Portugal’s minister for infrastructure has today accompanied the arrival of the first of 14 triple units (totalling 42 carriages) for the Metropolitano de Lisboa, considering that “a new era” is beginning with new equipment, two decades after the previous ones. “There haven’t been any new trains on the Metro for 22 years, and this one had an immense particularity (…), because it is the knowledge of decades and decades of the Lisbon Metro that has also made it possible to design these new trains. The train drivers helped design the cabins, and the entire Metro designed and helped improve these triple units. That’sĀ something to be proud of,” said Miguel Pinto Luz.
Lisbon Metro receives first new trains in 22 years
The first triple unit arriving at the Metro's Material and Workshop Park in Pontinha (Odivelas) from Spain. It will now undergo tests before starting operations next year. Image: Metropolitana de Lisboa
