |
| Transport downhill | 100 % |
| Drive direction | left |
| Construction costs | ?? |
| Currency (Construction costs) | ?? |
| Construction period | ?? months |
| Seasontime | ❄ ☀ all-season |
| Evacuation ropeway | no |
| Integrated rescue system | no |
| Rope position control | no |
| Autonomous ropeway | no |
| Asset number (Trail map) | ?? |
Updates
Datas: 18.01.2025
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
8860 visit(s) since 14.05.2004
Last visit 28.10.2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 4256
Place-ID: 1211
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/4256/datas.htm
Datas: 18.01.2025
PHOTOS: ??
Lift-Statistics
8860 visit(s) since 14.05.2004
Last visit 28.10.2025
LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 4256
Place-ID: 1211
https://www.seilbahntechnik.net/en/lifts/4256/datas.htm