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At that time, there were 27 tram lines in Lisbon, of which six operated as circle lines. As the circle lines operated in both clockwise and anticlockwise directions, each with its own route number, it is more correct to speak of a total of 24 tram routes, all of them running on 900 mm (2 ft 11 + 7 ⁄ 16 in) narrow gauge tram lines.
They are intended primarily for carrying passengers, and as a means of rapid transportation, since the trams usually have priority over the remaining traffic. Trams came to Portugal in the following sequence: Porto (1895), Lisbon (1901), Sintra (1904), Coimbra (1911) and Braga (1914). The first three of these networks are still in operation ...
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One of the tram cars as seen at the beginning of the 20th century The funicular along the Bairro Alto leg in 1957 The graffiti-painted tram, passing along the hill in 2015 Video. In 1875, a concession was granted the Nova Companhia dos Ascensores Mecânicos de Lisboa to construct a tram along the Calçada da Glória. [1]
Carris operates Lisbon's buses, trams, and funiculars. It does not operate the Lisbon Metro. Carris was founded September 18, 1872. [1] A total of 140.6 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2017. [2] As of September 20, 2021, Carris employed 2,588 individuals, with 1,285 bus drivers and 152 tram drivers.
The Cintura line (Portuguese: Linha de Cintura, formerly called Linha de Circumvalação de Lisboa) is a railway line in Lisbon, Portugal.The half circle route was opened in 1888 [8] and serves as a connection between all railway lines in Lisbon: The Cascais, Sul, Sintra, and Norte Lines.
The Lisbon Metro (Portuguese: Metro de Lisboa) is a rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, [ 4 ] it was the first rapid transit system in Portugal. As of 2023 [update] , the system's four lines total 44.5 kilometres (27.7 mi) of route and serve 56 stations.
Baixa-Chiado is an interchange station where the Blue and Green Lines of the Lisbon Metro connect, being located under Rua Ivens between Baixa and Chiado, hence its name. History [ edit ]