Casa da Música station
{{Short description|Light rail station in Porto, Portugal}}
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| type=Porto Metro station
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| address=Porto
| country=Portugal
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| opened=7 December 2002
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File:Casa da Musica station building.jpg
Casa da Música is an underground light rail station on the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated on the {{ill|Avenida da França|pt}} and takes its name from the nearby Casa da Música concert hall.
History
The station was built on the site of the former {{ill|Avenida da França railway station|pt|Apeadeiro de Avenida da França|lt=Avenida da França station}} on the {{track gauge|1000mm}} gauge Porto to Póvoa and Famalicão railway line that operated into the Porto-Trindade terminus. This station and line dated from the opening of that terminus in 1938, and before then the line terminated at {{ill|Porto-Boavista railway station|pt|Estação Ferroviária de Porto-Boavista|lt=Porto-Boavista}}, just to the south of Casa da Música station. Avenida da França station and the line into Trindade station were closed in 2001 to enable the construction of the Metro.{{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 journal|last=Torres |first=Carlos Manitto |title=A evolução das linhas portuguesas e o seu significado ferroviário |language=pt |trans-title=The evolution of Portuguese lines and their railway significance |pages=133–140 |volume=71 |number=1686 |date=16 March 1958 |via=Hemeroteca Digital de Lisboa |journal=Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro |url=http://hemerotecadigital.cm-lisboa.pt/OBRAS/GazetaCF/1958/N1686/N1686_master/GazetaCFN1686.pdf |access-date=30 June 2014}}
The new station was designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura, who also designed the Metro's Trindade station. It was inaugurated on 7 December 2002 and commercial services started on 1 January 2003. This section was initially served by the initial line A operating between terminals at Trindade and Senhor de Matosinhos. The line was extended eastwards from Trinidade to Estádio do Dragão on 5 June 2004. Using the same tracks, line B started operation on 13 March 2005, line C on 30 July 2005, line E on 27 May 2006, and line F on 2 January 2011.{{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}}{{cite web |url=https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/meet-the-architects-lvaro-siza-and |title=Meet the architects: Álvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura |last=Goodwin |first=Kate |date=19 January 2014 |publisher=Royal Academy of Arts |access-date=5 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624170030/https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/article/meet-the-architects-lvaro-siza-and |archive-date=24 June 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-travel/casa-da-musica-station |title=Casa da Música station |website=portugalvisitor.com |access-date=6 December 2024 |archive-date=6 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206154734/https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-travel/casa-da-musica-station}}
Services
Casa da Música is served by lines A, B, C, E and F (which run as one line within the metropolitan area). It it is preceded by Carolina Michaëlis and followed by Francos. Like other stations in the common section of lines A, B, C, E and F, Casa da Música sees a very frequent service, with up to 21 trains per hour in both directions.{{Cite web |title=Timetable |url=https://www.metrodoporto.pt/metrodoporto/uploads/document/file/722/horarios_09_set__24_online_.pdf |publisher=Metro do Porto, SA |access-date=21 December 2024 |archive-date=9 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209173433/https://www.metrodoporto.pt/metrodoporto/uploads/document/file/722/horarios_09_set__24_online_.pdf}}
The rail station has an attached bus station, and is served by a number of international, long distance and city bus routes.
Future
Plans were announced in 2017 to build an underground Line G which would connect Casa da Música with São Bento. The construction started in 2020 and Porto Metro expects it to be completed in July 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.dn.pt/portugal/interior/mais-7-estacoes-mais-6-quilometros-metro-do-porto-vai-crescer-5653291.html |title=Mais 6 quilómetros. 7 novas estações. Metro do Porto vai crescer |date=7 February 2017 |publisher=Diário de Notícias |language=Portuguese |access-date=12 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209123053/https://www.dn.pt/portugal/interior/mais-7-estacoes-mais-6-quilometros-metro-do-porto-vai-crescer-5653291.html |archive-date=9 February 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-maps/porto-metro-map |title=Porto Metro Map |website=portugalvisitor.com |access-date=6 December 2024 |archive-date=6 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206164801/https://www.portugalvisitor.com/portugal-maps/porto-metro-map}}{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Ana Fernandes |last2=Quesado |first2=João Pedro |date=2025-02-04 |title=Linha Rosa pronta em julho? Metro do Porto não comenta previsão de Rui Moreira |trans-title=Pink Line ready in July? Porto Metro does not comment on Rui Moreira's forecast |url=https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/politica/2025/02/04/linha-rosa-pronta-em-julho-metro-do-porto-nao-comenta-previsao-de-rui-moreira/412308/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Rádio Renascença |language=pt-pt}}
Plans were announced in 2022 to build line H to connect Casa da Música to Santo Ovídio on line D. The construction is planned to start by the end of 2023 and to be completed by the end of 2026.{{cite web |url=https://linharubi.metrodoporto.pt/ |title=Linha Rubi |language=pt |trans-title=Ruby Line |publisher=Metro do Porto |access-date=6 December 2024 |archive-date=6 December 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206161847/https://linharubi.metrodoporto.pt/}}{{cite news |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/porto-light-rail-extension-agreed-as-expansion-plan-announced/65209.article |title=Porto light rail extension agreed as expansion plan announced |work=Metro Report International |publisher=Railway Gazette Group |date=31 October 2023 |access-date=6 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208021757/https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/porto-light-rail-extension-agreed-as-expansion-plan-announced/65209.article |archive-date=8 December 2023 |url-status=live}}
References
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External links
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