One of the Metrobus stations under construction on Avenida da Boavista, Porto
The route between Casa da Música and Praça do Império, after all, will not have any temporary solution with STCP buses.
O Metrobus no Porto could have been circulating since September. In August, the general completion of works on Avenida da Boavista and the rest of the route to Praça do Império. Finishing work was completed the following month.
However, the route continues – some bicycles are taking advantage of the new route to travel.
Missing reach the hydrogen vehicles who will perform the operation. It had been decided that STCP would operate the line.
But, amidst several confusions, including the possibility of a provisional solution, before the arrival of the new vehicles – which would be “normal” buses from the STCP.
This idea was rejected in November. STCP and the Porto Municipal Police rejected the use of the metrobus channel for the provisional circulation of line 203 due to lack of security.
Disagreements that even led to the president of STCP, Cristina Pimentel, from the position of non-executive member of Metro do Porto.
Now, there is an indication that, despite everything being ready four months ago, the metrobus should only start in April.
Between January e February, In principle, Metro do Porto will to receive os vehicles powered by hydrogen (it had been announced that they would arrive in 2024). It will carry out training and tests, take care of bureaucracy, then hopes to start operating normally in April.
Metro do Porto confirmed to Renascença radio that will not adopt any “interim solution” – which would have to be “rented from other vehicles, requiring a series of adaptations whose completion time exceeded that of the arrival of the definitive compositions”.
The metrobus would start running, then it would be in the summer of 2024, after all it will be in the spring of 2025… in principle.
