Metro-Airport Connection

Metro-Airport Connection is a people mover system operating in Porto Alegre, connecting Aeroporto station of the Porto Alegre Metro to Terminal 1 of the Salgado Filho International Airport. It is operated by Trensurb.
Because of the massive 2024 [Rio Grande do Sul floods] and the damages on the track, the Aeromóvel is out of service ever since. It is scheduled to return in 2026.

Characteristics

It is composed by a sole elevated track with two stations and of extension, opened to the public on 10 August 2013. Since 7 May 2014, the system operates commercially, initially charging a fare of R$ 1.70 and free interchange with Porto Alegre Metro.
The APM used the Aeromovel pneumatic propulsion design, which was developed in Brazil.