Porto Metro: Line F (Linha F)
Porto Metro: Orange Line
The Linha F (Orange Line) is one of the six lines of the Porto metro (Metropolitano de Porto).
The others lines are Linha A (Blue Line), Linha B (Red Line), Linha C (Green Line), Linha D (Yellow Line) and Linha E (Violet Line). The Guindais Funicular is also operated by Porto metro.
The Orange Line runs 17.4 km from Senhora da Hora Station to Fânzeres. It takes 39 minutes to ride the whole line.
Stations on the Orange Line
There are 24 stations on the Orange Line (Line F).
Senhora da Hora
Senhora da Hora Station is the western terminus of the line.
Sete Bicas
Sete Bicas Station is close to a large Norte Shopping mall. The Moov Hotel Porto Norte is close by.
Viso
Viso Station is the nearest station to the Museu da Farmácia, Porto on Rua Engº Ferreira Dias, 728. The museum has exhibits showing the history and development of pharmacy through the ages with pieces on display from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, South America, the Middle East, Tibet, China, Japan and Europe. Buses 206 and 503 also stop close to the museum. Lisbon, too, has a Pharmacy Museum which is a sister museum to the one in Porto.
Ramalde
Ramalde Station.
Francos
Francos Station.
Casa da Música
Casa da Música in the Boavista district of Porto is on lines A, B, C, E and F of the Porto metro system. The station is named after the nearby modernist concert hall, Casa da Música by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The station is also the terminus of both local and long distance buses. Long distance buses leave from Casa da Música Station for Salamanca and Madrid in Spain. They call at Aveiro, Viseu, Guarda in Portugal and then cross the border in to Spain stopping in Salamanca and Madrid (Estacion Sur). Buses to Vigo and Santiago de Compostela also leave from Casa da Música Station. There are 3 or 4 departures per day with Alsa. The buses call at Airport Sa Carneiro Porto, Braga, Valença in Portugal and then Tuy, Vigo, Pontevedra and then Santiago Compostela in Spain. Nearby hotels include the excellent four star HF Tuela Porto Hotel, the Hotel da Música, also four star, the three star Hotel Douro, the four star HF Ipanema Porto and the good value, two star Hotel Vice Rei.
Carolina Michaelis
Carolina Michaelis Station.
Lapa
Lapa Station.
Trindade
Trindade Station is the major intersecting station on the Porto metro system. Lines A, B, C, E and F all intersect with line D here. Trindade is the busiest station by passenger numbers on the Porto metro. Like Casa da Música Station, it was designed by Eduardo Souto de Moura. Hotels nearby include Hotel Dom Henrique Downtown and the Porto Ramalde Hotel. Almada Domus offers 8 self-catering one-bedroom apartments, all with air conditioning and parquet, wooden floors.
Bolhão
Bolhão Station intersects with the Green Line (Linha C). Bolhão Station is adjacent to the beautiful Capela das Almas de Santa Catarina on the fashionable, pedestrianized shopping street of Rua de Santa Catarina. It is one of the most attractive churches in Porto from the outside.
Campo 24 de Agosto
Campo 24 de Agosto Station.
Heroismo
Heroismo Station is close to Porto's Military Museum and a number of hotels, for example, Eurostars Heroismo and Porto With Love Apartments. The station is also close to the large Cemitério Prado do Repouso cemetery. Porto bus 400 stops at the station.
Campanhã
Campanhã Station is a major railway station in Porto with inter-city train connections with Lisbon's main railway stations, mainly Santa Apolónia Station and Gare do Oriente. Campanha Station is the terminus station for international trains to Portugal, and a main station for intercity and ALFA Pendular trains to the south of Portugal including Lisbon (3-4 hours) and Coimbra Station B in Coimbra (75 minutes). Campanha Station also has trains to Sao Bento Station just five minutes away, Aveiro, Barcelos (1 hour), Braga, Espinho (15-30 minutes), Ovar, Pocinho, Regua (around 2 hours), Valenca, and Viana do Castelo (90 minutes). Campanha Station is on all the lines of the Porto metro except Line D (Yellow). Various local bus services radiate out from Campanha Station including the #207 (except Sunday) to the Museu de Arte Contemporânea (Serralves) and the #206 to Viso.
Estádio do Dragão
Estádio do Dragão Station intersects with Linha B (Red Line). Estádio do Dragão Station serves FC Porto's home ground and also the interesting FC Porto Museum. The stadium is east of the historic center of Ribeira. Nearby is the 18th century Capela de São Roque. A convenient hotel is the AC Hotel by Marriott Porto just 5 minutes from the stadium.
Contumil
Contumil Station intersects with the CP station on the Braga Line, Guimarães Line and Caíde / Marco de Canaveses Line.
Nasoni
Nasoni Station is named after the famous Italian-born architect Nicolau Nasoni who designed so many of Portugal's famous buildings including the Archbishop's Palace, Igreja dos Clérigos, the Misericordia Church and the loggia (external gallery) of Porto Cathedral.
Nau Vitória
Nau Vitória Station.
Levada
Levada Station is close to the large Parque Nascente mall.
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto Station gives access to the Parque Quinta das Freiras and the Rio Tinto public swimming pool.
Campainha
Campainha Station is located within a largely residential area.
Baguim
Baguim Station.
Carreira
Carreira Station
Venda Nova
Venda Nova Station
Fânzeres
Fânzeres Station is the eastern terminus of the line.
Andante Card
A good way of getting around on the Porto metro is to purchase an Andante Card. This is a rechargeable electronic card that can be used on Porto's metro, some CP trains and STCP buses.
The Andante Azul card costs 0.60 Euro and can then be charged and recharged. If you buy 10 journeys in a particular zone you get one free. The fare increases for zones outside the city center. The cost of 10+1 journeys in Zone 2 is presently 12 Euros.
The Andante 24 card is valid for 24 hours and allows unlimited use of the Metro, STCP buses and CP suburban trains for 24 hours. The card is activated on first use. The price varies on which zones you will be using the card. For example, Zone 2 is 1.20 Euros, Zone 3 is 1.60 Euros, Zone 4 is 2 Euros. Porto Airport is in Zone 4.