By its 75th anniversary in 2005, it had transported around 17 million people to the 2,224-meter-high Nebelhorn.
To this day, the Allgäu's highest cable car in Oberstdorf is considered one of the most important infrastructure facilities for tourism.
| 1927 | Foundation of Nebelhornbahn-AG with share capital of RM 600,000. |
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| 1928 | Construction of the Nebelhornbahn begins. |
| 1930 | Completion of the Nebelhornbahn. At the time, it was the longest passenger cable car in the world. Opening on June 10. |
| 1932 | Capital reduction at a ratio of 20:1 to RM 40,600 and subsequent increase from RM 64,400 to RM 105,000. |
| 1934 | Increase in the number of passengers transported to more than 150,000 in one year, resulting in the first payment of a 6% dividend. |
| 1936 | Construction of the "Höfatsblick" mountain accommodation and expansion of the mountain restaurants at the Nebelhornbahn mountain station. |
| 1945 | From May 2nd, at the end of the war, operations are temporarily suspended by order of the occupying forces. |
| 1946 |
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| 1949 |
- First drag lift on the Nebelhorn.|
|_. 1950|Seealpe restaurant reopens for use in summer.|
|_. 1951|The Nebelhorn cable car is modernized, and in the following years, the transport capacity is increased from 92 people/hour to 210 people/hour.|
|_. 1954|Reconstruction of the Nebelhorn cable car. Both sections become independent thanks to the installation of a new drive at the Seealpe middle station. Travel speed is increased to 6 m/s. Transport capacity is increased to 200 people/hour.|
|_. 1955|Increase in share capital from DM 315,000 to DM 330,000.|
|_. 1956|The company acquires the Koblat chairlift.|
|_. 1957|The upper section receives a new drive, capacity increased to 225 passengers/hour.|
|_. 1958|The Koblat chairlift is renovated, with a higher capacity.|
|_. 1959|The share capital is increased to DM 660,000 through the issue of new shares from company funds.|
|_. 1960|A surface lift is built to Koblat.|
|_. 1962-64|As part of the capacity expansion of the railway operations, the Panorama Restaurant is built, along with the redesign of the mountain restaurant, the enlarged sun terrace, and the modernization of the "Höfatsblick" mountain hotel.|
|_. 1965|By issuing bonus shares, the share capital is increased again by DM 330,000 to DM 990,000, and a dividend of 16% is distributed on the increased capital.|
|_. 1968|The chairlift from Koblat to the Nebelhorn summit – built in 1967 – goes into operation on January 31, 1968.|
|_. 1969|The 10 millionth passenger is transported safely on the Nebelhornbahn.|
|_. February 24, 1970|Avalanche at Seealpe – major property damage.|
|_. 1975|The share capital of Nebelhornbahn-AG is increased from DM 990,000 to DM 3,465,000, as a prerequisite for the planned new construction of the Nebelhornbahn. The Free State of Bavaria waives its right of reversion to the cable car facilities.|
|_. 1976|* The old Nebelhornbahn cable car ceases operation on October 11. - Construction work on the new Nebelhornbahn cable car is in full swing.|
|_. 1977|On March 19, the new Nebelhornbahn cable car begins operation on the lower section, while the old cable car runs on the upper section. On May 8, the second section also opens for operation. The new cable cars have more than double the capacity, namely 600 passengers per hour.|
|_. 1981|New Koblat drag lift is built. Capacity 1,300 passengers per hour.|
|_. 1985|Construction of the Sonngehren double chairlift from Weisskopf to Edmund-Probst-Haus (1,660 - 1,930 m). Inauguration on December 23.|
|_. 1989|Acquisition of the land of the neighboring Nebelhornbahn Hotel.|
|_. 1990|* Construction of the cable car from the Nebelhornbahn mountain station to the Nebelhorn summit (cabins 30 people; hourly capacity 500 people). Start of construction of the sewer from the Nebelhorn to Oberstdorf, construction of the first construction phase from the First district to Seealpe/Latschenhang. - Capital increase through the issue of new shares at a ratio of 8:1 from a nominal value of DM 3,465,000 to a nominal value of DM 3,900,000.|
|_. 1991|* Completion of the summit cable car. Official opening on December 19, 1991. - Second construction phase of the sewer from Seealpe to the Nebelhorn summit.|
|_. 1994|Demolition of the "Höfatsblick" hotel. New snow groomer workshop and garage construction|
|_. 1995|* Demolition of the old Nebelhornbahn cable car, section from Seealpe to the mountain station. - Redesign of the mountain station. Opening of the market restaurant.|
|_. 1996|Construction of the "Koblat" quad chairlift.|
|_. 1998|Improvement of the "Weisskopf" slope. Renewal of the Seealpe - Höfatsblick track.|
|_. 1999|Re-routing of the high-voltage cable and drinking water supply from Seealpe to Höfatsblick station.|
|_. 2000/2001|Construction of the "Gemsnest" panoramic bar at the Höfatsblick station.|
|_. 2001|Construction of the Latschenhang - Seealpe snowmaking system.|
|_. 2002|* Expansion of the Seealpe snowmaking system, completion of the "Kalter Brunnen" drinking water supply. - Construction of the Seealp drag lift.
- Construction of the "Fun Sports Area" NTC – Park at the Seealpe.|
|_. 2003/2004|In cooperation with Ortovox, a training center for avalanche searches is set up at the Seealpe station.|
|_. 2005|New, renovated panoramic path at the Höfatsblick station. Suitable for visitors with walking difficulties and wheelchair accessible. Suitable for families with strollers.|
|_. 2005|Demolition of the old (first) railway building at the Seealpe station. Renovation of the area around the station.|
|_. 2007|Expansion of the snowmaking systems in the Seealpe valley station area.|
|_. 2008|* Expansion of the snowmaking systems in the Höfatsblick - Seealpe station area. - Construction of a storage pond for the snowmaking system with a capacity of almost 50,000 cubic meters in the Seealpe area.|
|_. 2015|Expansion of the snowmaking system from the Höfatsblick station to the summit.|
|_. 2016|Construction of a new summit station with a new restaurant and the new north face trail around the summit station.|
|_. 2020|After more than 90 years of operation, the start of the complete renovation of the Nebelhorn has been given. Reopening is planned for mid-2021.|
|_. 2021|Opening of the bicable gondola in May 2021|
