Top station

A top station[1] or upper station[2] is usually the highest station of an aerial lift, a funicular, a T-bar lift or a rack railway. The lowest station is the valley station. Passengers or skiers usually alight at the top station.

Top stations on a cable car may be ordinary buildings with a docking bay or open steel structures. Gondola lifts have horizontally arranged top stations. The top stations on chair lifts may have a simple jump-off point or a more substantial design.

Gallery

  • Dachstein cable car, Austria
    Dachstein cable car, Austria
  • The Saentisbahn, Switzerland
    The Saentisbahn, Switzerland
  • Mount Roberts Tramway, Juneau, Alaska
    Mount Roberts Tramway, Juneau, Alaska
  • Masada cableway, Israel
    Masada cableway, Israel
  • Top station of a simple chair lift
    Top station of a simple chair lift
  • Top station of the Carmenna Chairlift, Arosa
    Top station of the Carmenna Chairlift, Arosa
  • Top station on Cime de Caron, France
    Top station on Cime de Caron, France

References

  1. ^ For example, see Predigtstuhl Cable Car at www.berchtesgaden.de. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ For example, see Chairlift Blausee (upper station) at www.outdooractive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019.