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Póvoa De Varzim Station (Porto Metro)
Póvoa de Varzim is a light rail station on the Porto Metro system, and a former railway station on the Porto to Póvoa and Famalicão railway line, Porto to Póvoa and Famalicão line. It is located in the Póvoa de Varzim, municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. Today the station is the terminus of line B of the Metro, which provides a direct connection to the centre of the Porto, city of Porto. It was originally opened in 1875, closed in 2002, and reopened as a Metro station in 2006. History The original railway station was built on the former narrow gauge Porto to Póvoa and Famalicão railway line, Porto to Póvoa and Famalicão line. This station was opened on 1 October 1875 as the northern terminus of the line from , originally built to a gauge of . The line was extended, in stages, beyond Póvoa de Varzim, reaching its ultimate terminal at on 12 June 1881. In 1927 the railway line was re-gauged from 900mm to , and in 1938 it was extended from Porto-Boavista station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto Metro
The Porto Metro () is a light rail network in Porto, Portugal and a key part of the city's public transport system. Having a semi-metro alignment, it runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs while using low-floor tram vehicles. The first parts of the system have been in operation since 2002.Webb, Mary (ed.) (2009). ''Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2009–2010'', p. 277. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. . The network has 6 lines and reaches seven municipalities within the metropolitan Porto area: Porto, Gondomar, Maia, Matosinhos, Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde and Vila Nova de Gaia. It currently has a total of 85 operational stations across of double track commercial line. Most of the system is at ground level or elevated, but of the network is underground. The system is run by ViaPORTO. The Porto Metro has received the Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design from Harvard University's Graduate School of Design in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
