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Bolhão station

Coordinates: 41°8′59″N 8°36′21.50″W / 41.14972°N 8.6059722°W / 41.14972; -8.6059722
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Bolhão
Porto Metro station
The station's platforms
General information
LocationPorto
Portugal
Coordinates41°8′59″N 8°36′21.50″W / 41.14972°N 8.6059722°W / 41.14972; -8.6059722
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened5 June 2004
Services
Preceding station   Porto Metro   Following station
Trindade
toward Senhor de Matosinhos
  Line A   Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Estádio do Dragão
Trindade
toward Póvoa de Varzim
  Line B  
Trindade
toward ISMAI
  Line C   Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Campanhã
Trindade
toward Aeroporto
  Line E   Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Estádio do Dragão
Trindade
toward Senhora da Hora
  Line F   Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Fânzeres

Bolhão is a light rail station on the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. The station is underground, adjacent to the Bolhão Market [pt], from which it takes its name. It was opened in 2004.[1]

The station is a through station on lines A, B, C, E and F, which run as one line within the metropolitan area. The next station to the west is Trindade. To the east, the next station is Campo 24 de Agosto. Bolhão station has two through tracks served by two side platforms.[2]

The new station was opened on 5 June 2004 the extension of the initial line from its previous terminus at Trindade to a new terminus at Estádio do Dragão. The extension was initially served by lines A and B, with line C starting on 30 July 2005, line E on 27 May 2006, and line F on 2 January 2011.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "História" [History] (in European Portuguese). Metro do Porto, SA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Porto > Porto Metro". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.