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Construction of the cable car system began in September 1999; it was opened in November 2000 and has been in service since then. [1] The bottom station is located at Almirante Reis Park in central Funchal. The length of the cable car line is 3,173 m and the height difference is 560 m; the journey takes approx. 15 minutes.
Famous cable car ride between Funchal and Monte, high up on Funchal's mountains. Madeira Airport, often known as Funchal Airport (code: FNC) and officially Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport, is located east of the city, in the municipality of Santa Cruz.
The requirements, which conveyed the right to operate it for 50 years, prescribed a funicular line between Largo do Monte and Terreiro da Luta and a connection to a "tourist railway" from there to Largo das Babosas (near the summit station of the Funchal Cable Car). Buildings were to be made with historic materials. [4]
In Funchal there are two aerial tramways, the Funchal Cable Car and a second aerial tramway, which went in service in 2005. [7] Previously there was a steam-powered cog railway (Monte Railway) [8] from Funchal to Monte, which operated between 1893 and 1943, and went further up to Terreiro da Luta at 867 m above sea level.
After its use as a football venue expired, the land was converted into a car park, and in 2003 the Funchal Cable Car station to Monte and public park was built on the site, replacing the car park. Located just a few metres north of where the ground once stood, is the Campo do Adelino Rodrigues , another small football stadium which is still in ...
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Funchal, Madeira, ... Funchal Cable Car begins operating. 21st century. 2001 Population: 103,961. [2]
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