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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.
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.
This map shows the official speed limits of each railway section as communicated by Infraestruturas de Portugal ; there may be smaller speed limits on some partis of the railway section. For the sake of readability, this map may take into account the total number of tracks on certain common trunks whereas these are operated as several ...
Rail transport in Portugal is provided mainly by Comboios de Portugal (CP), Portugal's national carrier, but also other operators. It includes high speed trains and rapid transit networks in Lisbon and Porto. Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94.
Abrantes; Adémia; Afife; Agualva-Cacém; Aguda; Aguim; Albergaria dos Doze; Albufeira-Ferreiras; Alcaçovas; Alcaide; Alcains; Alcântara-Mar; Alcântara-Terra; Alcaria
The infrastructure of the Portuguese network is managed by Infraestruturas de Portugal, usually abbreviated to IP . Portuguese railway network extent: Broad gauge (1,668 mm (5 ft 5 + 21 ⁄ 32 in)): 2,603 km (1,617 mi), 1,351 km (839 mi) electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz AC and 25 km (16 mi) at 1.5 kV DC.
Faria Guimarães is an underground light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal.It is situated under Rua de Faria Guimarães, from which it takes its name, at its intersection with Rua do Paraíso.
The city has an extensive bus network run by the STCP (Sociedade dos Transportes Colectivos do Porto, or Oporto Public transport Society) which also operates lines in the neighbouring cities of Gaia, Maia, Matosinhos, Gondomar and Valongo. Other smaller companies connect such towns as Paços de Ferreira and Santo Tirso to the town center.