Carris
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 Carris tram and bus in Lisbon | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Publicly owned |
| Locale | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Transit type | Bus, tram |
| Chief executive | José Manuel Silva Rodrigues |
| Headquarters | Linda-a-Velha, Portugal |
| Website |
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| Operation | |
| Began operation | 18 September 1872 |
| Train length | 24,020 millimetres (946 in) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 900 mm (2 ft 11 7⁄16 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead line DC |
| Top speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
Carris (Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa) (Lisbon Tramways Company) is a public transportation company in Lisbon, Portugal. 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 234.4 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2008.[2]
As of Dec. 31, 2008, Carris employs 2,766 individuals, of whom 1,692 are bus drivers and 163 operate trams. The company operates 745 buses, 57 trams, 3 funiculars (Elevador do Lavra, Elevador da Glória and Elevador da Bica) and 1 elevator (the Santa Justa lift), all this last four designed by the engineer Raoul Mesnier de Ponsard.[2]
References
- ↑ "History". Carris. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Activity Indicators". Carris. 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
External links
- (Portuguese) Carris website
- Carris website (English version)
- (Portuguese) Personal website about history buses and trams of Carris
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