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Subway-airport rail link in Porto Alegre, Brazil
Metro-Airport Connection
People mover in operation in Salgado Filho International Airport
Overview
StatusOut of service
Owner 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
Rolling stock3 T'Trans/Aeromóvel Brasil S.A. A-100/200 stock (2 trains)
History
Opened10 August 2013
Technical
Line length1,011 m (3,317 ft)
Number of tracks1
CharacterFully elevated
Track gauge1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Minimum radius35 m (115 ft)
Operating speed65 km/h (40 mph)
SignallingCBTC
Maximum incline3%
Route map

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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.

Because of the massive 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods and the damages on the track, the Aeromóvel is out of service ever since.

Characteristics

It is composed by a sole elevated track with two stations and 814 m (2,671 ft) of extension, opened to the public on 10 August 2013. 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.

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

See also

References

  1. ^ TrensUrb (ed.). "Operação da conexão metrô-aeroporto (aeromóvel)" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. "Conexão Metrô-Conexão". Trensurb (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Favero, Daniel (10 August 2013). "Primeiro aeromóvel do Brasil é inaugurado por Dilma em Porto Alegre". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. "Aeromóvel de Porto Alegre inicia operação comercia nesta quarta-feira". G1 (in Portuguese). 7 May 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2021.

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