Campo 24 de Agosto station
Campo 24 de Agosto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Porto Metro station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Porto Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°8′55.50″N 8°35′55.50″W / 41.1487500°N 8.5987500°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 5 June 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campo 24 de Agosto is a light rail station on the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. The station is underground, adjacent to the Campo 24 de Agosto square , 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 Bolhão . To the east, the next station is Heroísmo. Campo 24 de Agosto station has two through tracks served by two side platforms. Like other stations in the common section of lines A, B, C, E and F, Campo 24 de Agosto sees a very frequent service, with up to 21 trains per hour in both directions.[2][3]
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][3]
During the excavations for the station, the remains of the Arca de Água de Mijavelhas , a water tank and well used to provide water supply to the city, were found. The ruins, which date from the 14th to the 19th centuries, were incorporated into the station, and are displayed there with explanatory panels.[4]
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Station entrance, with connecting bus
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Station with Eurotram (left) and Flexity Swift (right) trams
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Arca de Água de Mijavelhas, preserved in the station
References
[edit]- ^ a b "História" [History] (in European Portuguese). Metro do Porto, SA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Metro do Porto, SA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Porto > Porto Metro". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Porto - Mijavelhas Water Tank". Património Cultural, IP. Archived from the original on 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.