{"id":110070,"date":"2026-09-09T11:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/?p=110070"},"modified":"2026-09-09T12:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:38:18","slug":"lisbon-wants-a-new-funicular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simagazin.com\/en\/si-urban-en\/topics-urban\/cities\/lisbon-wants-a-new-funicular\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisbon wants a new funicular"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling gradient-container-1\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first gradient-column-1\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-1 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last gradient-column-2\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 20px ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_97b66915abd1fa91\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div>Following the fatal accident with 16 casualties, the Gl\u00f3ria funicular in Portugal&#8217;s capital, Lisbon, came to a standstill. Now a complete rebuild is planned\u2014and according to media reports, the reopening date has already been set. This was reported by sources including the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faz.net\/aktuell\/gesellschaft\/gloria-bahn-lissabon-plant-nach-toedlichen-unglueck-komplett-neue-standseilbahn-201176940.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> FAZ<\/a> und <a href=\"https:\/\/on.orf.at\/video\/14337260\/16147116\/lissabon-will-standseilbahn-system-erneuern-zib-800-vom-01092026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ORF on<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-selector=\"body-elements-container\" data-external-selector=\"body-elements-container\" data-v-374fb494=\"\"><\/div>\n<div data-selector=\"body-elements-container\" data-external-selector=\"body-elements-container\" data-v-374fb494=\"\">\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_86accfebd6dcc483\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWe are planning a new system, not a reconstruction,\u201d the FAZ quotes <strong>Rui Pedro Gaspar Lopo<\/strong>, president of the transport company Carris: \u201cThe future railway will be new, but the location remains historic.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The new railway must be \u201crobust and technically advanced,\u201d demanded <strong>Gon\u00e7alo Reis<\/strong>, vice president of the city council. \u201cWe want a modern project,\u201d Reis said, adding that it should nevertheless emphasize the \u201chistoric identity\u201d of the old funicular.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-selector=\"body-elements-container\" data-external-selector=\"body-elements-container\" data-v-374fb494=\"\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div><\/div>\n<div>An international tender for the new construction is planned for next year, with commissioning scheduled for 2029.<\/div>\n<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_021d43c2061356cb\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel md-content enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>The cause of the tragedy on September 3, 2025, was a snapped cable: a carriage of the popular tourist attraction derailed on a curve and slammed into a building wall. The accident claimed 16 lives (five locals and eleven foreign nationals) and left around 20 people injured.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-builder-row .fusion-layout-column.gradient-column-2 .fusion-column-wrapper:before {content: \"\"; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0;z-index:-1;background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, right top, from(), to())!important;background: -webkit-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -moz-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -ms-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;background: -o-linear-gradient(0deg, , )!important;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the fatal accident with 16 casualties, the Gl\u00f3ria funicular in Portugal&#8217;s capital, Lisbon, came to a standstill. 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