Pólo Universitário station
Pólo Universitário is an underground light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated under Rua Alfredo Allen on the University of Porto campus, from which it takes its name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Pólo Universitário metro station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University Hospital Center of São João and IPO station.
University Hospital Center of São João
Hospital
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The University Hospital of São João, or simply São João Hospital, is the biggest hospital in Northern Portugal and one of the biggest in Portugal. The hospital is named after John the Baptist, São João in Portuguese and has been operating since 1959. University Hospital Center of São João is situated 760 metres north of Pólo Universitário station.
IPO station
Railway station
Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
IPO is a light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Porto, Portugal. It is situated on the Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeidaat at the northern end of the University of Porto campus and is named after the nearby Instituto Português de Oncologia. IPO station is situated 740 metres north of Pólo Universitário station.
Parque do Covelo
Park
Photo: Nelson Rocha, CC BY 2.0.
Parque do Covelo is a park, which is situated 1 km south of Pólo Universitário station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paranhos and Antas.
Paranhos
Suburb
Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.
Paranhos is a parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 44,298, in an area of 7.17 km². Local landmarks include the Areosa Church, various faculties of the University of Porto and the sprawling Hospital de São João.
Pedrouços
Village
Pedrouços is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Maia. The population in 2011 was 12,149, in an area of 2.57 km². The place of Pedrouços was the most important and populous of the Águas Santas parish.
Pólo Universitário station
- Categories: metro station, underground station, station, and transportation
- Location: Paranhos, Porto, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.1746° or 41° 10′ 29″ northLongitude
-8.60366° or 8° 36′ 13″ westOperator
Metro do PortoOpen location code
8CHH59FW+RGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6632372474OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q10276077
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Pólo Universitário station” goes by many names.
- French: “Pólo Universitário”
- Portuguese: “Estação Pólo Universitário”
- Portuguese: “Pólo Universitário (Metro do Porto)”
- Russian: “Поло Университарио”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto and Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde.
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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 “Pólo Universitário station”. Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.