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    Espel (YOC 1966, closed)

    T-bar lift/platter/button lift at the ski resort Chäserrugg – Unterwasser/​Alt St. Johann (Toggenburg)

    Unterwasser-Iltios
    Stöfeli
    Replaced by:
    Espel-Stöfeli (YOC 2015) »
    10pers. Gondola lift (monocable circulating ropeway)
    Espel 1/1

    Espel

    Lift name

    Espel

    Status

    lift closed and replaced

    Type


    T-bar

    Manufacturer

    Städeli

    Ski resort

    Chäserrugg – Unterwasser/​Alt St. Johann (Toggenburg)
    Europe Switzerland Eastern Switzerland St. Gallen Toggenburg

    Year of construction

    1966

    Closure year

    2015

    Height/length

    Base station 1280 m Top station 1500 m 220 m 707 m

    Speed

    2 metres per second

    Transit time

    approx. 6:30 minutes

    Carrying capacity

    800 people per hour
    Towns/villages at the ski resort (distance from town center):
    Unterwasser (0.3 km), Alt St. Johann (0.3 km), Wildhaus (1.2 km)     Towns/villages at the ski resort
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