US EditionTragedy Has Struck Lisbon's Funicular Railway. Transport Expert Explains How These Old-Fashioned Trains Work
Investigations continue after a derailment on Lisbon's Gloria funicular killed 16, including multiple foreign nationals, with over 20 injured, five seriously, officials reported.
- On September 4, 2025, a Gloria funicular railway car derailed and crashed in Lisbon, killing 16 people and injuring 21 others.
- The accident followed a 2018 derailment on the same line linked to wheel maintenance flaws, though the exact cause of this crash remains unknown.
- The funicular connects Lisbon’s downtown with Bairro Alto and is operated by Carris, whose head confirmed all maintenance procedures had been scrupulously followed.
- Portugal’s attorney-general identified eight victims including five Portuguese, two South Koreans, and one Swiss, while at least eleven foreign nationals died overall.
- Authorities halted Lisbon's other three funicular lines pending safety checks, and investigators plan to release a preliminary report within 45 days amid national mourning and calls for answers.
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11 foreigners killed in Portugal funicular crash
Eleven foreign nationals were among the 16 people killed when one of Lisbon's popular funicular trains crashed this week, the Portuguese authorities announced on Friday.
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A preliminary report on Lisbon’s streetcar tragedy is expected Friday - The Boston Globe
The distinctive yellow-and-white Elevador da Gloria was packed with locals and international tourists Wednesday evening when it came off its rails. Sixteen people were killed and 21 more were injured.
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"This is one of the greatest human tragedies in our recent history." Portugal's Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, appeared on Thursday with the Mayor of...
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