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International Projects<br />

13<br />

Fresh boost for tourism in South Korea<br />

8-MGD Samaksan Cable Car | Chuncheon-si, Gangwon-do (KOR)<br />

Daemyung Sono Group<br />

3,619 m 350 m 1,200 PPH 5.0 m/s 13.17 min 66 8-passenger cabins 10/<strong>2021</strong><br />

A new ropeway makes Samaksan Mountain<br />

the perfect destination for day-trippers<br />

from Seoul.<br />

Chuncheon-si is just 80 kilometers from South<br />

Korea’s capital Seoul and is a popular destination<br />

that visitors can reach quickly and conveniently<br />

by train or car. The city lies at the foot of<br />

Samaksan Mountain, which rises up 654 meters<br />

and impresses with its stunning natural<br />

beauty. Up to now, tourists were only able to<br />

enjoy the picturesque mountain scenery on<br />

foot. Since fall <strong>2021</strong>, a modern gondola lift has<br />

provided access to the summit. The new installation<br />

is more than three and one-half kilometers<br />

in length, making it one of the longest<br />

tourist ropeway installations in South Korea.<br />

The customer, Daemyung Sono Group, expects<br />

it to provide a fresh boost for tourism in<br />

the region.<br />

Ingenuity called for during construction<br />

The 13-minute trip on the gondola lift opens up<br />

entirely new perspectives. From Chuncheonsi,<br />

the route crosses a wide river as well as hills<br />

and streams on the way up to Samaksan<br />

Mountain. The magnificent terrain nonetheless<br />

posed challenges for the Doppelmayr team<br />

and the customer, Daemyung Sono Group. As<br />

there is no road access to the top station, most<br />

of the construction material had to be transported<br />

by means of a material ropeway. And<br />

that was not all: One of the towers on the new<br />

installation stands in the middle of the river,<br />

which made it necessary for the installation<br />

crew to use boats.<br />

Fan-shaped parking facility<br />

The new station buildings feature exceptional,<br />

eye-catching architecture that harmonizes with<br />

the natural landscape. The fan-shaped design<br />

also infl uenced the construction of the ropeway<br />

as the parking facility for the cabins precisely<br />

matches the station building and is slightly<br />

curved. Doppelmayr also provided the perfect<br />

answer to customer wishes with the innovative<br />

drive Doppelmayr Direct Drive, a recovery concept<br />

and three additional freight carriers.<br />

The gondola lift up to the Samaksan was our<br />

fi rst project with Doppelmayr. In view of the<br />

excellent collaboration, we<br />

are already considering new<br />

joint tourism projects for the<br />

future. Min Byung So,<br />

CEO of Daemyung<br />

Sono Group

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