By Lynda Myer
As the first time that a Chinese company exported an urban rail system vehicle to a European Union country, on 11 February at a ceremony that was held at the Trindade metro station in the center of Porto, Portugal, the Chinese company CRRC Tangshan delivered the first metro train to this country.
Indicating to the suitability of the new type of metro train with the demands of passengers on issues such as comfort and safety, Portuguese Minister of Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro appreciated this act.
The new type of subway train presented by CRRC Tangshang to the city of Porto sets an example that bilateral cooperation is going to be further advance in the future, as a result of the high-level concrete cooperation between China and Portugal, as Zhao Bentang, the Chinese Ambassador to Lisbon, stated.
Following that the relevant tests, and the other trains will be delivered to the country in groups by the end of September, the scheduled date for inauguration of the first metro train will be May 2023.
