Metro-Airport Connection

Metro-Airport Connection
People mover in operation in Salgado Filho International Airport
Overview
Status	Out of service[1]
Owner	Government of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
Locale	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Termini	Aeroporto Terminal 1
Stations	2
Website	www.trensurb.gov.br
Service
Type	People mover/Airport rail link
System	Porto Alegre Metro
Operator(s)	Trensurb
Rolling stock	3 T'Trans/Aeromóvel Brasil S.A. A-100/200 stock (2 trains)
History
Opened	10 August 2013
Technical
Line length	1,011 m (3,317 ft)
Number of tracks	1
Character	Fully elevated
Track gauge	1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Minimum radius	35 m (115 ft)
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph)
Signalling	CBTC
Maximum incline	3%
Route map to Novo Hamburgo Aeroporto to Mercado Av. dos Estados 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.[2]

Because of the massive 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods and the damages on the track, the Aeromóvel is out of service ever since.[1]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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

See also

• Porto Alegre Metro
• Salgado Filho International Airport

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.

External links

• Trensurb official website
• Prefecture of Porto Alegre official website