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, 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 September 20, 2021, Carris employed 2588 individuals, with 1285 bus drivers and 152 tram drivers. The company operated 724 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]