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| Above: YouTubeCA video - Beautiful Old Trams in Lisbon, Portugal - Length: 13:09 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Modern Trams in Lisbon, Portugal - Length: 4:06 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Lisbon funiculars walking tour: Elevador da Bica, Ascensor da Gloria and do Lavra - Length: 26:34 mins. | Above: YouTubeCA video - Lisbon Metro Action - Length: 15:35 mins. |
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MAPS
INSET: CENTRAL LISBON
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ABBREVIATIONS
| Ca | Carmo | PF | Praça da Figueira |
| CS | Corpo Santo | PLC | Praça Luis de Camões |
| PC | Praça do Comércio | RC | Rua da Conceição |
ROUTES
Operator: Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa (Carris)
URBAN TRAM ROUTES
| 12 | Martim Moniz – São Tomé |
| 15 | Praça da Figueira – Praça do Comércio – Cais do Sodré – Santos – Alcântara-Mar – Santo Amaro – Belém – Algés – Cruz Quebrada |
| 17 | Alto de S. João – Praça do Chile – Anjos – Intendente - Martim Moniz |
| 18 | Alfândega – Praça do Comércio – Santos – Alcântara-Mar – Boa Hora – Ajuda |
| 24 | Cais do Sodré – Praça Luis de Camões - Elevador da Glória - Príncipe Real – Rato – Campolide – Santo Sebastião – Saldanha – Praça do Chile – Alto de S. João |
| 25 | Corpo Santo – Conde Barão – Santos – Lapa – Estrela – Panificação – Rato – Príncipe Real – Elevador da Glória - Carmo |
| 28 | Martim Moniz – Praça da Figueira [Back: São Tomé - Graça] – Rua da Conceição – Praça Luis de Camões - São Bento – Estrela – Prazeres |
FUNICULARS
| B | Ascensor da Bica: Largo do Calhariz – Rua de São Paulo |
| G | Ascensor da Glória: S. Pedro de Alcântara – Restauradores |
| L | Ascensor do Lavra: Rua Câmara Pestana – Largo da Anunciada |
UNDERGOUND (METROPOLITAN) ROUTES
Operator: Metropolitano de Lisboa
| Ga | [Linha de Gaivota]: Campo Grande – Alvalade – Alameda – Arroios – Anjos – Intendente - Rossio – Rotunda – Santo Sebastião - Sete Rios – Colégio Militar / Luz |
| Gi | [Linha de Girassol]: Campo Grande – Entre Campos – Saldanha – Rotunda |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramways: 72 km.
- Metropolitan : ? km.
- Funiculars:
- Bica – 283 m.
- Glória – 265 m.
- Lavra – 180 m.
HISTORY
- Urban tramways: (mule-drawn) 17 Nov. 1873 - 10 Aug. 1902; (steam): 1889 - ? ; (electric): 31 Aug. 1901 - today.
- Metropolitan lines: 29 Dec. 1959 - today.
- Funiculars: (hydraulic) 19 Apr. 1884 - 1914 ; (steam) 28 June 1892 - 1914; (electric) 1914 - today.
GAUGE
- Urban tramways : 900 mm.
- Metropolitan: 1435 mm.
- Funiculars: 900 mm.
SOURCES
- Cross, B. "Lisboa: New transport policy, and how to make the most of a tour of the Portuguese capital city", Light Rail & Modern Tramway, Dec. 1995 (58: 696), p.412-414
- Cross, B. "Lisboa - How a tried design kept replacement costs down", Light Rail & Modern Tramway, Jan. 1996 (59: 697), p.13-14
- Dias, M.T. História do Eléctrico da Carris - The history of the Lisbon trams. Lisboa: Quimera, 2nd ed., 2005.
- McLoughlin, I. "Lisbon tramways - June 1986" [Map], Modern Tramway & Light Rail Transit, Oct. 1987 (50: 598), p.354.
- King, B.R. & Price, J.H. The tramways of Portugal - A visitor's guide. Broxbourne [England]: Light Rail Transit Association, 3rd ed., 1983.
- Price, J.H. "The tramways of Portugal: 1964-1968", Modern Tramway, Aug. 1968 (31: 368), p.271-278.
- Pulling, N. "Light rail diversity in Lisbon", Tramways & Urban Transit, Oct. 2011 (74: 886), p.386-390.
- Wansbeek, C.J. "Lisboa: Old trams out, new lines in", Tramways & Urban Transit, May 2001 (64: 761), p.172-175.
WIKIS
WEB SITES
- Carris
- Lisbon (on UrbanRail.Net)
- Metropolitano de Lisboa
Also, thanks to Manuel Tão in Lisbon for information obtained through personal communication.
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