São Bento Station (other)
São Bento station may refer to: * São Bento railway station, a railway station and terminal in the city of Porto, Portugal * São Bento station (Porto Metro), an underground light rail station on the Porto Metro in the city of Porto, Portugal * São Bento station (São Paulo Metro), an underground metro station on the Sao Paulo Metro in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil See also * * * São Bento (other) São Bento (Portuguese for Benedict of Nursia, Saint Benedict) may refer to: Places Brazil *Colégio de São Bento, Rio de Janeiro, a school in Rio de Janeiro *School of Philosophy of São Bento, São Paulo *Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo), a ...

São Bento Railway Station
São Bento railway station () is a 20th-century railway terminal in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, district of Porto. The English translation of São Bento is Saint Benedict. The station is located in the Historic Centre of Porto, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and as a National Monument of Portugal. This building was constructed over a number of years, starting in 1904, based on plans by architect José Marques da Silva. The large panels of around twenty thousand azulejo tiles (551 square meters) were designed and painted by Jorge Colaço. The murals represent moments in the country's history and the multicolored panels depict rural scenes showing the people of various regions. The station is linked by an underground link to the São Bento station on line D of the Porto Metro. History As early as 1864, the ''Guia Histórico do Viajante do Porto e Arredores'' (' ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

São Bento Station (Porto Metro)
São Bento is an underground light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated in front of the São Bento railway station, one of Porto's main railway stations, from which it takes its name. Immediately to the south of São Bento station, the line emerges from its tunnel in order to use the upper level of the Dom Luís I Bridge to cross over the Douro river. The central tunnelled section of line D, including São Bento station, opened on 17 September 2005, with trains initially running between Câmara de Gaia, to the south, and Pólo Universitário to the north. The line has since been extended from Câmara de Gaia to Vila d’Este, and from Pólo Universitário to Hospital de São João. The station is preceded by Aliados and followed by Jardim do Morro stations. On weekdays, trains run every five to six minutes, declining to every 10 minutes on weekends and evenings. The station platforms are underground, and there are two through ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  

São Bento Station (São Paulo Metro)
São Bento station may refer to: * São Bento railway station, a railway station and terminal in the city of Porto, Portugal * São Bento station (Porto Metro), an underground light rail station on the Porto Metro in the city of Porto, Portugal * São Bento station (São Paulo Metro), an underground metro station on the Sao Paulo Metro in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil See also * * * São Bento (other) São Bento (Portuguese for Benedict of Nursia, Saint Benedict) may refer to: Places Brazil *Colégio de São Bento, Rio de Janeiro, a school in Rio de Janeiro *School of Philosophy of São Bento, São Paulo *Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo), a ...