Top station

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A top stationFor example, see [https://www.berchtesgaden.de/en/cable-cars/predigstuhlbahn Predigtstuhl Cable Car] at www.berchtesgaden.de. Retrieved 15 May 2019. or upper stationFor example, see [https://www.outdooractive.com/en/poi/wallis/chairlift-blausee-upper-station-/23541024/ Chairlift Blausee (upper station)] at www.outdooractive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2019. is usually the highest station of an aerial lift, a funicular, a T-bar lift or a rack railway. The lowest station is the valley station. Passengers or skiers usually alight at the top station.

Top stations on a cable car may be ordinary buildings with a docking bay or open steel structures. Gondola lifts have horizontally arranged top stations. The top stations on chair lifts may have a simple jump-off point or a more substantial design.

Gallery

File:Dachstein-berg2.jpg|Dachstein cable car, Austria

File:Saentis-Gebaeude.jpg|The Saentisbahn, Switzerland

File:Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau, Alaska.jpg|Mount Roberts Tramway, Juneau, Alaska

File:Telecabina Masada.JPG|Masada cableway, Israel

File:10_Sommet_TS.JPG|Top station of a simple chair lift

File:Bergstation Carmenna.jpg|Top station of the Carmenna Chairlift, Arosa

File:Cime de Caron France top station from SE on 2015-01-05.png|Top station on Cime de Caron, France

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