Trams in Portugal

Trams in Portugal have generally been traditional electric cars in large cities such as Lisbon, Porto and Sintra.

They are intended primarily for carrying passengers, and as a means of rapid transportation, since the trams usually have priority over the remaining traffic.

The "amarelos da Carris" (English:Yellows of the Rails) are a symbol of Lisbon, plying the narrow streets, steep and winding.

[2] The line opened in 1904 and originally linked Sintra railway station and Praia das Maçãs.

Although in this period there was not environmental awareness in its present form, trams were a means of non-polluting transport that allowed Coimbra have an air quality unmatched today.

It consisted of two routes: The network was finally closed in 1963, and replaced by the Braga trolleybus system.