Fânzeres station
light rail station on the Porto Metro in Porto, Portugal
Fânzeres is a light rail station that is the terminus of line F of the Porto Metro system in Portugal. It is located in the centre of Av. Prof. Dr. Anibal Cavaco Silva in the town of Fânzeres and municipality of Gondomar. It was opened, along with line F, on 2 January 2011.
The platforms at Fânzeres are at street level, with two through tracks served by two side platforms accessible directly from the street. There are turnback sidings situated beyond the platforms that allow trams to arrive on one platform and depart from the other platform. The next station after departure is Venda Nova. There are four or five trains per hour in each direction on weekdays, reducing to two on Sundays.
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