Porto Tram Museum

A 20 minute walk along the riverside from the central Porto area, or alternatively you can take the historic tram (any tram ticket gets 30% off the entry fee). This building is very impressive, being the old power station used to provide electricity to the trams. Inside there is a large collection of their vehicles through the years, showing how they evolved, all are very well preserved and have interesting information about them - in English and Portuguese. There is also access to the old power station side, where the generators, transformers, and other equipment needed are still present. Interesting to read about how this came about and was used. Overall worth a visit, especially paired with the walk or tram ride

A very nice museum to look at the trams and to learn all about them. Cheap and affordable.. The staff are very friendly too. One of the staff also helped me find the way to Campanhã from the museum. Worth the visit

A few kilometers outside Porto's city center is the Tram Museum (Museu do Carro Eléctrico do Porto). Housed in the former Massarelos thermal power station, the museum features an extensive collection of trams and offers a tour of the old power station. The museum falls under the category of technical or industrial heritage and is, of course, accessible by tram (line 1 from the Infante stop at the foot of San Francisco Church). It's interesting, fun and different from what the Historic Center has to offer!

The tram museum is a must when visiting Porto. It has some lovely exhibits and is really interesting! The staff were friendly, and the gift shop is great. It's also priced perfectly.

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! All for less than €10 (REDUCED of you purchase a tram ticket beforehand). Housed in an electricity substation (I think that's the right word) and displays reflect both trams and power management

A lovely little experience. A must see for tram lovers as another review put it. A real nerd spends around 90 minutes in here. It includes a hall with trams and busses from 1870 to 1950 and another hall with a power station. Entrance at 4 Euro for students, under 18 or over 65 is very fair. 8 Euro is less fair but still worth it. There is a free audio guide on your phone too.

A good place to learn history of trams of Porto. Also in the upper floor you can see old electricity Power plant. Its a small place you can experience all stuff around an hour.

Excellent museum. Housed in part of the tram depot it houses a range of the Porto trams thru time. As it's still the current depot means the building has been kept intact in all it's splendor As well as historic trams the museum showcases goods and maintenance vehicles. Nice exposition of the evolution and timelines of the system. Its well laid out for you to wander round. Added bonus is the attached powerplant/ substation building, has the original power control panel in place plus historic rectifiers and transformers. Double points for being accessible by tram on 1 and 18 routes

We enjoyed it. If you're looking for an overview of the history of the Trams and Trolley cars of Porto, this is the place to get it. We paid the senior (65) rate of €4 each to get in. We spent about 30 minutes but you could easily spend an hour or more here. We saw 20 or so, restored cars as well as components of older power plant systems that power the system. When we're done, we hopped aboard the tram to Infante to walk around the river area. You buy tram tickets on the train and can pay using cash or credit.