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.