The Danube coal loading plant built by the Dorog Coal Mines began operations in 1927. Its function was to transport the coal dust extracted from the Dorog coal mines to river barges. The steel structure rested on concrete foundations and was connected to the coal mine’s sorting unit by a cableway over 5.7 kilometres long, which brought the crates loaded with coal dust to the Danube bank. The coal loaded onto the ships was transported mainly to the power station at Csepel and to industrial installations in the capital. Not much is known about the construction of the coal loader: it is likely that its foundations, the first phase of its construction, were laid at the lowest possible water level. Experts believe that the foundations are 5 m below the riverbed. The building, which is in a unique location and has special features in the water, was approached by boat by the workers who, after mooring, climbed an iron ladder to the high room. The work was carried out in two shifts, but it is likely that the station was capable of continuous operation. The capacity of the Danube dock was up to 1,000 tonnes a day, a capacity it maintained until 1963. It was then that the transport was stopped and the ropeway and the equipment of the structure were dismantled. It has been empty since 1970, the two huge pedestals consisting only of the metal frame and the wall cladding.
