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Monte Railway

Monte Railway
Caminho de Ferro do Monte - 2.jpg
Train pulling out of Pombal Station in Funchal
Overview
Native name Caminho de Ferro do Monte
Locale Portugal
Termini Funchal
Terreiro da Luta
Operation
Opened 16 July 1893 (1893-07-16)
Closed April 1943
Technical
Line length 3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Highest elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)
Route map
Pombal Station Funchal
Levada de Santa Luzia
Livramento
Sant'Ana
Flamengo
Confeitaria
Monte (Largo da Fonte)
Terreiro da Luta

The Monte Railway (Portuguese: Caminho de Ferro do Monte) (commonly known as the Monte train or Monte Lift) was a rack railway connecting Pombal, in Funchal, to Terreiro da Luta in Monte (Madeira, Portugal), a distance of 3,911 metres, from 1893 to April 1943.

The Funchal Cable Car was built in 2000 and follows the old route of the Monte railway.

The railway was designed in 1886, by engineer Raul Mesnier Ponsard. The idea of building the railway came from António Joaquim Marques, who obtained permission from Funchal council on 17 February 1887. There was also a horsecar (known in Portuguese as the Caminhos de Ferro Americanos da Cidade do Funchal), which took passengers to the Pombal station from the pier.


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