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Gondola · Wagrain, Austria

Grafenberg-Express I

Grafenberg-Express I is a gondola near Wagrain, Austria. It climbs 373 m over 866 m, from 858 m to 1,231 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 36 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

38/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Grafenberg-Express I is scarier than 38% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 298 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 36 m, as high as a 12-storey building, 785 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 391 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Grafenberg-Express I is near Wagrain, Austria, at 858 m above sea level (47.32832° N, 13.29952° E). From there it runs 866 m up to the top station at 1,231 m.

Opened
2009
Capacity
2,400 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 4 min

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.