Metro Porto Linha amarela. Troço Santo Ovídio - Vila D'Este Porto, Portugal

Linha amarela

Troço Santo Ovídio - Vila D'Este

Extension of existing yellow line from Santo Ovídio Station to new terminal station at Vila d’Este in Porto, total length 3.2 km

Scope & Challenges

Extension of existing line
3.2 km 2 track for light rail. Viaduct, tunnel and bench excavation.
3 new stations, 1 of them built underground
1 complementary ventilation shaft
1025 m conventional tunnel
1 train maintenance centre
Formation: Rock
Coverage 0 – 20 m
Tunnel construction in urban area
Low coverage
Connection to the existing railway network
Conventional excavation without explosives

Project Details

Ventilation & evacuation shaft

Tunnelling in urban area with low coverage and settling sensitive building ground
Traditional cavern excavation for station in tunnel zone
Ventilation & Fire Protection Design.

Metro do Porto

Extension of an existing line in Porto. Elaboration of the projects for the execution of the Circular Line: Extension of the Yellow Line from Santo Ovídio to Vila D'Este including this Material Park - Lot 2
3.2 km of double track for light rail. Viaduct, tunnel and bench excavation.
Parts of the project are 3 new stations, 1 complementary ventilation shaft, 1km of conventional tunnel, 1 viaduct , 1 train maintenance centre

The Santo Ovídio station of the Metro do Porto. Source: Ernstkers, from Wikimedia Commons

Joint venture Management (GRID-AMBERG-LCW)
Complementary works : geotechnical Campaign, environmental Impact study, affected services, topography study, preconstruction survey.
Design for tunnel, ventilation shaft and bench excavation (Amberg scope).
Preliminary Design
Detailed Design (Construction Design)
Assistance on Site