Doppelmayr/Garaventa cable cars at olympic venues [EN]

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OLYMPIA FACTS
XXII.
WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES
SOCHI
2,780 athletes
88 nations
98 events in 15 disciplines
99,975 % availability of the 18 installations
throughout the Olympic Games
5,800 operating hours during the
Olympic Games
Until 2014, Doppelmayr/Garaventa built 40 ropeway installations in
Sochi - one of which among the longest 3S installations in the world.
It leads from Krasnaya Polyana to the skiing region Laura, where the
Nordic competitions of the Winter Olympic Games 2014 took place
and has an overall length of 5,383 meters. Furthermore, by order of
Olympstroy, the official organization for Sochi 2014, Doppelmayr/
Garaventa built a unique 3S gondola lift in the Olympic region.
With an hourly capacity of 4,500 passengers per hour and direction
it is one of the most efficient ropeways in the world and also able to
transport cars - a world novelty for 3S ropeways. The 3S gondola
lift consist of two sections and leads from Krasnaya Polyana to the
Rosa Khutor Olympic Village and further on to the so-called Rosa
Khutor Finish Zone. In Rosa Khutor, the alpine competitions of the
Olympic Games of Sochi 2014 were held.
30-TGD Psekhako
Ropeway system: 3S gondola lift
Capacity: 3,000 PPHPD
Length of line: 5,386 m
Lift speed: 8.5 m/s