Porto Metro
The Porto Metro (Portuguese: Metro do Porto) is a light rail network in Porto, Portugal. A key part of the city's public transport system, it runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs using low-floor tram vehicles. The first parts of the system have been in operation since 2002. It is a separate system to Porto's vintage trams.
| Porto Metro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Flexity Outlook Eurotram of the Porto Metro at Trindade station | |||
| 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 metro | ||
| Number of lines | 6 | ||
| Number of stations | 82 | ||
| Daily ridership | 170,630 passengers (on average) (2022) | ||
| Website | Metro do Porto | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 7 December 2002 | ||
| 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.