Trindade is a station on the Porto Metro

Porto Metro

The Porto Metro , part of the public transport system of Porto, Portugal, is a light-rail network that runs underground in central Porto and above ground into the city's suburbs...

 system in Porto

Porto

Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...

, Portugal

Portugal

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The modern metro station was built on the site of the former Trindade railway station, which was the central terminus for services to Porto from Trofa

Trofa

Trofa Municipality is located in the north of the Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal. The city of Trofa is composed of two parishes with a population of 20,692; the municipality made of 8 parishes has a population of 37,416 ....

 and Póvoa do Varzim. Trindade was also the main entry point for the tunnelling machine which excavated the tunnels for Line D in central Porto.

It is the only station where lines A, B, C and E (which run as one line within the metropolitan area) intersect with line D. It is in the centre of Porto and is the busiest station in the system by passenger numbers. In 2004, 14.8% of all ticket validations on the network were made at Trindade, down from 23.7% the previous year due to the opening of the Bolhão and Estádio do Dragão

Estádio do Dragão

The Estádio do Dragão is a football stadium located in Porto, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 50,399. Inaugurated on November 16, 2003, it is the current home ground of F.C. Porto, having replaced the club's old venue, the Estádio das Antas...

 stations, but still comfortably the highest.

On Line ABCE it is preceded by Bolhão and followed by Lapa, while on Line D it is preceded by Aliados and followed by Faria Guimarães. The platforms for the ABCE line are at ground level, while the line D trains are underground. The station entrance and lower concourse are often used for fundraising and promotional events.

The station was designed by the renowned Portuguese architect and Pritzker Prize

Pritzker Prize

The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually by the Hyatt Foundation to honour "a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built...

 winner Eduardo Souto de Moura

Eduardo Souto de Moura

-Life and career:Souto de Moura was born in Porto, and studied sculpture before switching to architecture at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Porto, the current FAUP - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, and receiving his degree in 1980. From 1974 to 1979 he worked with...

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