Carris (''Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa'') (Lisbon Tramways Company) is a
public transportation company in
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...
,
Portugal. Carris operates Lisbon's
bus
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
es,
trams, and
funiculars. It does not operate the
Lisbon Metro. Carris was founded September 18, 1872.
A total of 140.6 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2017.
As of September 20, 2021, Carris employed 2,588 individuals, with 1,285 bus drivers and 152 tram drivers. The company operated 724 buses, 48 trams, three funiculars (
Elevador do Lavra
The Elevador do Lavra, also known as the Ascensor do Lavra or Lavra Funicular, is a funicular railway in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in 1884, the railway is the oldest funicular in the city. The 188m-long funicular connects Largo da Anunciada to ...
,
Elevador da Glória and
Elevador da Bica
The Bica Funicular ( pt, Ascensor da Bica), sometimes known as the ''Elevador da Bica'' (''Bica Lift''), is a funicular railway line in the civil parish of Misericórdia, in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It connects the ''Rua de São Paul ...
), and an
elevator (the
Santa Justa lift
The Santa Justa Lift ( pt, Elevador de Santa Justa, ), also called Carmo Lift ( pt, Elevador do Carmo, ), is an elevator, or lift, in the civil parish of Santa Justa, in the historic center of Lisbon, Portugal. Situated at the end of ''Rua de S ...
). The last four were designed by the engineer
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard
Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard ( São Nicolau, Porto, 2 April 1848 — Inhambane, Mozambique 26 May 1914) was a Portuguese engineer of French parentage, known for building many elevators and funiculars in Portugal. He is particularly known for his eng ...
.
See also
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Trams in Lisbon
References
External links
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Carris websiteCarris website (English version)*
Personal website about history buses and trams of Carris
1872 establishments in Portugal
Transport in Lisbon
Tram transport in Portugal
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