Metro do Porto Light Rail, Portugal
Key Data:
Population
1.2 million
System:
Operator
Normetro
Opening date
2002-2004
Route length
70km
Gauge
1,435mm
Stations
74
Extensions planned
40km (ten years)
Electrification:
Voltage
750V
Current
AC overhead
Rolling Stock:
Type
Eurotram/Flexity Outlook
Builder
Bombardier
Fleet total
72
Maximum line speed
80km/h
Train length
35m
Passenger capacity
211 (80 seated)
Special Characteristics:
Far-reaching transport solution for expanding city
Old railway routes taken over and developed
Five-year contract for operating consortium
100km network envisaged in ten years
Fixed transport link to Porto airport planned
