Câmara de Gaia station

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 Avenida da República [pt] adjacent to the Gaia City Hall, from which it takes its name.^[1][2][3]

Câmara de Gaia
Porto Metro station
The station looking north, with Gaia City Hall to the left
General information
Location	Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal
Coordinates	41°7′46.99″N 8°36′22.50″W
Line(s)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	17 September 2005
Services
Preceding station Porto Metro Following station General Torres towards Hospital de São João Line D João de Deus towards Vila d'Este
Location

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 D. João II [pt]. The line has since been extended from D. João II to Vila d’Este, and from Pólo Universitário to Hospital de São João.^[1][4]

The station is preceded by General Torres and followed by João de Deus [pt] 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.^[1][3][5]