Heroísmo station

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 Line A Campanhã
Campo 24 de Agosto Line B
Line Bx
Campo 24 de Agosto
towards ISMAI
Line C Campanhã
Terminus
Campo 24 de Agosto
towards Aeroporto
Line E
Limited service
Campanhã
Campo 24 de Agosto Line F Campanhã
towards 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][2]

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. To the east, the next station is Campanhã. Heroísmo station has two through tracks served by two side platforms. Like other stations in the common section of lines A, B, C, E and F, Heroísmo sees a very frequent service, with up to 21 trains per hour in both directions.[1][3][4]

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.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "OpenRailwayMap" (Map). openrailwaymap.org. Archived from the original on 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "História" [History] (in European Portuguese). Metro do Porto, SA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Metro do Porto, SA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Porto > Porto Metro". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.