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Porto Metro
Flexity Outlook Eurotram of the Porto Metro atTrindade 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; 22 years ago (2002-12-07)
Operator(s)	ViaPorto
Number of vehicles	120[1]
Technical
System length	70 km (43 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification	750VDCOHLE
System map Porto Metro Legend Routes[2] Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim Vila do Conde São Brás Portas Fronhas Alto do Pega Vila do Conde Santa Clara Azurara Árvore Varziela Espaço Natureza Mindelo VC Fashion Outlet Modivas Centro Modivas Sul Vilar do Pinheiro Vila do Conde Maia Lidador Aeroporto Pedras Rubras Botica Verdes Crestins Esposade ISMAI Custóias Castêlo da Maia Mandim Senhor de Matosinhos Zona Industrial Mercado Fórum da Maia Brito Capelo Parque da Maia Matosinhos Sul Maia Matosinhos Câmara de Matosinhos Custió Parque Real Araújo Pedro Hispano Pias Estádio do Mar Cândido dos Reis Vasco da Gama Fonte do Cuco Senhora da Hora Sete Bicas Matosinhos Porto Hospital de São João Viso IPO Ramalde Pólo Universitário Francos Salgueiros Casa da Música Combatentes Carolina Michaëlis Marquês Lapa Faria Guimarães Trindade Aliados Bolhão São Bento Campo 24 de Agosto Porto Vila Nova de Gaia Heroismo Jardim do Morro Campanhã General Torres Estádio do Dragão Câmara de Gaia Contumil João de Deus Nasoni D. João II Nau Vitória Santo Ovídio Porto Gondomar Manuel Leão Levada Hospital Santos Silva Rio Tinto Vila d'Este Campainha Baguim Carreira Venda Nova Fânzeres Line A • Line B • Line Bx Line C • Line D • Line E • Line F This diagram: view talk edit

ThePorto Metro (Portuguese:Metro do Porto) is alight rail network inPorto,Portugal and a key part of the city'spublic transport system.^[3] Having asemi-metro alignment, it runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city'ssuburbs while using low-floortram vehicles.^[4][5] The first parts of the system have been in operation since 2002.^[6] It is a separate system toPorto'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 andVila Nova de Gaia. It currently has a total of 85 operational stations across 70 kilometres (43 mi) ofdouble 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][7]

The Porto Metro has received theVeronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design fromHarvard University'sGraduate School of Design in 2013.^[8]

During 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 ofMetro do PortoS.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.^[9][10]

The project included the conversion of sections of thenarrow gauge railway lines ofLinha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão andLinha de Guimarães, including the section betweenSenhora da Hora andTrindade nowadays shared by 5 different lines. In 2001, train services came to an end as construction started.^[11]

Line A (blue line) was the first line to open on 7 December 2002, running betweenSenhor de Matosinhos and Trindade in central Porto. On 5 June 2004, the line was extended toEstádio do Dragão, Porto's largest football stadium, in time for theEuro 2004 Football championship.^[9]

On 3 March, 2005, Line B (red line) opened between Estádio do Dragão andPedras Rubras [pt]. The remaining section between Pedras Rubras andPóvoa de Varzim was opened a year later in March 2006. This line replaced theLinha do Porto à Póvoa e Famalicão, anarrow gauge railway between Porto and Póvoa de Varzim.^[9] 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.^[11][12] In July 2017, aninfill station calledVC Fashion Outlet - Modivas [pt] was added.^[9][13]

Line C (green line) opened on July 30, 2005, untilFórum da Maia [pt] in the centre of Maia and was extended untilISMAI in March 2006.^[9] Line C was built using part of theGuimarães line between Senhora da Hora and ISMAI. A section of this railway line between ISMAI andLousado was decommissioned and expected to be serviced by the Porto Metro untilTrofa, but as of 2024 it was only serviced by busses.^[14] The Guimarães line continued to have train services from Lousado viaLinha do Minho.^[11]

Line D (yellow line) proved the most problematic to excavate^{[citation needed]} and opened on 17 September 2005 betweenCâmara de Gaia in Vila Nova de Gaia andPólo Universitário in the north. In the northern end, theSão João Hospital andIPO stations, were not brought into service until March 2006 due to safety concerns^{[citation needed]}. In the southern end, the line was expanded untilD. João II [pt] in May 2008 and then toSanto Ovídio in October 2011.^[9] In June 2024, the line was extended southwards by 3.15km with three new stations added, Manuel Leão, Hospital Santos Silva andVila d'Este.^[15]

Line E (violet line) opened on May 27, 2006, connecting theAirport Francisco Sá Carneiro andCampanhã.^[9] 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 andFânzeres.^[9][16]

The Metro do Porto company managed and operated theFunicular of Guindais between 2004 and 2019. Management was transferred to Porto municipality in 2019 and to a municipal company calledSTCP Serviços in 2022.^[9][17][18]

Between 2016 and 2023, the number of yearly passengers using the Porto Metro system has gradually increased, with the exception of the years affected by theCOVID-19 pandemic. On the supply side, the number of yearly train trips has varied, and as of 2023 it had not recovered to the peak of 370,000 in 2019. Porto Metro's punctuality is high, bottoming out at 93% in 2019.^[19] Investment increased from 2021 onward, when construction started on Line G and on the expansion of Line D.^[19][20][21]

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As of 2007, the total cost of the Porto Metro public transport system stands at 3.5 billioneuros - over 1% of Portugal'sGDP. The first phase of the project alone, which was led by the mayors of severalGrande Porto (Greater Porto) municipalities includingValentim Loureiro as a chairman of thestate-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.^[22][23]

The Metro uses 72 modernEurotram 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]} The LRVs fromCRRC Tangshan, dubbed CRRC Tram or CT,^[24] are the latest to be introduced on the network, running since 2023 on line C.^[25]

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.^[26]

The system uses the "Andante" ticketing system, used for public transport in thePorto Metropolitan Area. Under this system, a ticket holder can use multiple modes of transportation by various providers within a certain time period. Ticket prices and single ticket duration can vary depending on the number of zones that the ticket includes. The Andante system divides the Porto metropolitan area into fare zones, each representing a geographic area. The number of zones required is determined by the traveler's starting zone. A Z2 ticket allows the traveler go to all adjacent zones. A Z3 ticket lets the traveler go to all adjacent zones and to all zones adjacent to those.^[27][28][29]

Various ticketing options exist to use the Porto Metro. Paper tickets called Blue Andante (Andante azul) can be bought and recharged in machines in stations. These can be charged with single trips or 24 hour tickets. Monthly passes called Silver Andante (Andante prateado) can be purchased inLojas Andante (Andante Shops) and topped up at Multibanco ATM terminals. They are personalized PVC cards with the name and picture of the holder. They are free for students between the ages of 4 and 18 and discounts exist for families, seniors, veterans and lower income households. Other ticketing options under the Andante system include Andante Tour, a 24 or 78 hour ticket for tourists, the Anda App, an app available forAndroid and contactless card payments on some readers. Children under 4 years old do not require a ticket if they are accompanied by an adult.^[27][28]

The Porto Metro operates on aproof-of-payment system. Tickets must be validated before travel by scanning them in front of the yellow machines located in stations. Instead, groups of fare inspectors randomly check tickets with hand-held scanners. As of October 2024, the penalty for travelling without a validated ticket is €95.^[30]

Metro do Porto
Line		Length	Stations	Opened	Equipment
	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)	36	13 March 2005	Bombardier Flexity Swift
	Campanhã – ISMAI	19.6 km (12.2 mi)	24	30 July 2005
	Hospital São João – Vila d'Este	9.2 km (5.7 mi)	19	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
	Casa da Música – São Bento	2.7 km (1.7 mi)	4	To open in July 2025	Bombardier Flexity Outlook (Eurotram)
	Casa da Música – Santo Ovídio	6.3 km (3.9 mi)	8	To open in 2026
Metrobus
	Casa da Música – Império	3.7 km (2.3 mi)	7	To open in 2025	Hydrogen cell bus

Line A
Legend
Senhor de Matosinhos Mercado Brito Capelo Matosinhos Sul Câmara de Matosinhos Parque Real Pedro Hispano Estádio do Mar Vasco da Gama Zone MTS1 Zone PRT2 Senhora da Hora Sete Bicas Viso Ramalde Zone PRT2 Zone PRT1 Francos Casa da Música Carolina Michaëlis Lapa Trindade Bolhão Campo 24 de Agosto Heroísmo Campanhã Estádio do Dragão
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Line A or theBlue Line is the earliest of the five Porto Metro lines and the second busiest line as of 2023, transporting 12 million passengers.^[9][19] It runs betweenSenhor de Matosinhos andEstádio do Dragão stations, with 21 intermediate stations. Services run every 12 to 15 minutes with an end to end travel time of approximately 40 minutes.^[9][2][31]

BetweenTrindade andSenhora da Hora stations, the line uses the inner part of the route of theold Porto to Póvoa de Varzim railway line. Between Trindade and Estádio do Dragão stations it uses a new tunneled alignment, whilst between Senhora da Hora and Senhor de Matosinhos stations it mostly uses a new surface alignment, albeit with short sections coinciding with the route of theMatosinhos branch railway.Flexity Outlook Eurotrams number 001–072 service the line.^{[citation needed]}

Line B/Bx
Legend
Póvoa de Varzim São Brás Portas Fronhas Alto de Pêga Vila do Conde Santa Clara Zone PV_VC Zone VCD3 Azurara Árvore Varziela Espaço Natureza Mindelo Zone VCD3 Zone VCD8 VC Fashion Outlet/Modivas Modivas Centro Modivas Sul Vilar de Pinheiro Lidador Pedras Rubras Verdes Zone VCD8 Zone MAI1 Crestins Esposade Custóias Fonte do Cuco Zone MAI1 Zone PRT2 Senhora da Hora Sete Bicas Viso Ramalde Zone PRT2 Zone PRT1 Francos Casa da Música Carolina Michaëlis Lapa Trindade Bolhão Campo 24 de Agosto Heroísmo Campanhã Estádio do Dragão
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Line B or theRed Line runs betweenPóvoa de Varzim andEstádio do Dragão stations, has 34 intermediate stations and is the longest line of the system. Because of its length, the line provides two types of services: B and Bx.^[2] The line reuses, for almost its entire length, the route of theold Porto to Póvoa de Varzim railway line.^[9]

The regular B service stops at all stations, whilst the express Bx service stops only at principal stations between Póvoa de Varzim and Senhora da Hora and at all station between Senhora da Hora and Estádio do Dragão. On weekdays during the day, each service provide two trams per hour in each directions. During weekends and in the evenings only the B service runs twice or thrice per hour in each directions. The regular service takes just over an hour between Póvoa de Varzim and Estádio do Dragão, while the express service saves approximate 10 minutes.^[2][32]

Although no extensions are planned, consideration was given to use the abandoned Famalicão branch of the old Póvoa Line, converted to a cycle path after closure, to reach Mourões and Barreiros, nearAvenida 25 de Abril.^{[citation needed]}

Line C
Legend
ISMAI Castêlo da Maia Mandim Zona Industrial Zone MAI2 Zone MAI1 Fórum Maia Parque Maia Custió Araújo Pias Cândido dos Reis Fonte do Cuco Zone MAI1 Zone PRT2 Senhora da Hora Sete Bicas Viso Ramalde Zone PRT2 Zone PRT1 Francos Casa da Música Carolina Michaëlis Lapa Trindade Bolhão Campo 24 de Agosto Heroísmo Campanhã
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Line C or theGreen Line runs betweenISMAI andCampanhã stations, with 22 intermediate stations. The line has a basic frequency of four trams per hour, but some trams on the line terminate atFórum da Maia [pt]. Travel time between ISMAI and Campanhã stations is just over 40 minutes.^[2][33]

The line reuses part of the route of theold Porto to Guimarães railway line, albeit with a significant section of new alignment through thecity of Maia.^[9] Line C was originally projected to service the city of Trofa, previously served by this railway line. While, this project was never pursued, the Porto Metro provides a bus link between the ISMAI and Trofa.^{[14][2][34][35]}

Line D
Legend
Vila d'Este Hospital Santos Silva Manuel Leão Santo Ovídio D. João II João de Deus Câmara de Gaia General Torres Jardim do Morro Douro Zone VNG1 Zone PRT1 São Bento Aliados Trindade Faria Guimarães Marquês Combatentes Salgueiros Zone PRT1 Zone PRT3 Pólo Universitário IPO Hospital de São João
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Line D or theYellow Line runs betweenVila d'Este andHospital São João stations, with 17 intermediate stations and a very visible crossing of theRiver Douro on the upper level of the iconicDom Luís I bridge.^[2] As of 2023, it was the busiest line of the Porto Metro, transporting a total of 30 million passengers across 106,500 train trips throughout the year.^[19]

Line D runs on an entirely new alignment, partly on the surface and partly underground, separate from all the other lines of the Porto Metro. It connects with lines A, B, C, E and F atTrindade station. Between Hospital São João andSanto Ovídio stations the service runs every 5 to 6 minutes during workdays, or every 10 minutes on weekends and evenings. Half of the trams have a southern terminus at Santo Ovídio, thus frequency is halves in the rest of the line until Vila d'Este. The travel time for the whole line is just over 30 minutes.^[2][36]

Line E
Legend
Aeroporto Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Botica Verdes Crestins Zone VCD8 Zone MAI1 Esposade Custóias Fonte do Cuco Zone MAI1 Zone PRT2 Senhora da Hora Sete Bicas Viso Ramalde Zone PRT2 Zone PRT1 Francos Casa da Música Carolina Michaëlis Lapa Trindade
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Line E or theViolet Line runs betweenAeroporto andTrindade stations, with 13 intermediate stations. Trams run as far as Trindade every 15 minutes, with a journey time of around 30 minutes. Depending on day and time, between one and three trams an hour continue beyond Trindade toEstádio do Dragão, serving a further four intermediate stations and taking about 10 more minutes.^[2][37]

Line E was specifically built to servePorto Airport, and Aeroporto station is directly accessible from the terminal building. The station is at the end of a short branch off line B of the Metro, which it joins atVerdes station [pt], sharing tracks variously with lines A, B, C and F for the rest of its route.^[9][2]

Line F
Legend
Senhora da Hora Sete Bicas Viso Ramalde Zone PRT2 Zone PRT1 Francos Casa da Música Carolina Michaëlis Lapa Trindade Bolhão Campo 24 de Agosto Heroísmo Campanhã Estádio do Dragão Zone PRT1 Zone PRT3 Contumil Nasoni Nau Vitória Zone PRT3 Zone MAI4 Levada Rio Tinto Campainha Baguim Carreira Zone MAI4 Zone GDM1 Venda Nova Fânzeres
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Line F or theOrange Line runs betweenFânzeres andSenhora da Hora stations, stopping at 22 additional stations and taking approximately 40 minutes. Trams depart as frequently as every 12 minutes during weekdays, and as little as every 30 minutes during the evenings.^[36][38]

It is expected that the line will be extended from Senhora da Hora to Senhor de Matosinhos, which is the current teminus of Line A. This extension is shown on new official network maps of the Porto Metro, but as of February 2025 it has not been incorporated into the official timetable.^[38][39]

Besides the shared segment between Senhora da Hora and Estádio do Dragão, Line F runs mainly above ground. It is the only service operating in themunicipality of Gondomar, and it transported 9 million people in 2024.^[19]

• Metrobus line 1: ABus rapid transit line is expected to open for service, during 2025, betweenCasa da Música and Império Square, run byhydrogen cell buses, that will be managed by Porto Metro.^[40]

• Line G (Pink line): A new 2.7km, 4 station fully underground line which connectsCasa da Música to São Bento through Cordoaria.^[41] The construction started in 2020 and Porto Metro expects it to be concluded in July 2025.^[20][42][43]

• 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.^[44][45]

• Trams in Porto
• Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto (STCP)
• Lisbon Metro
• List of tram and light rail transit systems

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• Porto Metro Official Homepage
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• 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)
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