Riding the tube

September 28, 2005 - Posted by André Restivo - 0 Comments

I had to leave my car today in the garage for scheduled maintenance. So I decided that this was the best opportunity to test the brand new Metro do Porto Yelllow line.

I kept a log of how much time it took to get to from there to my work:

  • 9:20 - Left the garage on foot
  • 9:28 - Arrived at the metro station (8 minutes)
  • 9:29 - Bought my ticket
  • 9:30 - Inside the train (red line)
  • 9:38 - Arrived at Trindade (8 minutes)
  • 9:39 - Inside the train (yellow line)
  • 9:48 - Arrived at the Polo Universitário station (9 minutes)
  • 9:58 - Finished walking all the time Arrived at FEUP (10 minutes)
  • 10:02 - In my office (4 minutes)

Statistics:

  • Total time: 42 minutes
  • Time walking: 22 minutes
  • Time in the trains: 17 minutes
  • Time waiting for the trains: 2 minutes

Pros:

  • Much predictable than going by car.
  • You can read while you travel.
  • Much cheaper (speccially after the recent gas price scalade).
  • You can do some exercise.

Cons:

  • In average slower than driving.
  • You must do some exercise ;-)
  • You get wet if it rains.

So, is it worth it? I’m not entirely convinced. But it is definitively a nice alternative.