Porto Alegre Metro

Porto Alegre Metro
Overview
Native nameMetrô de Porto Alegre
LocalePorto Alegre,
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1 (+ 1 airport connector)
Number of stations22
Daily ridership107,742[1]
Annual ridership31.9 million (2022)[2]
Websitewww.trensurb.gov.br
Operation
Began operation2 March 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-02)
Operator(s)Trensurb
Technical
System length43.8 km (27.2 mi)[3]
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification3,000 V DC overhead line
Average speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Top speed90 km/h (56 mph)
System map

The Porto Alegre Metro (Portuguese: Metrô de Porto Alegre, commonly called Trem or Trensurb) is a transit system operated jointly by the federal government, the state government of Rio Grande do Sul and the city of Porto Alegre through the company Trensurb (Company of Urban Trains of Porto Alegre SA) in Brasil. It has 22 stations,[4] totaling 43.8 kilometers (27.2 mi) of route,[3] and carries about 175,000 users a day.[5]

  1. ^ "Relatório Integrado 2022" [Integrated Report 2022] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. – TRENSURB. 31 May 2023. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ "Relatório Integrado 2022" [Integrated Report 2022] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. – TRENSURB. 31 May 2023. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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  4. ^ "Todas as Estações" [All Stations] (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
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