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Heroísmo station

Coordinates: 41°08′48.09″N 8°35′34.78″W / 41.1466917°N 8.5929944°W / 41.1466917; -8.5929944
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Heroísmo
Porto Metro station
The station's platforms, showing the layout with two side platforms flanking two tracks
General information
LocationPorto
Portugal
Coordinates41°08′48.09″N 8°35′34.78″W / 41.1466917°N 8.5929944°W / 41.1466917; -8.5929944
Line(s)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
History
Opened5 June 2004
Services
Preceding station   Porto Metro   Following station
Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Senhor de Matosinhos
  Line A   Campanhã
toward Estádio do Dragão
Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Póvoa de Varzim
  Line B  
Campo 24 de Agosto
toward ISMAI
  Line C   Campanhã
toward Campanhã
Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Aeroporto
  Line E   Campanhã
toward Estádio do Dragão
Campo 24 de Agosto
toward Senhora da Hora
  Line F   Campanhã
toward Fânzeres

Heroísmo is a light rail station on the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. The station is underground, under the junction of Heroísmo and António Carneiro streets. 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 Campo 24 de Agosto [pt]. To the east, the next station is Campanhã. Heroísmo 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.