The Funchal Cable Car ( pt, Teleférico do Funchal), or Madeira Cable Car, is a
gondola lift
A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate sup ...
that transports people from the lower section of
Funchal
Funchal () is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high ...
,
Madeira to the suburb of
Monte.
History
The route of the cable car was chosen to replace the old
Monte Railway, which ran from 1886 to 1943.
Construction of the
cable car system began in September 1999; it was opened in November 2000 and has been in service since then. The
bottom station
The valley station is the lower terminal of an aerial lift, cable car, gondola lift, chairlift, rack railway or ski lift. The valley station is the counterpart of a top station. Cable cars may be boarded at both stations. The valley station is al ...
is located at
Almirante Reis Park in central Funchal. The length of the cable car line is 3,718 m and the height difference 560 m; the journey takes approx. 15 minutes. The cableway has over 39 cabins with 8 seats each, and can transport up to 800 passengers per hour.
References
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External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20150330233418/http://www.telefericodofunchal.com/index_UK.html
Gondola lifts
Aerial tramways
Aerial tramways in Portugal
Transport in Madeira
Funchal
2000 establishments in Portugal