Lisbon Metro puts a cork in it

Paul Heymont 1/16/202:00 PM

Lisbon's Metro system is changing the seats on its trains, replacing the current fabric seat covers with new ones made of a cork composite that is longer-lasting, easier to maintain and environmentally friendly, coinciding with the city's status as Green Capital of the EU for 2020.

Plus, the cork for the new seats is a product of Portugal, one of the world's leading producers of cork.

The Metro system has been testing 200 of the cork seats since 2013, and has been impressed with them; they have all remained in good condition, and their expected lifespan is about 15 years.

The replacements are being installed on a rolling basis, with about one to two six-car trains done each week, and will be completed by the end of the year for all 13,516 seats.

Add Comment

Comments (0)

<ul id="{%=id%}ButtonGroup" class="button-group h-popup-buttons even-button-group even-1">
    <li id="{%=id%}Okay_buttonContainer"><a id="{%=id%}Okay" href="javascript:void(0);" class="button success no-margin-bottom h-alert-modal-ok-button" role="button">OK</a><script type="text/javascript">
        (function() {
            function {%=id%}Okay_click(event, data) {
            {%=id%}Popup.hide();
        }
        
                $('#{%=id%}Okay').on('click', {%=id%}Okay_click);
        })();
    </script></li></ul><a href="javascript:void(0);" class="close-reveal-modal" aria-label="Close Modal">&#215;</a><div class="last-modal-focus focus-utility-element" tabindex="0"></div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
        (function() {
            {%=id%}Popup = new SS.Popup.ModalPopup('{%=id%}');
        })();
    </script>

Skip to main content

Add Comment

Membership Required

Remove From Your Block List

Manage Follow Preferences

Block

Please wait...