Porto Light Rail, Portugal
Key Data:
Population (metropolitan area)
1,570,800
Owner
Metro do Porto, SA
Contractor: build, operate, maintain
Normetro
Service operator
Transdev
Architect
Eduardo Souto de Moura
Gauge
1,435mm
Opened (commercial operation)
January 2003
Routes (2008)
5
Length (2008)
70km (44 miles)
Stations
78
Rolling stock
Eurotram (Bombardier Flexity Outlook E-Series)
Builder
Adtranz (Bombardier)
Number
72
Length
35m (seven-section, articulated)
Capacity
136 standing, 80 seated
Weight
40.5t
Max speed
80km/h (50mph)
Heritage tram operator
STCP (3 routes)
Special Characteristics:
Large-scale construction project
International consortium to build, maintain and operate
Underground location in most of historic city centre
Multi-mode stored-value ticketing system
Fleet to increase with new type on order
New construction in hand and planned
