IPO is a station on Line D (yellow line) of the
Porto Metro
The Porto Metro ( pt, Metro do Porto), part of the public transport (mass transit) system of Porto, Portugal, is a light rail network that runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs. ''Metro do Porto S.A.'' was f ...
, Portugal.
The station is at the northern end of the
University of Porto campus and is named after the nearby Instituto Português de Oncologia (Portuguese Oncology Institute).
Although Line D opened in 2005, the IPO and Hospital de São João stations did not open until March 2006. The Escola Superior de Enfermagem, a nursing school, objected to the new line because of safety concerns from the trains running near the entrance of the school. The sidewalk was set back and a traffic light was placed at the intersection to reduce the risk of accidents between trains and cars.
The opening extended Line D to
Hospital de São João station.
Before this time the line terminated at the preceding Pólo Universitário station. The line operates as a ground-level tram at this station.
See also
*
IPO (disambiguation)
References
Porto Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 2006
Railway stations in Portugal opened in the 21st century
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