Transport in Póvoa de Varzim

Póvoa de Varzim' is served by a transportation network that employs maritime, aerial and terrestrial travel. The terrestrial access infrastructure is composed of national motorways (freeways), the national roads system, and light rail metro. These infrastructures and the airport, bus terminal, marina and harbour are daily used by commuters.

Line A bus leaving 25 de Abril Avenue during the Amorim Industry Area - Caxinas route.
Line B Porto Metro tram-train in 2017.
Steam train on the former route to Famalicão in 1970.

Public transportation within the city is provided by private-owned companies. The Central de Camionagem is a terminus for urban and long distance buses that provide mass transit in the surrounding region, namely the city's countryside, Porto, Minho Region, and Galicia in Spain. Litoral Norte as a wholly urban transportation network with 5 lines, while Linhares has the oldest bus network operating in the city, now owned by Transdev.[1]

Póvoa de Varzim taxis are black with an olive green hardtop. The main taxi stands are located in Praça do Almada, in Póvoa de Varzim metro station and Largo das Dores. There are taxi centrals: Central Táxis Ribamar, Táxis Póvoa and a few others. Ribamar has a tourist service to tourist attractions away from the city center, including the Discovery Age carrack replica in Vila do Conde's riverside, the medieval Romanesque churches of Rates and Rio Mau, Cividade de Terroso and São Félix Hill.[2]

Roundabouts are the preferred method for traffic management in Póvoa de Varzim.

References
  1. "Nova linha de transporte liga Zona Industrial de Amorim a Vila do Conde" (in Portuguese). CMPV. Retrieved July 3, 2006.
  2. "Nova linha de transporte liga Zona Industrial de Amorim a Vila do Conde" (in Portuguese). Taxis Ribamar. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. "Pista São Miguel de Laúndos - Póvoa de Varzim" (in Portuguese). Aeroclube do Norte. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  4. "A Linha Vermelha chega à Póvoa" (in Portuguese). Metro do Porto. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
  5. "As Linhas de Porto-Póvoa-Famalicão e Guimarães: resumo histórico" (in Portuguese). Vialivre.org. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2007.
  6. Fernando Nunes da Silva (2005), "Alta Velocidade em Portugal, Desenvolvimento Regional" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14. (2.27 KB), CENSUR, IST
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