Fjellheisen ( en, Tromsø Cable Car) is an

aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...

located in the city of

Tromsø Tromsø (, , ; se, Romsa ; fkv, Tromssa; sv, Tromsö) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø. Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality is the ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The lower station is located near sea-level in

Tromsdalen Tromsdalen ( sme, Romssavággi Sálašvággi) is an urban neighborhood in the city of Tromsø which is in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located just to the east of the city centre on the mainland along the coas ...

, a suburb on the mainland. The upper station is located at ''Storsteinen'' ( en, The big rock), a mountain ledge about 420 m (1,378 ft) above sea-level. The four-minute trip to the upper station is a popular destination in itself, offering visitors a commanding view of the city and the surrounding islands and fjords from an outdoor viewing deck. Food and drink is served in Fjellstua restaurant. Many passengers use the tramway as a launching point for hikes to various mountains in the area, including

Tromsdalstinden or is a mountain in Tromsø Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The tall mountain is located at the southern end of the Tromsdalen valley, just southeast of the city of Tromsø. Snowfall varies from one year to another, but the p ...

, the iconic 1,238 m high peak that is easily visible from the city. The tramway is particularly busy in the summer months, when it is popular with cruise-ship passengers wishing to get a good view of the

midnight sun The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight. When the midnight sun is seen in the Arctic, ...

. In winter, the cable car operates from 10 am to 10 pm if weather conditions are not too rough for comfort. It is an excellent vantage point for viewing the Northern Lights. Fjellheisen is owned by Skips AS Nordfisk and operated by Utelivsbyen AS.

History

Construction of Fjellheisen was started in 1960. The builder was ''Brødrene Jakobsens Rederi'', a shipping company. The tramway officially opened on February 22, 1961.

External links

Fjellheisen Official Website (Norwegian and English)Tromsø Cable Car
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