The Funchal Cable Car (), or Madeira Cable Car, is a

gondola lift A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate suppo ...

that transports people from the lower section of

Funchal Funchal () officially Funchal City (), is the capital, largest city and a Municipality (Portugal), municipality in Portugal's Madeira, Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, making it ...

Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an archipelago situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, in the region of Macaronesia, just under north of ...

to the suburb of Monte.

History

The route of the cable car was chosen to replace the old Monte Railway, which ran from 1886 to 1943. Construction of the cable car system began in September 1999; it was opened in November 2000 and has been in service since then. The bottom station is located at Almirante Reis Park in central Funchal. The length of the cable car line is 3,173 m and the height difference is 560 m; the journey takes approx. 15 minutes. The cableway has over 39 cabins with 7 seats each, and can transport up to 800 passengers per hour.

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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20150330233418/http://www.telefericodofunchal.com/index_UK.html Gondola lifts in Portugal Transport in Madeira Funchal 2000 establishments in Portugal Aerial tramways in Portugal