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  8-MGD Grand Massif Express

Valley station
Valley station

Line
Line

Mountain station
Mountain station

General information  
Place Samoëns 
resort Grand Massif 
Region Rhône-Alpes 
Country   
Name of lift Grand Massif Express 
Type 8-MGD 
Lift manufacturer Poma 
Year of construction 2003 
Commissioning date ?? 


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Characteristics
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geometric data  
Height of valley station 697 m
Height of middle station(s) ?? m
Height of mountain station 1589 m
Vertical rise 892 m
Route distance 2945 m
Horizontal length 2880 m
Average incline 31 %
Largest incline 81 %
Number of pillars 23 Stk
Greatest spanwidth 270 m
Max ground clearance 39 m
Trackwidth drive 4,4 m
Trackwidth line ?? m
Trackwidth return ?? m
Angle of wrap (drive wheel) ?? °
Drive altitude of site ?? m
Maximum capacity 2800 Pers/h
Travel time 8 min
Driving speed line 6,0 m/s
Driving speed station ?? m/s

electrical data  
Electrical control ?? 
Remote control and telemonitoring system ?? 
Power control system ?? 
Number of drive 2 Stk
Drive power (Start) ?? kW
Drive power (Operation) 1576 kW
Brake power ?? kW
Continuous brake power ?? kW
Driving station Mountain station 
Drive type electrical 
Traction of drive electromechanical 
Emergency drive ?? 
Traction of emergency drive ?? 

cabins data  
Grip type Omega T 
Cab manufacturer Sigma 
Cab model ?? 
Seating ?? 
Seat heater no 
Heater no 
Aircon no 
Persons per cab
Number of cabs 106 Stk
Cab distance 61,71 m
Cab interval 10,3 s
Garage type ground floor 
Garage place valley station 
Garage direction ?? 
Loading direction ?? 


rope data  
Rope manufacturer Tréfileurope 
Length of haul rope ?? m
Total weight of haul rope ?? t
Haul rope diameter 54,50 mm
Nominal strength of haul rope ?? N/mm²
Breaking strength of rope ?? kN
Tensionstation haulrope Valley station 
Tension type hydraulical (controlled) 
Tension way ?? m

miscellaneous data  
Transport uphill 100 %
Transport downhill 100 %
Drive direction left 
Construction costs ?? 
Currency (Construction costs) ?? 
Construction period ?? months
Seasontime ❄ ☀ all-season 
Evacuation ropeway no 
Integrated rescue system no 
Rope position control no 
Asset number (Trail map) ?? 

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Datas: 18 gen 2025
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Lift-Statistics
7857 visit(s) since 14 mag 2004
Last visit 11 mag 2025

LIFT-WORLD IDs
Lift-ID: 4256
Place-ID: 1211

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