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The Porto Metrobus has officially ended its 51-day experimental period and transitioned to a paid commercial service. Passengers traveling between Casa da Música and Praça do Império must now validate their transport tickets for the 12-minute route. While the first phase is fully segregated on Avenida da Boavista, the service currently shares road space with private vehicles on Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa.
Infraestruturas de Portugal has announced that the metrobus service in Coimbra is scheduled to extend its operations to Coimbra-B station and Praça da República by mid-August, following strong initial demand.
Amadora City Council is set to enter into a protocol with the municipalities of Lisbon and Oeiras to develop studies and projects for the Metrobus, a public transport system using electric buses in a dedicated corridor, the local authority announced this Thursday. The proposal to execute this protocol was approved at the latest meeting of Amadora's executive branch.
Protocol approved by Amadora City Council also involves Carris and TML. The project includes a dedicated corridor between Algés and Reboleira station.
Home News Metro Mondego increases services to Coimbra Metro Mondego increases services to Coimbra Metro Mondego ( MM) will strengthen its metrobus service between Miranda do Corvo and Coimbra with an additional journey from 16 November to meet demand during the morning rush hour.
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The Coimbra City Council made a positive assessment today of the first day of mobility changes in the city centre, with the expansion of the 'metrobus' and the closure of roads to general traffic.
The metrobus system expands this Thursday to Coimbra-B and Praça da República, an operation that will require a reconfiguration of traffic in downtown Coimbra and the rerouting of more than 20 urban public transport lines. The expansion of the metrobus system (articulated buses on dedicated lanes) will involve profound changes.
The Metrobus service in Coimbra is extending its route to include the city centre and the train station.
The number of validations on the metrobus (an articulated bus system on a dedicated lane) comes at a time when the transport service is operating on only a portion of the planned network.
The proposal approved at the executive meeting sparked significant disagreement from the opposition, who criticised the 'profound transformation of the city's operations'. The mayor defends 'safe mobility'.
With the reopening of this suburban section, the transport system once again ensures the full connection between Serpins (Lousã municipality) and Coimbra.
Home News Coimbra metrobus to operate without finishing new feature Coimbra metrobus to operate without finishing new feature The dedicated “metrobus” lane connecting the Coimbra University Hospitals and the Pediatric Hospital, which was not originally included in the project scope, will not be r
Tests are taking place between Portagem and Coimbra-B and between Aeminium station and Praça da República. The hospital line will only be completed in the first quarter of 2027.
Riding the hydrogen bus line between Casa da Música and Praça do Império stopped being free on April 20th.
The ‘metrobus’ connection to Coimbra B Station, as well as to Praça da República, is expected to start between late August and early September, revealed Metro Mondego president Leonel Serra today. “We are counting on the operation starting at the end of August or early September, provided nothing goes wrong in the meantime.”
The Metrobus connection to Coimbra B Station, as well as to Praça da República, is expected to start between the end of August and the beginning of September, revealed the president of Metro Mondego.
A study commissioned by the local authority projects over 6 million validations per year. At the new stops, only 25% of validations are expected to come from private cars, with another 15% coming from STCP and Unir services.
The Matosinhos metrobus stops will be fully covered, according to documents provided by the municipality to Lusa, and the Sociedade de Transportes Coletivos do Porto (STCP) is expected to operate the service, for which the tender for buses has already been authorised by the Municipal Assembly. According to a design of the stop project provided by the municipality to Lusa, it is visible...
The hydrogen bus records six thousand daily trips and an 8.7 out of 10 satisfaction rating. The project cost 76 million euros and aims to attract 7.4 million passengers by 2027.
Passengers on the Porto Metrobus will now have to validate their transport tickets for the approximately 12-minute journey, which is fully segregated along Avenida da Boavista.
Passengers on the hydrogen bus will now have to validate their transport ticket to complete the approximately 12-minute journey.
Around six thousand users travel on the metrobus daily. The free trial phase continues until April 19 to optimise schedules and public information. Users highlight the comfort, speed, and reliability of the service.
Over the last few years, this high-profile green mobility project has sparked intense debate in the city of Porto. It is now important to analyse whether what was promised to the citizens has, in fact, been delivered. A column by Pedro Silva Castro.
The potential reorganization should involve prioritizing public transport on Rua da Sofia and adjusting adjacent roads, with the definition of alternative routes and the mitigation of bottlenecks.
Changes in the Baixa district will be analysed, with a focus on Rua da Sofia, Rua da Saragoça, Rua de Aveiro, Rua Olímpio Nicolau Rui Fernandes, and the area surrounding the Casa do Sal roundabout.
Metro do Porto is extending the experimental phase of the operation by three weeks. There are 6,000 passengers per day and three recorded incidents related to 'irregular manoeuvres' by other vehicles.
The free trial period for Porto's metrobus, a service connecting Casa da Música to Praça do Império which began on 28 February, will be extended until 20 April, with commercial operations starting thereafter, it was announced today.
The metrobus operates on the Marechal Gomes da Costa and Boavista avenues.
