Trindade is a station on the
Porto Metro
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system in
Porto
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,
Portugal
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.
History
The modern metro station was built on the site of the former Trindade railway station, which was the central terminus for services to Porto from
Trofa
Trofa () is a municipality in the north of the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, 18 km from central Porto. The population in 2011 was 38,999, in an area of 72.02 km².
Trofa has a strong industrial park, with various types of industry ...
,
Póvoa do Varzim and the
Guimarães line
Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga.
Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCWorld Heritage Sitesince 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and a ...
. Trindade was also the main entry point for the tunnelling machine which excavated the tunnels for Line D in central Porto.
Services
It is the only station where Lines A, B, C, E and F (which run as one line within the metropolitan area) intersect with Line D. It is in the centre of Porto and is the busiest station in the system by passenger numbers. On Lines A, B, C, E, and F it is preceded by Bolhão and followed by Lapa, while on Line D it is preceded by Aliados and followed by Faria Guimarães.
The platforms for the A/B/C/E/F lines are at ground level under a sheltered roof, while the Line D trains are underground.
Passengers
In 2004, 14.8% of all ticket validations on the network were made at Trindade, down from 23.7% the previous year due to the opening of the Bolhão and
Estádio do Dragão
The Estádio do Dragão (; English: Dragon Stadium) is an all-seater football stadium in Porto, Portugal, and the home ground of FC Porto since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal ...
stations, but still comfortably the highest.
The station entrance and lower concourse are often used for fundraising and promotional events.
Building
Design
The station was designed by the renowned Portuguese architect and
Pritzker Prize
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winner
Eduardo Souto de Moura
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.
Layout
![Trindade station platforms](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Trindade_station_platforms.jpg)
The platforms for the ABCEF line are at ground level under a sheltered roof. On this level, there are three platforms, with one being the old terminus for line Bx, which has since moved to
Estádio do Dragão
The Estádio do Dragão (; English: Dragon Stadium) is an all-seater football stadium in Porto, Portugal, and the home ground of FC Porto since 2003. It has a seating capacity of 50,033, making it the third largest football stadium in Portugal ...
. To get to the far go-through platform for trains heading north, there is an underpass. The line D trains are underground, and the underpass must also be used to get to line D, whose platforms are underneath the underpass.
References
External links
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Porto Metro stations
Eduardo Souto de Moura buildings
Railway stations opened in 2002