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| Metro Sul do Tejo | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Owner | Public–private partnership | ||
| Locale | Almada Seixal | ||
| Transit type | Light rail | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 19 | ||
| Website | Metro Transportes do Sul | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 30 April 2007; 18 years ago (2007-04-30) | ||
| Operator(s) | Metro Transportes do Sul | ||
| Number of vehicles | 24Siemens Combino Plus | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750VDCOHLE | ||
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TheMetro Transportes Sul do Tejo (MTS,SouthTagus Rapid Transit System) is alight rail system that providesmass-transit services for theAlmada andSeixalmunicipalities in Portugal.
The system opened its first section in 2007 and was largely completed by 2008. It includes 19 stations across three lines and has connections toFertagus, the commuter rail network servingLisbon andSetúbal.
The first plans for the metro were drawn up in 1995 and revised over the years until construction began in 2002. The company that won the tender for construction and operation was Sociedade Concessionária MTS – Metro, Transportes do Sul, SA, which is controlled byBarraqueiro Group, a Portuguese transport conglomerate that also operates the Fertagus commuter rail network, andArriva, a British subsidiary ofDeutsche Bahn.
The first section from Corroios to Cova de Piedade opened in April 2007 at a cost of 320 million euros. The line initially had low ridership which was initially forecast until the remaining sections of the system opened.[1] By November 2008, the metro opened most of its planned stations with a total of 17 in operation.[2]
In 2023, the government announced a further plan for extension of the metro through Seixal as part of its Arco Ribeirinho Sul initiative.[3] In 2024, it was announced that theLisbon Metro would study a 6.6 kilometer extension from the Universidade station toTrafaria andCosta da Caparica with possible completion between 2029 and 2031.[4][5]
MTS has three lines:
The rolling stock consists of 24 trams from Siemens (modelCombino Plus).[6]
| Rapid transit |  | |
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| Light rail | ||
| Trams | ||
| Commuter rail | ||
| Trolleybuses | ||
| Rapid transit bus | ||
* Indicates defunct system.Italics denote planned or under construction systems. | ||
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