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NewsPassenger services to be restored on Porto orbital line
PORTUGAL: Agreement has been reached to restore passenger services on an orbital line in the northern suburbs of Porto. The first trains are expected to begin running this year, following a 13-year hiatus. A protocol to restore passenger services was signed at São Mamede de Infesta ...
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Metro Report InternationalPorto Pink Line signalling contract awarded
PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has awarded Alstom a contract to supply signalling, safety and control systems for the Pink Line project. The first section of the Pink Line will run underground for 3 km from São Bento to Boavista-Casa da Música, serving four stations and improving ...
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Metro Report InternationalPorto light rail extension agreed as expansion plan announced
PORTUGAL: Metro do Porto has awarded a consortium of Alberto Couto Alves, FCC Construcción and Contratas y Ventas a €379·5m contract for the construction of light rail line H (Ruby). The 6·4 km Line H would connect Casa da Música on lines A, B, C, E, ...
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Metro do Porto SA
First line opened in 2002; light rail network now comprises six lines and 82 stations. See Porto network map. Portugal’s second city has built an extensive network through conversion of former railway, new surface routes and tunnelled sections. The latest extension opened 2011 extended the yellow line south from D ...
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Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto SA (STCP)
Heritage tramway with first line opening 1872. Currently three routes in operation; routes 1, 18 (opened in 2005) and 22 (opened in 2007), operated by six Brill cars. AddressAv Fernão de Magalhães 1862/134350-158 PortoPortugalPhone+351 22 507 1000Fax+351 22 507 1150Emailgeral@stcp.ptWebsitewww.stcp.pt Traffic YearPassenger journeys(million) ...