Porto District
Vila Nova de Gaia
Santa Marinha e São Pedro da Afurada

General Torres railway station

General Torres railway station is a station on the Linha do Norte, a railway line that connects the cities of and in . It is situated in the , next to the Rua General Torres that gives it its name.
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  • Type: Railway stop
  • Description: railway station in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Estação Ferroviária de General Torres” and “General Torres train station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include General Torres station and Dom Luís I Bridge.

Railway station
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General Torres is a light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in , . It is situated on the Avenida da República some 100 metres from the entrance to the General Torres railway station, served by suburban trains on the Linha do Norte. is situated 180 metres northeast of General Torres railway station.

Bridge
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The Luiz I Bridge, commonly known as , is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river between the cities of and in . is situated 780 metres north of General Torres railway station.

Museum
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The Church of Saint Francis is the most prominent Gothic monument in , , being also noted for its outstanding Baroque inner decoration. It is located in the historic centre of the city, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO. is situated 1 km northwest of General Torres railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribeira and Encosta dos Guindais.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, e Vitória. The population in 2011 was 1,906, in an area of 0.25 km2.

General Torres railway station

Latitude
41.13308° or 41° 7′ 59″ north
Longitude
-8.60938° or 8° 36′ 34″ west
Open location code
8CHH49MR+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2007374496
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­stop_position
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­stop
Wiki­data ID
Q5576787
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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Venetian—“General Torres railway station” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include General Torres and Praceta Salvador Caetano.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “General Torres railway station”. Photo: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0.