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Map of the Porto network with the map of the Porto Metro. The CP Urban Services in the greater Porto area consists of 4 main lines, linking Porto Terminus São Bento Station (Estação de São Bento) in Porto Downtown with the cities of Braga, Guimarães, Aveiro and Penafiel.
STCP, the main bus provider in Porto municipality remains separate from this network and provides services between Matosinhos and Porto. [20] A railway line exists connecting the Port of Leixões with Contumil in Porto, called Linha de leixões. This line has mainly been used to transport cargo, despite an attempt to run passenger services in 2011.
[2] [3] Passenger services ran until 1987 and from 2009 to 2011, otherwise the railway has remained open for cargo, transporting cargo in and out of the Port of Leixões. In 2024, a 32 million Euro investment was carried out to improve conditions on the line for freight trains and to reestablish passenger services in part of the line.
The Porto Metro (Portuguese: Metro do Porto) is a light rail network in Porto, Portugal and a key part of the city's public transport system. [3] Having a semi-metro alignment, it runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs while using low-floor tram vehicles.
The Port of Leixões intends to lower its carbon footprint and contribute to climate change mitigation through renewable energy sources, energy-saving measures, and eco-friendly activities. [ 5 ] The European Investment Bank offered a €60 million investment loan in 2023 to modernise and expand the Port of Leixões, recognising its importance ...
The Porto metropolitan area is the second largest metropolitan area of Portugal, with about 1.7 million people. It groups the larger Porto Urban Area, the second largest in the country, assembled by the municipalities of Porto, Matosinhos, Vila Nova de Gaia, Gondomar, Valongo and Maia. It also includes three smaller urban areas: Póvoa de ...
The Port of Leixões (Portuguese: Porto de Leixões, pronounced [lɐjˈʃõjʃ]) is one of Portugal's major seaports, located 4 km north of the mouth of the Douro River, in Matosinhos municipality, near the city of Porto. Leixões Sport Club, commonly known simply as Leixões, is Matosinhos' sports club.
Port of Sines: Setúbal District [3] Port of Leixoes: Porto District [4] [5] Port of Lisbon: Lisbon District [6] Port of Setúbal Setúbal District [7] Port of Figueira da Foz Coimbra District [8] Port of Aveiro Aveiro District [9] Port of Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo District [10] Madeira; Port of Caniçal Madeira Island [11] Azores; Port ...