2025 Ascensor da Glória derailment
| Ascensor da Glória derailment | |||
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Immediate aftermath of the derailment, as seen from Restauradores Square, with dark yellow derailed car toppled into building on right. | |||
| Details | |||
| Date | 3 September 2025 18:04 WEST | ||
| Location | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Coordinates | 38°42′58″N 9°08′35″W / 38.716°N 9.143°W | ||
| Line | Ascensor da Glória | ||
| Incident type | Derailment | ||
| Cause | Broken cable due to fatigue (suspected) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Passengers | c. 40+ (maximal capacity: 43, 42 passengers and one conductor) | ||
| Pedestrians | 1 reported to have been hit by derailed car | ||
| Deaths | 16 | ||
| Injured | 23 | ||
| Damage | Building damaged, car no. 1 wrecked | ||
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At 18:04 (WEST) on 3 September 2025, a car of Ascensor da Glória, a funicular connecting Bairro Alto and Restauradores Square in Lisbon, Portugal, derailed and crashed, resulting in 16 deaths and 23 injuries. The funicular was popular with tourists, and most of the casualties were foreign nationals. The car at the top of the hill sped uncontrollably downhill before derailing and hitting a building near the bottom.
A national day of mourning was declared following the accident. An investigation into the incident was launched by the Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail (GPIAAF) and Carris, Lisbon's public transport operator. An initial report by GPIAAF, issued on 6 September, stated that the cable connecting the two cabins of the Glória elevator had broken at its attachment point to the top car.