Porto Alegre Metro
Porto Alegre Metro | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | Metrô de Porto Alegre | ||
Locale | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 1 (+ 1 airport connector) | ||
Number of stations | 22 | ||
Daily ridership | 107,742[1] | ||
Annual ridership | 31.9 million (2022)[2] | ||
Website | www | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 2 March 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-02) | ||
Operator(s) | Trensurb | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 43.8 km (27.2 mi)[3] | ||
Track gauge | 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Electrification | 3,000 V DC overhead line | ||
Average speed | 50 km/h (31 mph) | ||
Top speed | 90 km/h (56 mph) | ||
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The Porto Alegre Metro (Portuguese: Metrô de Porto Alegre, commonly called Trem or Trensurb) is a transit system operated jointly by the federal government, the state government of Rio Grande do Sul and the city of Porto Alegre through the company Trensurb (Company of Urban Trains of Porto Alegre SA) in Brasil. It has 22 stations,[4] totaling 43.8 kilometers (27.2 mi) of route,[3] and carries about 175,000 users a day.[5]
History
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Line 1 of the subway built in Porto Alegre was started in 1980, linking the center of Porto Alegre to cities to the north of the metropolitan area, as Canoas, Esteio, Sapucaia do Sul, São Leopoldo and Novo Hamburgo. The route was selected to relieve the heavy traffic of highway BR-116, the only option before the construction of this line, which already had serious problems with transit at the time.
The Line 1 was inaugurated on March 2, 1985 between the Central Public Market and Sapucaia do Sul, covering a route of 27 kilometers (16.8 mi) and 15 stations.[5]
Extensions
In December 1997, the line was extended to Unisinos.[5] A 3.8-kilometer (2.4 mi) extension to São Leopoldo-Museum was added in November 2000, after two months of trial service.[5]
A further 9.3-kilometer (5.8 mi) extension to Novo Hamburgo opened in two phases: a 4.9-kilometer (3.0 mi), two station stretch opened in July 2012, followed by the final 4.4-kilometer (2.7 mi), three station stretch on December 21, 2013.[3]
Operations
System characteristics
The Porto Alegre Rapid Transit has an average distance between each station of 2 kilometers (1.2 mi). The average speed of trains is 50 km/h (31 mph), while the maximum speed is 90 km/h (56 mph). The rail gauge is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) (Irish gauge), with power supplied to the trains by a 3,000 VDC catenary.
Lines
Line | Start/End | Founded | Length | Stations | Time (min) | Operating Hours |
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1 Azul | Mercado ↔ Novo Hamburgo | 1985[5] | 43.8 km (27.2 mi)[3] | 22[4] | 53 | 05:00 AM to 11:20 PM |
Airport connection People Mover | Trensurb ↔ Infraero* | 2013 | 0.814 km (0.51 mi) | 2 | 2 | 06:30 AM to 11:20 PM |
(*) Link the Trensurb's Airport Station to the International Airport Salgado Filho
Airport connection people mover
Construction of a 0.814 kilometers (0.51 mi) (including maintenance track, it is 1.01-kilometer (0.63 mi) long)[6] single-line fully automated people mover connecting the Estação Aeroporto (Airport Station) and Terminal 1 of Salgado Filho International Airport has been completed. The line has been operational since August 2013. It is a part of the Porto Alegre Metro system so users do not need to purchase a separate ticket. The journey time is 90 seconds.[6] Depending on demand, one or two vehicles (150 or 300 passengers), will operate at any one time. Cost of construction was R$37.8 million with demand projected at 7,700 passengers per day.[6] In the period 1 May 2014 to 7 September 2014, following the introduction of fare collection, the service averaged 3,165 passengers per day with a peak of 4,134 on 5 September 2014.[7]
This is the first commercial installation in the world of the Aeromovel design, an atmospheric railway technology first developed in Porto Alegre in the late 1970s.[8]
Future expansion
Line 2 of the metro is proposed to consist of a 19 km (12 mi) route from the city centre to Cachoeirinha, of which around half will be underground.[9] In 2019, the estimated cost of the line was $2.9 billion.
Network Map
See also
References
- ^ "Relatório Integrado 2022" [Integrated Report 2022] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. – TRENSURB. 31 May 2023. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "Relatório Integrado 2022" [Integrated Report 2022] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. – TRENSURB. 31 May 2023. p. 26. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c d "Trensurb Estende Funcionamento Das Novas Estações" [Trensurb Extends Operation With New Stations] (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. December 20, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ a b "Todas as Estações" [All Stations] (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
- ^ a b c d e "História" [History] (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ a b c "Conexão metrô-aeroporto" [Metro connection-airport] (in Portuguese). Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre S.A. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ "Aeromovel 2014" (pdf). Retrieved 2014-09-17.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "WITH 100% OF NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, THE AEROMOVEL REACHES ITS FINAL CONSTRUCTION STAGES IN PORTO ALEGRE". Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Nova perspectiva para linha 2 do metrô de Porto Alegre". www.senadorlasiermartins.com.br (in Portuguese). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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