Porto Metro
Light rail system in Porto, Portugal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Porto Metro (Portuguese: Metro do Porto) is a light rail network in Porto, Portugal and a key part of the city's public transport system. Having a semi-metro alignment; it runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs while using low-floor tram vehicles.[3] The first parts of the system have been in operation since 2002.[4] It is a separate system to Porto's vintage trams.
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Porto Metro | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Metro do Porto | ||
Owner | Government-owned corporation | ||
Locale | Porto Gondomar Maia Matosinhos Póvoa de Varzim Vila do Conde Vila Nova de Gaia | ||
Transit type | Light rail / Semi-metro | ||
Number of lines | 6 | ||
Number of stations | 82 | ||
Daily ridership | 170,630 passengers (on average) (2022) [1] | ||
Annual ridership | 79 million (2023)[2] | ||
Website | Metro do Porto | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 7 December 2002; 21 years ago (2002-12-07) | ||
Operator(s) | ViaPorto | ||
Number of vehicles | 102 | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 67 km (42 mi) | ||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
Electrification | 750 V DC OHLE | ||
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The network has 6 lines and reaches seven municipalities within the metropolitan Porto area: Porto, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde and Vila Nova de Gaia. It currently has a total of 82 operational stations across 67 kilometres (42 mi) of double track commercial line. Most of the system is at ground level or elevated, but 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) of the network is underground. The system is run by ViaPORTO.