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Top station, the Glossary

A top station or upper station is usually the highest station of an aerial lift, a funicular, a T-bar lift or a rack railway.^[1]

19 relations: Aerial lift, Alaska, Arosa, Aroser Weisshorn, Austria, Chairlift, Cime de Caron, France, Funicular, Goldbelt Tram, Gondola lift, Hoher Dachstein, Israel, Juneau, Alaska, Masada cableway, Rack railway, Surface lift, Switzerland, Valley station.
Aerial lifts
Funicular railways
Rack railways
Ski lifts

Aerial lift

An aerial lift, also known as a cable car or ropeway, is a means of cable transport in which cabins, cars, gondolas, or open chairs are hauled above the ground by means of one or more cables. Top station and aerial lift are aerial lifts.

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Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Arosa

Arosa is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

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Aroser Weisshorn

The Aroser Weisshorn is a mountain of the Plessur Alps, overlooking Arosa in the canton of Graubünden.

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Austria

Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.

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Chairlift

An elevated passenger ropeway, or chairlift, is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a continuously circulating steel wire rope loop strung between two end terminals and usually over intermediate towers, carrying a series of chairs. Top station and chairlift are aerial lifts.

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Cime de Caron

Cime de Caron is a mountain of Savoie, France.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Funicular

A funicular is a type of cable railway system that connects points along a railway track laid on a steep slope. Top station and funicular are funicular railways.

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Goldbelt Tram

The Goldbelt Tram (formerly Mount Roberts Tramway) is an aerial tramway located directly south of downtown Juneau in the U.S. state of Alaska.

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Gondola lift

A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. Top station and gondola lift are aerial lifts.

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Hoher Dachstein

Hoher Dachstein is a strongly karstic mountain in central Austria and the second-highest mountain in the Northern Limestone Alps.

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Israel

Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.

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Juneau, Alaska

Juneau (Dzánti K'ihéeni), officially the City and Borough of Juneau, is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alaska, located in the Gastineau Channel and the Alaskan panhandle.

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Masada cableway

The Masada cableway is an aerial tramway at the ancient fortress of Masada, Israel.

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Rack railway

A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. Top station and rack railway are rack railways.

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Surface lift

A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

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Valley station

The valley station is the lower terminal of an aerial lift, cable car, gondola lift, chairlift, rack railway or ski lift. Top station and valley station are aerial lifts, funicular railways, rack railways and ski lifts.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_station

Also known as Upper station.