São Bento railway station

São Bento railway station

Estação ferroviária de São Bento
The main facade of the São Bento railway station
General information
LocationCedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto
Portugal
Coordinates41°8′44″N 8°36′37.2″W / 41.14556°N 8.610333°W / 41.14556; -8.610333
Owned byPortuguese Republic
Construction
Structure typeCeramic
ArchitectJosé Marques da Silva
Architectural styleFrench
History
Opened1916
Services
Preceding station   Comboios de Portugal   Following station
Terminus   Regional   Porto-Campanhã
toward Régua
Preceding station   CP Porto   Following station
Terminus   Linha do Marco   Porto-Campanhã
toward Marco de Canaveses
  Linha de Guimarães   Porto-Campanhã
toward Guimarães
  Linha de Braga   Porto-Campanhã
toward Braga
  Linha de Aveiro   Porto-Campanhã
toward Aveiro

São Bento railway station (Portuguese: Estação ferroviária de São Bento) 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.

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