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, Oeiras Portugal |
| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 18 September 1872 |
| Train length | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead line 600 Volts 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 140.6 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2017.[2]
As of December 31, 2015, Carris employed 1995 individuals, with 1285 bus drivers and 152 tram drivers. The company operated 745 buses, 48 trams, 3 funiculars (Elevador do Lavra, Elevador da Glória and Elevador da Bica), and an elevator (the Santa Justa lift). The last four were designed by the engineer Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard.[2]
