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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.
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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 | 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 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]
History
editDuring the 1990s, political leaders started advocating for a partially underground electrified railway transport system to service the city of Porto and the surrounding municipalities. This culminated in the founding of Metro do Porto S.A. in 1993 and the start of planning and construction of the first expansion phase of the Porto Metro. This first phase was deemed completed in 2006 and saw the creation of lines A, B, C, D and E.[7][8]
The project included the conversion of sections of the narrow gauge railway lines of Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão and Linha de Guimarães, including the section between Senhora da Hora and Trindade nowadays shared by 5 different lines. In 2001, train services came to an end as construction started.[9]
Line A (blue line) was the first line to open on 7 December 2002, running between Senhor de Matosinhos and Trindade in central Porto. On 5 June 2004, the line was extended to Estádio do Dragão, Porto's largest football stadium, in time for the Euro 2004 Football championship.[7]
On 3 March, 2005, Line B (red line) opened between Estádio do Dragão and Pedras Rubras. The remaining section between Pedras Rubras and Póvoa de Varzim was opened a year later in March 2006. This line replaced Linha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão, between Porto and Póvoa de Varzim.[7] The section between Póvoa de Varzim and Famalicão had already been closed in 1995 and was not included in the project. Instead, it got decommissioned and converted into a bicycle trail.[9][10] In July 2017, an infill station called VC Fashion Outlet - Modivas was added.[7][11]
Line C (green line) opened on July 30, 2005, until Fórum Maia in the centre of Maia and was extended until ISMAI in March 2006.[7] Line C was built using part of the Guimarães line between Senhora da Hora and ISMAI. A section of this railway line between ISMAI and Lousado was decommissioned and expected to be serviced by the Porto Metro, but as of 2024 it was only serviced by busses.[12] The Guimarães line continued to have train services from Lousado via Linha do Minho.[13]
Line D (yellow line) proved the most problematic to excavate[citation needed] and opened on 17 September 2005 between Câmara Gaia in Vila Nova de Gaia and Pólo Universitário in the north. In the northern end, the São João Hospital and IPO stations, were not brought into service until March 2006 due to safety concerns[citation needed]. In the southern end, the line was expanded until D. João II in May 2008 and then to Santo Ovídio in October 2011.[7] In June 2024, the line was extended southwards by 3.15km with three new stations added, Manuel Leão, Hospital Santos Silva and Vila d'Este.[14]
Line E (violet line) opened on May 27, 2006, connecting the Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro and Campanhã.[7] Several weeks later, the line was extended to Estádio do Dragão.[citation needed]
Line F (orange line) opened on January 2, 2011, connecting the Porto city centre to the Gondomar region in the east, this line runs between Senhora da Hora and Fânzeres.[15]
Costs and financial results
editAs of 2007, the total cost of the Porto Metro public transport system stands at 3.5 billion euros - over 1% of Portugal's GDP. The first phase of the project alone, which was led by the mayors of several Grande Porto (Greater Porto) municipalities including Valentim Loureiro as a chairman of the state-owned company, was 140% more expensive than initially planned – a slippage of over 1,5 billion euros. The Porto Metro state-owned company has reported losses every year, reaching a record loss of 122 million euros in 2006.[16][17]
Rolling Stock
editThe Metro uses modern Eurotram low-floor, articulated trams. Flexity Swift LRVs are used on line B, Bx and occasionally line C since 2008, and can reach 100 km/h (62.1 mph). They also have more seats, and can, in common with most modern light rail systems, recover 30% of the total of consumed energy during braking.[citation needed] New LRVs from CRRC Tangshan, dubbed CRRC Tram or CT,[18] are being implemented on the network, running since 2023 on line C. [19]
The majority of services run with two LRVs coupled together. The Eurotram consists of four main compartments, two in each carriage linked by short corridors, and also features an articulation between the two carriages. They have a capacity of 80 seated and 134 standing passengers. The Flexity Swift consists of three components linked by articulations, with a capacity of 100 seated and 148 standing passengers. The CT consists of four articulated components, having a capacity of 244 passengers, 64 of which are seated. [20]
Tickets
editThe system uses the "Andante" ticketing system. Machines in stations issue and can recharge Andante Azul - blue "Occasional" tickets, while Andante Gold is a credit-card style "Gold" tickets (which bear a scanned photograph of the holder) that can be purchased in Lojas Andante (Andante Shops). Tickets can also be topped up at Multibanco ATM terminals.
The Porto Metro operates on a proof-of-payment system. Tickets must be validated before travel by scanning them in front of the yellow machines located in stations. A validated occasional ticket allows for unlimited travel within a specified time period, currently 1 hour for the minimum 2-zone ticket, and longer as the number of valid zones increases. The gold passes allow unlimited travel within a pre-defined area, and are available in "anytime" or cheaper "10/16" (off-peak) versions. There is also a daily ticket, known as Andante 24 that allows the user to make unlimited trips within a given day in the zones chosen. For example, a Z3 (3-zone) ticket is valid for 3 zones in any direction of travel from the first validated zone. So, to cover all of the Metro, except the northernmost part of Line B (zones VCD3 and PV_VC), a Z4 ticket is needed, provided it is validated in zone PRT1.
There are no faregates within the Metro; instead, groups of fare inspectors randomly check tickets with hand-held scanners. The current penalty for travelling without a validated ticket is €120.
The metro uses the same zoning system as the majority of public transport providers in the Porto metropolitan area, which is divided by counties, and further divided into numbered sub-zones (for example, VCD3 is the third area of the Vila do Conde county). The PRT1 zone in central Porto is effectively the area contained within the VCI (Via Cintura Interna) inner ring-road, while zones PRT2 and PRT3 are the areas between the VCI and the Estrada da Circunvalação outer ring-road. [citation needed]
The Andante system is being rolled out across the entire Porto public transit network. STCP bus routes and some other bus routes currently accept Andante and the intention is for the entire bus, metro and suburban train network to become integrated. The same ticket cannot be used on downtown Porto trams and the cable car (Funicular dos Guindais). The Andante Azul that tourists typically use are not valid, though the Andante Gold loaded with monthly tickets may be accepted.[citation needed]
Network
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Estádio do Dragão – Senhor de Matosinhos | 15.6 km (9.7 mi) |
23 | 7 December 2002 | Bombardier Flexity Outlook (Eurotram) | |
Estádio do Dragão – Póvoa de Varzim | 33.6 km (20.9 mi) |
35 | 13 March 2005 | Bombardier Flexity Swift | |
Campanhã – ISMAI | 19.6 km (12.2 mi) |
24 | 30 July 2005 | ||
Hospital São João – Santo Ovídio | 9.2 km (5.7 mi) |
16 | 18 September 2005 | Bombardier Flexity Outlook (Eurotram) | |
Trindade – Aeroporto | 13.1 km (8.1 mi) |
21 | 27 May 2006 | ||
Fânzeres – Senhora da Hora | 17.4 km (10.8 mi) |
24 | 2 January 2011 | ||
Ribeira – Batalha | 0.3 km (0.19 mi) |
2 | 19 February 2004 | Guindais Funicular |
Line A
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- Senhor de Matosinhos – Estádio do Dragão
- Travel time: 40 minutes
- Headway: 10 minutes
Line A or the Blue Line is the main and, historically, most important of the five Porto Metro lines. It has 23 stations.
The line was opened between Trindade and Senhor de Matosinhos on 7 December 2002, by then Prime Minister Barroso. Until the end of 2002 travel was free of charge to allow users to familiarize themselves with the new light rail line. On June 5, 2004, on the occasion of the Euro 2004 European Football Championship, the section between Trindade and Estádio do Dragão was opened.
Service runs every 10 minutes between 07:00 and 20:00 between Senhor de Matosinhos and Estádio do Dragão, with some trips extended to Fânzeres on Line F. Between 6:00 and 7:00 and after 20:00 the frequency is 15 minutes. After 21:00 services only run between Senhor de Matosinhos and Trindade.
Flexity Outlook Eurotrams number 001–072 service the line.
Line B/Bx
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- Póvoa de Varzim – Estádio do Dragão
- Travel time (B): 61 minutes
- Travel time (Bx): 53 minutes
- Headway: 30 minutes (each service)
Line B or the Red Line has 35 stations and is the longest line of the system. The line reuses, for almost its entire length, the route of the old Póvoa Line, which connected Trindade to Póvoa de Varzim. Line B was Porto Metro's second line to open. Initially the line only ran between Estádio do Dragão and Senhora da Hora, thus sharing the route with Line A. On March 13, 2005, an extension was opened between Senhora da Hora and Pedras Rubras. On March 18, 2006, after successive delays, the final section to Póvoa de Varzim was officially inaugurated.
The line has two types of services between Póvoa de Varzim and Estádio do Dragão: regular, which stops at all stations; and the Bx express, which only stops at Portas Fronhas, Vila do Conde, Varziela, Mindelo and Pedras Rubras, between Póvoa de Varzim and Senhora da Hora. From early summer 2011 the express service was expanded to operate daily.
In July 2016, Porto Metro announced that an additional infill station, Modivas Norte, will be added at The Style Outlet. The work is financed 50% by the mall management and will cost a total of €1.2 million.[11] Although no extensions are planned, consideration was given to use the abandoned Famalicão branch to reach Barreiros, near Avenida 25 de Abril, via Mourões. Beyond Póvoa de Varzim the right-of-way has been converted into a cycle path in order to preserve the branch.
Line C
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- ISMAI – Campanhã
- Travel time: 41 minutes
- Headway: 15 minutes
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Line D
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- Vila d'Este – Hospital São João
- Travel time: 32 minutes
- Minimum headway: 5 / 10 minutes
Line D or the Yellow Line has 19 stations and runs separate from all other lines, connecting with lines A, B, C, E and F in Trindade. It runs from Vila Nova de Gaia in the south before crossing the River Douro at the top level of the Luís I Bridge and passing through central Porto en route to São João Hospital in the north.
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Line E
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- Travel time: 35 minutes
- Headway: 30 minutes
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- Senhora da Hora – Fânzeres
- Travel time: 39 minutes
- Headway: 15 minutes
Funicular dos Guindais
editThe Metro do Porto company also operates the Funicular of Guindais, a cable-car system that was originally built in 1891 and was recently remodelled. It connects the riverside area of Ribeira to higher ground at Batalha, near the São Bento station.
Future expansion
edit- Line G (Pink line): A new 2.7km, 4 station fully underground line which connects Casa da Música to São Bento through Cordoaria.[23] The construction started in 2020 and the line is expected to go into service at the start of 2025.[24][25]
- Line H (Ruby line): A new 6.74km, 8 station line that will connect Casa da Música station in Porto with Santo Ovídio station in Vila Nova de Gaia. Construction will be put out for bid in 2023 with the line planned to enter service in 2026.[26][27]
Network map
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c https://www.metrodoporto.pt/metrodoporto/uploads/document/file/718/relatoriocontas_2023_site_compactado.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g "História". www.metrodoporto.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ Avaliação do impacto global da 1ª fase do projecto do Metro do Porto, 2ª parte (PDF). March 2008. p. 3.
- ^ a b Trofa, O. Notícias da (2023-12-31). "A linha de Guimarães "nasceu" na Trofa há 140 anos". O Notícias da Trofa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Ecopista de Famalicão | IP Patrimonio | Infraestruturas de Portugal". www.ippatrimonio.pt. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ a b "Metro do Porto vai ter nova Estação em Modivas Norte". www.metrodoporto.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "Horários ISMAI-Trofa" (PDF).
- ^ Trofa, O. Notícias da (2023-12-31). "A linha de Guimarães "nasceu" na Trofa há 140 anos". O Notícias da Trofa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ^ "É oficial: o metro chegou a Vila d'Este" (in Portuguese). Jornal de Noticias. 2024-06-28.
- ^ METRO DO PORTO CELEBRA 20 ANOS., retrieved 2024-03-21. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Gestores do Metro do Porto recebem €650 mil de prémios, Expresso newspaper, 18 February 2006, accessed March 2007 (in Portuguese)
- ^ Metro do Porto fechou exercício com resultado negativo de 122 milhões de euros Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Diário Económico website, 7 March 2007, accessed March 2007 (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Já chegou o novo Metro". Metro do Porto. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2024. (in Portuguese)
- ^ Cruz, Hermana (12 December 2023). "Passageiros rendidos ao "luxo" dos novos assentos do metro do Porto". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Larguesa e Lusa, António (6 December 2023). "Novo metro chinês do Porto faz viagem inaugural com Costa a bordo". ECO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ Map of network
- ^ UrbanRail.net
- ^ "Mais 6 quilómetros. 7 novas estações. Metro do Porto vai crescer" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "A nova linha do Metro do Porto vai ligar a Casa da Música a S. Bento" (in Portuguese). NIT. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Rose line got green light by the tribunal of financie
- ^ second line in Gaia
- ^ A bridge to the future (soon)
External links
edit- Porto Metro Official Homepage
- Official website for the ticketing system
- Map of the Porto Metro network (.pdf file)
- Metro do Porto news archive
- Photos of Metro do Porto's station architecture
- Flickr's Metro do Porto group
- Expansion - 2nd and 3rd phases (Portuguese)
- Porto database / photo gallery and Porto tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.