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| The new station was opened on 5 June 2004 the extension of the initial line from its previous terminus at ] to a new terminus at ]. 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.<ref name=mdphist/><ref name="schwandl"/> | The new station was opened on 5 June 2004 the extension of the initial line from its previous terminus at ] to a new terminus at ]. 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.<ref name=mdphist/><ref name="schwandl"/> | ||
| During the excavations for the station, the remains of the {{ill|Arca de Água de Mijavelhas|pt}}, a water tank used to provide water supply to the city, were found. The ruins, which included a well over {{convert|6|m}} deep, were incorporated into the station, and are on display there. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Light rail station on the Porto Metro in Porto, Portugal| Campo 24 de Agosto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Porto Metro station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg) The station's platforms, showing the layout with two side platforms flanking two tracks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Porto Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°8′55.50″N 8°35′55.50″W / 41.1487500°N 8.5987500°W / 41.1487500; -8.5987500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |      | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 June 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campo 24 de Agosto is a light rail station on the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. The station is underground, adjacent to the Campo 24 de Agosto square [pt], from which it takes its name. It was opened in 2004.
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 Bolhão [pt]. To the east, the next station is Heroísmo. Campo 24 de Agosto station has two through tracks served by two side platforms.
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.
During the excavations for the station, the remains of the Arca de Água de Mijavelhas [pt], a water tank used to provide water supply to the city, were found. The ruins, which included a well over 6 metres (20 ft) deep, were incorporated into the station, and are on display there.
References
- ^ "História" [History] (in European Portuguese). Metro do Porto, SA. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Porto > Porto Metro". Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.