Bondinho derailed on Wednesday (3.Set) and left at least 17 dead; There are still 21 people injured, 7 in serious condition
The (Lisbon City Council) decided the operation of 3 elevators from the Portuguese capital for inspections.
The decision was made after the accident with the, one of the main sights of Lisbon (Portugal), which (3.Set.2025), leaving at least 17 dead. There are still 21 people injured, 7 of them in serious condition. A 3 -year -old child is among the injured. The cable car was carrying 38 people at the time of the accident.
The circulation of the elevators of Bica and the Lavra and Funicular of Grace, all operated by the (Lisbon Iron Carris Company), is suspended indefinitely. According to the website, they will be made “technical surveys to these equipment ” to ensure safety conditions. The other cable cars that circulate around the city are operating normally.
According to the publication, one of the victims is André Marques, the elevator’s guard who derailed.
(Aircraft and rail accident accident prevention and investigation Office) said an investigation will be open to find out what caused the cable car of the glory cable car.
Glory Elevator
The Glory Elevator has the capacity to carry up to 42 passengers (22 seated and 20 standing) and was inaugurated in 1885 – an older funicular in operation in the city. The equipment underwent a general repair by 2022 and periodic maintenance by 2024, according to the established protocols.
According to Carris, “All maintenance protocols were performed and respected, including general maintenance, made every 4 years, which took place in 2022, and the intermediate maintenance, performed every 2 years, whose last execution was 2024”.
The route connects the Praça dos Restauradores to the Garden of São Pedro de Alcântara, in Bairro Alto, in a course of about 275 meters along the sidewalk of Gloria, passing through the main streets and sights of the city.
