The base station of the cable car is located near the southern end of Main Street, next to Alameda Gardens.

The Gibraltar Cable Car was built in 1966 by Swiss cable car experts Von Roll Holding, with the base and summit stations designed by architect Brian Helliwell and atop Signal Hill Battery.

[2] Remains of an earlier cable station that was used to bring supplies (or a brave man) up to the top of signal hill via a rope are still evident.

[3] Besides the remains of earlier military buildings there is also a short tunnel that runs east to west under the station.

In 2007 the Top Station was refurbished and replaced with the current facilities including the Calpe Suite which is registered to conduct weddings.