Guimarães railway station
Guimarães railway station Estação Ferroviária de Guimarães | |||||
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New Guimarães station, 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Urgezes, Guimarães | ||||
| Coordinates | 41°26′07.05″N 8°17′42.21″W / 41.4352917°N 8.2950583°W | ||||
| Line(s) | Guimarães line | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 14, 1884 | ||||
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Guimarães railway station is the terminus of the Linha de Guimarães, a railway line that connects the city of Porto with Guimarães, in the Braga District of Portugal. The station was officially opened on 14 April 1884.
The original line to Guimarães was built to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge, and until 1932 passengers for Porto had to change trains onto the Linha do Minho at Trofa. During the 1930s, successive line extensions eventually allowed trains to run through to Trindade station in Porto city centre. In 2004, the line was rebuilt to 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) gauge, and connected to the Linha do Minho at Trofa. Trains now run through to Campanhã and São Bento stations in Porto.