By Andrei Khalip

(Reuters) -At least 17 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a car on Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway line crashed after it derailed in one of the Portuguese capital’s deadliest public transport accidents.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

Below are some facts about the line:

– The railway is called Ascensor da Gloria, or the Gloria Lift, named after the street, Calcada da Gloria, on which it runs.

– There are two other funicular lines – Bica and Lavra – in central Lisbon, which has several steep hills, but Gloria is the most popular, especially among tourists, due to its location.

– Gloria connects Lisbon’s downtown area, at the corner of the commercial thoroughfare Avenida da Liberdade and Restauradores Square, to the terrace of

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