Chronicle

Chronicle of the Tyrolean Zugspitz Railway
27th August, 1820	First ascent of the Zugspitze by Josef Naus (Reutte-Lechaschau)
August, 1851	Bavarian climbers erect a cross on the peak
approx. 1870	Mountain guides accompany the first guests to the Zugspitze
1897/1900	The Munich House and the weather station are built
1924	Construction begins on the Austrian Zugspitz cable car
5th July, 1926	Completion and opening celebrations of the Austrian Zugspitz cable car
1930	Opening of the cogwheel train from the Eibsee to the Schneefernerhaus on the Bavarian side
30th January, 1931	Completion of a cable car from the Scheefernerhaus to the peak of the Zugspitze
1933	The „thousand mark barrier" (whereby German citizens had to pay the government 1000 Marks to be permitted to visit Austria), resulting in fewer guests - poor financial situation of the Austrian Zugspitz Railway
1937	Sale of shares in the Austrian Zugspitz Cable Car to the Bavarian Zugspitz Railway
1945	After the war the Zugspitz Cable Car was transferred back to the Austrian authorities as "German property"
1952	Acquisition of new light metal cable cars with a capacity for 23 passengers
1954	Increase in power of the electric engine, resulting in an increase in speed from 3.5 to 5 metres per second
1956	Reconstruction of the hotel wing at the valley station destroyed during the war
Juni 1958	Establishment of the Tyrolean Zugspitz Railways AG with its Head Office in Ehrwald State of Tyrol owned 51%, 23% private shares
1959/60	Modernization of the equipment: Construction of the middle station at the Gamskar, resulting in four-cabin operation (260 persons/hour) and opening up the Zugspitze peak by menas of a cable railway
September 1962	Major fire at the Mountain Hotel
1st December, 1962	Opening of the Eibsee cable car on the Bavarian side
15th May, 1964	Tyrolean Zugspitze Cable Car put into operation
September 1965	Opening of the peak hotel with panorama restaurant
1988	Sale of the shares in the buisness held by the State of Tyrol to Zillertal Glacier Railways GmbH & Co KG
10th July, 1991	Opening of the "new" Tyrolen Zugspitz Cable Car
6th Februrary,2003	Fire at the valley station, the cable car is badly damaged
Februar-August 2003	Reconstruction in record time
13th August, 2003	Opening following reconstruction
May 2005	Opening of the Panorama Gipfelrestaurant after reconstruction
May 2005	Opening of the Fascination Zugspitze – Interactive museum