Santa Apolónia railway station

The Santa Apolónia Station is the oldest railway terminus in Portugal. It is situated in the civil parish of São Vicente, in the central part of the municipality of Lisbon, on the northern margin of the Tagus River in the historical district of Alfama.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Santa Engrácia and Santa Apolónia Station.

Church of Santa Engrácia

Church

Photo: Kent Wang, CC BY 4.0.

The Church of Santa Engrácia is a 17th-century monument in Lisbon, Portugal. Originally a church, it was converted into the National Pantheon, in which important Portuguese personalities are buried. Church of Santa Engrácia is situated 230 metres west of Santa Apolónia railway station.

Santa Apolónia Station

Metro station

Photo: Koshelyev, Public domain.

Santa Apolónia station is the southern terminus on the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro. Santa Apolónia Station is situated 110 metres south of Santa Apolónia railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Vicente de Fora and Alfama.

São Vicente de Fora

Neighborhood

Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.

São Vicente de Fora is a former parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish São Vicente.

Alfama

Photo: diego cue, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Alfama is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. The district includes the freguesias of São Miguel, Santo Estêvão, São Vicente de Fora and part of the two streets, "Freguesia da Sé: Rua do Barão" and "Rua São João da Praça".

Graça

Suburb

Graça is a former parish in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it became part of the parish São Vicente.

Santa Apolónia railway station

Type: Railway station
Also known as: “Estação de Santa Apolónia”, “Estação Ferroviária de Lisboa - Santa Apolónia”, “Estação Ferroviária de Santa Apolónia”, “Lisboa - Santa Apolónia”, “Lisboa-Santa Apolónia”, “Santa Apolonia”, and “Santa Apolónia”
Categories: station and transportation
Location: São Vicente, Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.71463° or 38° 42′ 53″ north

Longitude

-9.12204° or 9° 7′ 19″ west

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

Inception

May 1st, 1865

Operator

Infraestruturas de Portugal

Open location code

8CCGPV7H+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10783341025

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

GeoNames ID

2263560

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Santa Apolónia railway station” goes by many names.

French: “Gare de Lisbonne-Santa Apolónia”
German: “Bahnhof Lisboa Santa Apolónia”
Portuguese: “Estação Ferroviária de Lisboa-Santa Apolónia”
Spanish: “Estación de Santa Apolónia”

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