Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto

Founded1946
HeadquartersAv. Fernão de Magalhães, 1862 - 13º, 4350-158
LocalePorto, Portugal
Service typebus, heritage tram
Routes83 (including 11 late night-only routes),[1] of which 3 are tram lines
Fleet472 bus
8 tram (in regular use)[1]
Daily ridershipapprox. 370,000 (weekdays) (2009)[1]
Annual ridership107 million (2007)[2]
108 million (2009)[1]
Chief executiveCristina Pimentel
Websitestcp.pt
An eléctrico (tram) on line T
STCP bus

STCP (Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto, E.I.M., S.A., lit. Porto Public Transport Society) is the public transport company that runs the bus and tram service in Greater Porto, Portugal. Created in 1946, it took over the Porto tram system from its privately owned predecessor and continues to operate it today, but the formerly large tram system now has only three lines, which are heritage tram lines, and the STCP network is now mostly bus service. STCP does not operate the city's light rail system, Porto Metro, but owns 25% of it.[2] It is a public company controlled by a board responsible to the central government[2] and had about 1,500 employees in 2009.[1] STCP operates 83 bus routes – of which 11 are late-night-only routes – and the bus service covers 539 km of routes.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "STCP Management and Sustainability Report 09" (PDF). STCP. 1 March 2010. pp. 13, 16, 57. Archived from the original (note: very large file) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  2. ^ a b c Webb, Mary (Ed.) (2009). Jane’s Urban Transport Systems 2009-2010, pp. 276–278. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2903-6.