Alpina Bahn
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Alpina Bahn
Travelling (German fair circuit / Oktoberfest) · DE · Anton Schwarzkopf Portable coaster (debuted 1983 as Himalaya Bahn)
“The fairground builds itself a mountain, then sends it down the road.”
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Fast facts
- Portable steel roller coaster travelling the German fair circuit. coasterpedia.net
- Premiered on 16 July 1983 at Düsseldorf’s Rheinkirmes as Himalaya Bahn. de.wikipedia.org
- Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf, with layout and statics by Werner Stengel. alpina-bahn.de
- Maximum rail height is about 27 metres; the overall structure stands 32 metres. alpina-bahn.de
- Maximum speed is about 80 km/h. alpina-bahn.de
- It has no loops or inversions. alpina-bahn.de
- The ride can operate five trains. alpina-bahn.de
The story of Alpina Bahn
The traveller first met this great portable railway on 16 July 1983, beside the Rhine at Düsseldorf’s Rheinkirmes. It opened for the Bruch showman family under the brisk alpine name Himalaya Bahn, a custom Schwarzkopf steel coaster made for the road rather than for one permanent park. de.wikipedia.org· schwarzkopf-coaster.net
Its engineering remains the spectacle. When the fairground crew has raised the six-hundred-tonne structure on its 86 by 32 metre site, the rails climb to about 27 metres and send the trains along at up to 80 km/h. For a visitor arriving at the lights and music of the fair, it is a complete mountain range assembled for the season. alpina-bahn.de· alpina-bahn.de
The ride’s name changed with its travels. After its early years as Himalaya Bahn, it appeared as Achterbahn from 1987, and at the end of the 1997 season it was reworked into the Alpina Bahn known on the German fair circuit. de.wikipedia.org· ride-index.de
At Oktoberfest, Alpina Bahn is presented as a piece of Wiesn showman tradition: a large transportable coaster without loops, suited to visitors who wish for speed and height without turning upside down. Among the tents and fair streets, its Schwarzkopf rails give the Munich afternoon a proud mechanical landmark. oktoberfest.de
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- de.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- alpina-bahn.de Acceptable source
- schwarzkopf-coaster.net Preferred source
- alpina-bahn.de Acceptable source
- ride-index.de Acceptable source
- oktoberfest.de Acceptable source
This background is AI-drafted from public sources and human-reviewed before publishing — approved 20 August 2026.