The **Alpin Express** is a multi-segment 3S gondola lift located in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.

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The **Alpin Express 1** is a [3S gondola lift](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s) located in Saas-Fee, Switzerland and is the first half of a two-part route that uses two separate lifts - the second part being the [Alpin Express 2](/entry/i-alpin-express-2). It is known for being the first 3S gondola in the world.

Alpin Express 1

The **Alpin Express 2** is a [3S gondola lift](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s) located in Saas-Fee, Switzerland and is the second half of a two-part route that uses two separate lifts - the first part being the [Alpin Express 1](/entry/i-alpin-express-1).

Alpin Express 2

A **multi-segment aerial lift** is any combination of aerial lifts in a linear route, where passengers who wish to continue on the route need to change vehicles at intermediate stations. (A lift with intermediate stations where passengers can remain in the same vehicle to continue is just a "multi-station aerial lift", and is excluded from this category.)

multi-segment aerial lift

In an [aerial lift](/entry/tc-aerial-lift), the **haul rope** is the [wire rope](/entry/tc-wire-rope) that provides propulsion for the vehicles. It moves either continuously or in a reversing fashion (for [tramways](/entry/tc-trnsprt-aerial-tramway)). In [monocable lifts](/entry/tc-monocable-gondola), the haul rope also provides support for the vehicles, whereas in other systems such as [3S lifts](/entry/tc-trnsprt-cable-3s), the vehicles are supported by separate [track ropes](/entry/tc-track-rope).

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Entry ID for ski lifts or cableways documented in the database on the French website remontees-mecaniques.net. The ID is the numeric part found near the end of the URL on that site.

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Description	The Alpin Express is a multi-segment 3S gondola lift located in Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
Has part	IAlpin Express 1, IAlpin Express 2, TChaul rope
Is a	TCmulti-segment aerial lift
Wikidata QID	Q2840062
RMnet Lift DB ID	3235