Câmara de Gaia station

{{Short description|Light rail station on the Porto Metro in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal}}

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| type=Porto Metro station

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| image_caption=The station looking north, with Gaia City Hall to the left

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| address=Vila Nova de Gaia

| country=Portugal

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| structure=At grade

| platform=2 side platforms

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| opened=17 September 2005

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Câmara de Gaia is a light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. It is situated on the {{ill|Avenida da República (Vila Nova de Gaia)|pt|lt=Avenida da República}} adjacent to the Gaia City Hall, from which it takes its name.{{Cite web |last=Schwandl |first=Robert |url=http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/pt/porto/porto.htm |title=UrbanRail.Net > Europe > Porto > Porto Metro |access-date=4 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204131357/https://www.urbanrail.net/eu/pt/porto/porto.htm |archive-date=4 December 2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-travel/porto-metro-line-d |title=Porto Metro Line D |website=portugalvisitor.com |access-date=7 December 2024 |archive-date=7 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207181342/https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-travel/porto-metro-line-d}}{{cite map |url=https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=41.12976381132168&lon=-8.605877012014389&zoom=19 |title=OpenRailwayMap |work=openrailwaymap.org |access-date=10 February 2025 |archive-date=10 February 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250210174710/https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=41.12976381132168&lon=-8.605877012014389&zoom=19}}

The initial section of line D, including Câmara de Gaia station, opened on 17 September 2005, with trains initially running to Pólo Universitário to the north. Câmara de Gaia was the southern terminus until 27 May 2008, when the line was extended to {{ill|D. João II station (Porto Metro)|pt|Estação D. João II|lt=D. João II}}. The line has since been extended from D. João II to Vila d’Este, and from Pólo Universitário to Hospital de São João.{{Cite web |title=História |language=pt-PT |trans-title=History |url=https://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/321 |publisher=Metro do Porto, SA |access-date=4 December 2024 |archive-date=4 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204160303/https://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/321}}

The station is preceded by {{ill|General Torres station (Porto Metro)|pt|Estação General Torres (Metro do Porto)|lt=General Torres}} and followed by {{ill|João de Deus station (Porto Metro)|pt|Estação João de Deus|lt=João de Deus}} stations. On weekdays, trains run every five to six minutes, declining to every 10 minutes on weekends and evenings. The station platforms are on the surface, and there are two through tracks, each served by a side platform. The platforms are directly accessible from the Avenida da República.{{Cite web |title=Frequencies |url=https://www.metrodoporto.pt/metrodoporto/uploads/document/file/723/frequencias_setembro_24.pdf |publisher=Metro do Porto, SA |access-date=26 December 2024 |archive-date=26 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226180425/https://www.metrodoporto.pt/metrodoporto/uploads/document/file/723/frequencias_setembro_24.pdf}}