Metro-Airport Connection

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Metro-Airport Connection
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Aeromovel 00.JPG
People mover in operation in Salgado Filho International Airport
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerBandeira do Rio Grande do Sul.svg Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
LocalePorto Alegre, Brazil
Termini
  • Aeroporto
  • Terminal 1
Stations2
Websitewww.trensurb.gov.br
Service
TypePeople mover/Airport rail link
SystemPorto Alegre Metro
Operator(s)Trensurb - logo.png Trensurb
Rolling stock3 T'Trans/Aeromóvel Brasil S.A. A-100/200 stock (2 trains)
History
Opened10 August 2013
Technical
Line length814 m (2,671 ft)
CharacterFully elevated
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
SignallingCBTC
Route map

to Novo Hamburgo
Aeroporto
to Mercado
Av. dos Estados
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BR-116
Av. Zaida Jarros
Av. Severo Dullius
Terminal 1

Metro-Airport Connection (Portuguese: Conexão Metrô-Aeroporto) is a people mover system operating in Porto Alegre, connecting Aeroporto station of the Porto Alegre Metro to Terminal 1 of the Salgado Filho International Airport. It is operated by Trensurb.[1]

Characteristics

It is composed by a sole elevated track with 2 stations and 814 m (2,671 ft) of extension, opened to the public on 10 August 2013.[2] Since 7 May 2014, the system operates commercially, initially charging a fare of R$ 1.70 (US$ 0.72 in 2014) and free interchange with Porto Alegre Metro.[3]

The APM used the Aeromovel pneumatic propulsion design, which was developed in Brazil.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Conexão Metrô-Conexão". Trensurb (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ Favero, Daniel (10 August 2013). "Primeiro aeromóvel do Brasil é inaugurado por Dilma em Porto Alegre". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Aeromóvel de Porto Alegre inicia operação comercia nesta quarta-feira". G1 (in Portuguese). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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