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| Porto Metro | |||
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.jpg) 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 rail / Semi-metro | ||
| Number of lines | 6 | ||
| Number of stations | 85 | ||
| Daily ridership | 216,824 (average for 2023) [1] | ||
| Annual ridership | 79 million (2023)[1] | ||
| Website | Metro do Porto | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 7 December 2002 | ||
| Operator(s) | ViaPorto | ||
| Number of vehicles | 120[2] | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 70 km (43 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC OHLE | ||
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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.[3] 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.[4] The first parts of the system have been in operation since 2002.[5] It is a separate system to Porto's vintage trams.
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 85 operational stations across 70 kilometres (43 mi) of double track commercial line. Most of the system is at ground level or elevated, but 8.3 kilometres (5.2 mi) of the network is underground. The system is run by ViaPORTO.[1][6]
The Porto Metro has received the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in 2013.[7]
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- ^ https://www.metrodoporto.pt/metrodoporto/uploads/document/file/718/relatoriocontas_2023_site_compactado.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Ashton, J.H. (10 August 2018). "An Ergonomic Study and Analysis for the Porto Metro Driver Cabin Area". Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018). VII (Ergonomics in Design, Design for All, Activity Theories for Work Analysis and Design, Affective Design). Springer: 193. ISBN 978-3-319-96071-5. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Sistema de Metro Ligeiro do Porto, retrieved 2024-03-21. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Webb, Mary (ed.) (2009). Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2009–2010, p. 277. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2903-6.
- ^ "Metro em números". www.metrodoporto.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design". gsd.harvard.edu. Retrieved Oct 16, 2024.