Porto São Bento

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Porto São Bento is a historic railway station in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its ornate azulejo tile panels and central role in the city’s commuter and regional rail network.

All labels observed (3)

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Porto São Bento canonical 7
Porto-São Bento 3
São Bento 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway station
train station
transport infrastructure
architect José Marques da Silva
cityCentreAccess central Porto
connectedTo Porto Metro at Aliados station (walking distance)
coordinates 41.145°N 8.610°W
country Portugal
electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line
formerUse site of São Bento da Avé-Maria Benedictine convent
hasFeature azulejo tile panels
large main hall decorated with tiles
terminal platforms
hasFunction terminus for several northern Portugal lines
hasPassengerInformationSystems yes
hasStationBuilding monumental façade facing Praça de Almeida Garrett
hasTicketOffice yes
hasWaitingRoom yes
heritageStatus considered one of Portugal’s most beautiful railway stations
isTouristAttraction yes
languageOfSignage Portuguese
locatedIn Norte Region
Porto
Porto District
namedAfter São Bento (Saint Benedict)
nearbyAttraction Avenida dos Aliados
Clérigos Tower
Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto)
numberOfPlatforms 6
openingDate 1916-10-05
operatedBy Comboios de Portugal
ownedBy Infraestruturas de Portugal
primaryUse commuter rail
regional rail
railwayLine Douro line (partial suburban services)
linked to: Douro line

Porto–Braga railway
Porto–Caíde/Marco de Canaveses railway
Porto–Guimarães railway
serves Porto metropolitan area
stationCode POB
structureType at-grade
style Beaux-Arts
ticketing serves CP Urbanos do Porto services
tileArtist Jorge Colaço
tilePanelsDepict historical scenes of Portugal
rural life in Portugal

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Linha do Douro terminusStation Porto São Bento
Linha de Guimarães startStation Porto-São Bento
linked to: Porto São Bento
Linha de Guimarães hasStation Porto-São Bento
linked to: Porto São Bento
Linha de Aveiro startStation Porto São Bento
Linha de Braga terminus Porto São Bento
Praça de São Bento namedAfter São Bento
linked to: Porto São Bento
Douro line terminus Porto São Bento
Douro line hasStation Porto São Bento
Porto-Campanhã connectsWith Porto-São Bento
linked to: Porto São Bento
Porto–Guimarães startStation Porto São Bento
Guimarães line terminus Porto São Bento