Owner Publicly owned Website www.carris.pt Founded 18 September 1872 Transit types Bus, Tram | Locale Lisbon, Portugal Train length 24 metres (79 ft) Began operation September 18, 1872 | |
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Chief executive José Manuel Silva Rodrigues Headquarters Linda-a-Velha, Portugal Founders Luciano Cordeiro, Francisco Baptista Cordeiro de Sousa | ||
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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. A total of 234.4 million passenger boardings were recorded in 2008.
As of December 31, 2015, Carris employed 1995 individuals, of whom 1285 were bus drivers and 152 drove trams. The company operated 618 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 de Ponsard.
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