Hospital de São João station

{{Short description|Light rail station on the Porto Metro in Porto, Portugal}}

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Hospital de São João is a light rail station that is the terminus of line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is named after the nearby University Hospital of São João. It serves the hospital as well as the Asprela Campus of the University of Porto, and is a transfer point between the Metro and urban and suburban bus services.{{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 map |url=https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=41.18319105048037&lon=-8.602264076471329&zoom=19 |title=OpenRailwayMap |work=openrailwaymap.org |access-date=12 February 2025 |archive-date=12 February 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212175843/https://www.openrailwaymap.org/?style=standard&lat=41.18319105048037&lon=-8.602264076471329&zoom=19}}

The station is followed by IPO station. 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 are directly accessed from the street. There are two terminal tracks, each served by a side platform.{{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}}

Although the central section of line D opened in 2005, the IPO and Hospital de São João stations did not open until 31 March 2006, with the line terminating at Pólo Universitário station in the interim. This was because the Escola Superior de Enfermagem, a nursing school, objected to the new line because of safety concerns from the trains running near the entrance of the school. Before opening, the sidewalk was set back and a traffic light was placed at the intersection to reduce the risk of accidents between trains and cars.{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2006/metro-chega-hoje-ao-s-joao-apos-meses-de-muita-polemica-638342.html |title=Metro chega hoje ao S. João após meses de muita polémica |work=Diario de Noticias |lang=pt |date=31 March 2006 |access-date=1 June 2023 |archive-date=28 May 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528040723/https://www.dn.pt/arquivo/2006/metro-chega-hoje-ao-s-joao-apos-meses-de-muita-polemica-638342.html}}{{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}}

Between 29 August 2021 and 28 January 2022, the station was closed for a renovation project, which involved the construction of a covered interchange. During this period, alternate trains terminated at IPO and Pólo Universitário stations.{{Cite web |url=http://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/630?news_id=394 |title=Novo interface do S. João fecha a estação até Dezembro |language=pt-PT |trans-title=New S. João interchange closes the station until December |publisher=Metro do Porto, SA |access-date=14 September 2021 |archive-date=14 September 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914091400/http://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/630?news_id=394}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/630?news_id=411 |title=Estação Hospital São João reabre a 28 de Janeiro |language=pt-PT |trans-title=Hospital São João Station reopens on January 28th |publisher=Metro do Porto, SA |access-date=26 January 2022 |archive-date=26 January 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126232613/https://www.metrodoporto.pt/pages/630?news_id=411}}