Police investigate Lisbon funicular crash

Investigations are under way after at least 16 people were killed and 20 more injured, when one of Lisbon’s most iconic tourist attractions, the Gloria funicular, derailed and hit a building


GLORIA FUNICULAR

Route length: 265m
Travel time: 3 minutes
Opened: 1885
Average gradient: Around 17%
Capacity: Up to 43 passengers
Front view

PORTUGAL
SPAIN
1,640ft
500m

How does it operate? Two cars, powered by electric motors, connected to opposite ends of haulage cable so that as one descends, its weight helps pull other upwards

LISBON
RESTAURADORES SQUARE 
Rossio Train Station
Avenida da Liberdade
Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara
Calçada da Glória
BAIRRO ALTO
Elevador da Glória
Praça do Comércio
Castelo de São Jorge

Sep 3, 18:05: Carriage derails at bend, crashing into building. Local media reports suggest cable came loose along railway’s route, causing it to lose control

Sources: Carris, Reuters, BBC
Picture: Google Earth
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