Ascensor da Glória
| Glória Funicular Tram | |
|---|---|
| Ascensor da Glória | |
A tram car on the upper section | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Calçada da Glória, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Open | 24 October 1885 |
| Status | Suspended |
| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
| Operator | Carris |
| Engineer | Raoul Mesnier du Ponsard |
| Infrastructure | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Track gauge | 900 mm |
| Propulsion system | Electric |
| Electrification | Overhead, 600 V DC |
| Type | Non-movable |
| Criteria | National Monument |
| Designated | 19 February 2002 |
| Reference no. | IPA.00003986 |
The Glória Funicular (Portuguese: Ascensor da Glória, popularly also known as Elevador da Glória) is a hybrid funicular-tram line in the civil parish of Santo António, in Lisbon, Portugal, operated by Carris. It connects the Pombaline downtown (at the Restauradores Square) with the Bairro Alto (São Pedro de Alcântara Garden). Along with the Elevador do Lavra and the Elevador da Bica it is one of three such funiculars in Lisbon.
It opened in 1885, and electric-powered services were introduced in 1915. Two new, identical, vehicles were constructed by German engineering company Maschinenfabrik Esslingen. Each can carry 42 people plus the conductor. The system was classified as a National Monument in 2002.
On 3 September 2025, one of the cars derailed and collided with a building, resulting in 16 deaths. The service was subsequently suspended.