Taubanesentralen
The hub of the coal-transport cableways from the 1950s, with wooden towers reaching out to the mines in the valley. A landmark of industrial Longyearbyen.
The cableway center once carried coal from each mine shaft by aerial cableway to the pier, where it was loaded onto ships, until operations ended in 1987. The wooden building stands on high ground in the town center, and rows of cableway towers climb the slope toward the old mine entrances, forming Longyearbyen’s distinctive skyline. It is protected as heritage. Visitors can only view it from the outside, and reindeer often graze nearby in summer. It is about a 10-minute walk from the town center.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Svalbard Church
- Svalbard Brewery
- Polar Bear Warning Sign
- Huset
- Galleri Svalbard
- Svalbard Museum
- North Pole Expedition Museum
- Hiorthhamn