Commemorative coin to completion of the operation of the old Sněžka Cable Car.
Construction of a new cable car Pec pod Sněžkou (Lesovna) – Růžová hora – Sněžka:
Based on the result of the tender, the construction is carried out by the construction company Trutnov as the general contractor of the BAK association of companies together with the supplier of cable car technology, LEITNER AG from Italy.
The project is supported by a subsidy of approximately CZK 230 million from EU funds (18th round of the call – support area 1.2 Support for projects improving transport services in the area).
Construction began with the handover of the construction site in September 2011. By the end of the year, preparatory work was carried out at the future lower station Pec pod Sněžkou. Deforestation was carried out, the local road to Obří důl and high-voltage earth cables were reloaded. In November, according to the conditions of the building permit, the section of the route to Růžová hora was extended.
Currently, the implementation documentation is being finalized and the construction schedule is being specified.
The existing cable car will be in operation in 2012 as follows:
– 11.4.2012 end of operation in the winter season,
– 12. – 27.4. cable car out of operation – maintenance,
– 28.4.2012 start of operation in the summer season,
– 13.5.2012 end of operation of the 2nd section to Sněžka,
traffic to Růžová hora will continue to be maintained.
– 2.9.2012 Termination of operation of the cable car Pec pod Sněžkou – Sněžka.
Construction will therefore begin in May with the reconstruction of the Sněžka station and the construction of the route of the 2nd section to Sněžka. At the same time, the construction of the lower station at the Lesovna cottage will begin.
After the final stop of the current cable car in September 2012, construction work will begin immediately at the Růžová hora station and the route of the 1st section. The main construction and assembly works will take place in 2013.
From September 3, 2012 to the spring of 2014, tourists can only get to Sněžka on foot.
The construction should be completed by March 31, 2014 at the latest.
The most common starting point for a trip to Sněžka is the picturesque mountain town of Pec pod Sněžkou (750 m above sea level). The Pec pod Sněžkou – Sněžka cable car is an ideal starting point for your trip from Pec pod Sněžkou, especially in the summer months. The cable car will comfortably take you through the intermediate station on Růžová hora (1334 m above sea level) to Sněžka (1594 m above sea level). In less than half an hour you will overcome an elevation gain of more than 680 m. From Sněžka you can continue along the marked hiking trails towards Luční bouda, Špindlerův Mlýn, Pec pod Sněžkou or Horní Malá Úpa.
The cable car was built as a two-section circulating cable car with two-seater detachable seats. It transports 250 people per hour at a transport speed of 2.5 m/s. From the station Pec pod Sněžkou (890 m above sea level), the travel time to Růžová hora (1354 m above sea level) is 11 minutes, the length of the section is 1560 m and further to Sněžka is 13.5 minutes, the length of the section is 1967 m. More than 50 years of operation have proven that the cable car is beneficial for nature conservation in this locality. Therefore, intensive work is currently underway to prepare the construction of a new cable car.
