Téléphérique – Val-Jalbert, QC

This lift connects a ghost town and mill to the top of a waterfall.
Bottom fixed drive station.
Carriage with four spring grips.
The top breakover.
Another view of the same four towers.
View up the steep lift line from the loading area.
Upgraded Doppelmayr operator controls.
The top station with hydraulic tensioning.
Upper station seen from below.
Towers 4 and 5 with views of Lac-Saint-Jean.
Breakover towers seen from the side.
Cabin 1 above the middle station.
Cabins stop at a middle station every trip.
Cabin 2 with room for 15 passengers.
Towers 6 and 7.
Side view of the mid-station, which is no longer in use as of 2023.
Cabin 2 in the middle station.
Even though the mid-station is no longer used, the lift still stops when both cabins reach the there.
Loading area.
Steep climb out of the bottom station.
Drive station controls.
Return station sheave assemblies. Technically this is tower 8.
Another view of the top bullwheel.
View riding down at tower 5.
Middle station.
Bottom station seen from above.
A cabin with manual doors and no operator.

2 thoughts on “Téléphérique – Val-Jalbert, QC”

  1. bluebottlenose's avatar bluebottlenose February 6, 2024 / 10:39 am

    Are midstations on trams common? I have never seen them before

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  2. Ty's avatar Ty February 6, 2024 / 3:37 pm

    I’ve seen a few trams in Europe with midstations, but I would not call them common in Europe either

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