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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.
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.
Road traffic on the lower deck of the Açude bridge is expected to reopen on April 10th.
Mobilidade argues that it is “absolutely essential” to ensure measures that allow for the reduction of travel times on public transport.
The reduced fares for intermodal passes cover the Coimbra Urban Transport services and the metrobus.
The head of the company managing the 'metrobus' operation says the service has recorded “very significant demand.”
Metro Mondego has announced that Metrobus services at three stations in Lousã will be temporarily suspended due to a slope landslide, to ensure the safety of its passengers.
The new intermodal pass for the Coimbra Region, called Move-C, entered service today and allows Metro Mondego (also known as the 'metrobus') and the Municipal Urban Transport Services (SMTUC) to be used with a single ticket.
The Porto metrobus will begin operations at the end of February, is expected to have a free trial period in March and, to start and finish the service, will circle the Boavista roundabout, it was announced today.
The Mondego Mobility System (SMM) between Coimbra and Serpins (Lousã) begins its operation this Tuesday, 15 years after the railway branch was closed, now replaced by the metrobus. The service, which is free until the end of the month, starts with definitive schedules, serving Coimbra, Miranda do Corvo, and ...
Extended to the municipalities that suffered the most from the closure of the Lousã railway branch, the metrobus will have a peak frequency of ten minutes in Miranda do Corvo and 15 minutes in Lousã.
The operation is free until the end of the month.
The Mondego Mobility System (SMM) between Coimbra and Serpins (Lousã) begins its operation today, 15 years after the railway branch was closed to make way for the 'metrobus'.
The new 'Metrobus' service will operate for 6 hours, linking the cities of Coimbra and Serpins, enhancing public transport options in the region.
