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About 200 people evacuated from Titlis by helicopter after cable car fault
An electrical fault stopped the Titlis Connect cable car between Stand and Mount Titlis in central Switzerland on Saturday.
About 200 people on the mountain were evacuated by helicopter.
The cable car stopped at about 10:30 a.m., according to the operator.
No passengers were in the cable car, and no one was in danger.
Titlis is about 3,200 metres high and is a popular destination for winter sports and day trips.
Technicians were working to repair the fault, and the cable car remained stopped while they worked.
The available information does not say when service will resume.
About 200 people were evacuated from Mount Titlis by helicopter after an electrical fault stopped the Titlis Connect cable car.
The people being evacuated were not inside the cable car, and officials said they were never in danger.
The cable car connects Stand with Titlis and stopped at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 17.
Technicians were at the site on Saturday afternoon to repair the fault, and the cable car remained stopped while they worked.
- Who
- About 200 people on Mount Titlis were evacuated. Technicians worked to repair the cable car.
- What
- An electrical fault stopped the Titlis Connect cable car, and people were evacuated by helicopter.
- When
- Saturday, October 17, 2026. The cable car stopped at about 10:30 a.m.
- Where
- Mount Titlis, Switzerland, on the cable car route between Stand and Titlis.
- Why
- An electrical fault stopped the cable car.
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The Titlis Connect cable car stopped, according to a spokesperson.
Technicians were at the site to repair the fault.
20 Minuten reported that 80 people remained on the mountain.
- Evacuated
- About 200 people
- Cable car
- Titlis Connect
- Route
- Stand to Titlis
- Fault
- Electrical defect
- Mountain height
- About 3,200 metres
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