Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto

The Sociedade de Transportes colectivo do Porto, SA (STCP ) is a transport company that operates the majority of the Portuenser bus network and the entire tram network. The SCTP ​​has over 600 mostly blue - white painted buses and is thus about 70 lines in Porto and the surrounding area of the city.

Trams

The rise and fall of the tram network of Porto

Porto was the first city in the country, which introduced the electric streetcar traffic. In 1895 took the first line to operate on ( Lisbon: 1901). In 1950 the tram network of Porto reached its greatest extent with a length of 182 kilometers.

Since the 1960s, more and more streetcar lines were replaced by buses. By 2007 the tram network shrank to two small, used mainly by tourist lines. The trolleybus lines have also been converted to diesel buses.

Expansion of the tram network from 2007

More recently, the STCP is expanding its tram network again. On 22 September 2007, the new line 22 was officially put into operation. For the new line entirely new tracks were laid as part of the urban renewal of Porto. To operate in Porto again three tram lines:

All lines are operated with old but well-preserved tramcars. For maintenance and operation is the Museu do Carro Eléctrico, the postage Enser Tram Museum, in charge. Inside the museum are to see more old trams.