Porto Alegre Metro

Porto Alegre Metro
Overview
Native nameMetrô de Porto Alegre
LocalePorto Alegre,
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1 (+ 1 airport connector)
Number of stations22
Daily ridership107,742
Annual ridership31.9 million (2022)
Websitewww.trensurb.gov.br
Operation
Began operation2 March 1985 (1985-03-02)
Operator(s)Trensurb
Technical
System length43.8 km (27.2 mi)
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Electrification3,000 V DC overhead line
Average speed50 km/h (31 mph)
Top speed90 km/h (56 mph)
System map
Novo Hamburgo
Fenac
Industrial
Santo Afonso
Novo Hamburgo
São Leopoldo
Rio dos Sinos
São Leopoldo
Unisinos
São Leopoldo
Sapucaia do Sul
Sapucaia
Luiz Pasteur
Sapucaia do Sul
Esteio
Esteio
Esteio
Canoas
Petrobras
São Luís
Mathias Velho
Canoas
Fátima
Niterói
Canoas
Porto Alegre
Anchieta
Aeroporto
Salgado Filho
Farrapos
São Pedro
Rodoviária
Mercado

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, totaling 43.8 kilometers (27.2 mi) of route, and carries about 175,000 users a day.