| Native Name: | Pfänderbahn |
| Native Name Lang: | de |
| Lift Type: | aerial tramway |
| Trip Duration: | 6 minutes |
| Status: | Operational |
| Location: | Bregenz and Lochau, Vorarlberg |
| Country: | Austria |
| Start: | Bregenz |
| End: | Pfänder |
| No Stations: | 2 |
| Elev Low: | 419m (1,375feet) |
| Elev High: | 1022m (3,353feet) |
| Open: | 1927 |
| Reopen: | 1994 |
| Character: | Elevated |
| Carrier Cap: | 80 |
| Trips Daily: | max. 6 per hour |
| Line Length: | 2063m (6,768feet) |
| No Cables: | 2 |
| No Towers: | 2 |
| Speed: | 12m/s |
The Pfänderbahn is an aerial tramway in Bregenz in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. It connects the shore of Lake Constance (German: Bodensee) at above sea level with the high mountain station near the Pfänderspitze.
The valley station in Bregenz is located ca. from and from railway stations.
Originally, the establishment of a cog railway was considered, but it was eventually decided for cost and ease of use in times of heavy snow.
The Pfänderbahn was built from July 1926 to February 1927 and opened on 20 March 1927 by President Michael Hainish. Construction work was undertaken by Adolf Bleichert & Co. of Leipzig. Plans for the station buildings were by Bregenz architect Willibald Braun.
In October 1994, the cable car system was extensively overhauled:
The renovations were undertaken by Doppelmayr.[1] In 1998, the Pfänderbahn museum opened.
The height difference of is covered in a total distance of using a dual aerial tramway. The sloping portions comprises about ; the horizontal portion about . At an average slope of 31%, the cabins move with a speed of up to twelve feet per second. The journey takes six minutes, with a turnaround of 10 minutes. The gondolas are powered by two 500 kW DC electric motors. Power supply to the cable car is via two separate power supplies. In addition, an emergency generator and batteries are available. Communication between valley and mountain stations is analogous via the cable itself.