by Miles Taylor | Oct 8, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Although the independent section of Line E is incredibly short, it’s still important, as this line serves Porto’s airport. The line splits off from Line B at Verdes Station, which was an interesting one due to its stacked design. Line B had side platforms,...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 5, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
Continuing on with the Porto Metro, next up is Line C! A note about this one is that it doesn’t go all the way to Estadio do Dragao where the other lines terminate – it ends one stop earlier, at Campanha. I guess Estadio de Dragao doesn’t have enough...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 4, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
The Porto Metro is actually the biggest metro system in Portugal. Despite being twice as long as the Lisbon Metro, though, it only gets a third of the ridership. Unlike Lisbon, Porto’s Metro system is light rail, and is mostly above ground. But hey, that second...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 3, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
As I mentioned before, our train from Lisbon arrived at Porto’s Campanha Station. Campanha is Porto’s main station for long distance and suburban trains, but the problem is that it’s not particularly close to the city. One way of getting there is the...
by Miles Taylor | Oct 2, 2015 | Miles on the MBTA
On our trip, we also spent a few days in Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto. How did we get there? Well, take a guess…yep, the train! There are two classes from Lisbon to Porto – one is the high speed Alfa Pendular, which we didn’t take on...
