Cable car · Reichenau an der Rax, Austria
Raxseilbahn
Raxseilbahn is a cable car near Reichenau an der Rax, Austria. It climbs 1,007 m over 1.90 km, from 535 m to 1,542 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 70 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
77/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Raxseilbahn is scarier than 77% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 62 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 70 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 445 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 710 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 482 m of the 1.90 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Raxseilbahn is near Reichenau an der Rax, Austria, at 535 m above sea level (47.71550° N, 15.80385° E). From there it runs 1.90 km up to the top station at 1,542 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1926
- Per cabin
- 30 people
- Ride time
- about 8 min
Nearby lines
- Zau[:ber:]g Kabinenbahn gondola · 10.5 km away · rises 331 m
- Bürgeralpe Express gondola · 35.6 km away · rises 371 m
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.