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Rossio Estação Ferroviária do Rossio | ||||||||||||
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 Main façade towardsRossio Square. | ||||||||||||
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| Location | Rua 1º de Dezembro 125, 1249-970, Lisboa Portugal | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°42′53″N9°8′32″W / 38.71472°N 9.14222°W /38.71472; -9.14222 | |||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sintra Line | |||||||||||
| Connections |  Restauradores | |||||||||||
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| Opened | May 1891 | |||||||||||
| Previous names | Estação Central (Central Station) | |||||||||||
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TheRossio Railway Station ([ʁuˈsi.u];Portuguese:Estação de Caminhos de Ferro do Rossio) is arailway station inLisbon,Portugal, located in theRossio square. The station was formerly known asEstação Central (Central Station) and that designation still appears in its façade. Trains gain access to the station, which is in the central urban area of Lisbon, through a tunnel which is over 2.9 km (1.8 mi) long.
The station was commissioned by the Portuguese Royal Railway Company and was designed between 1886 and 1887 by Portuguese architect José Luís Monteiro. It was built in one of the most important squares of Lisbon, theRossio, and connected the city to the region ofSintra.
The tunnel was excavated under the city and is considered[by whom?] one of the most important works of engineering in Portugal dating from the 19th century. It was completed in 1890, and soon after Lisbon'sCircle Line with a connection to theNorth Line also opened. The station became Lisbon's main passenger terminus until 1957, from that date only a few long-distance trains terminated at Rossio, mainlyWest Line services, until the early 1990s.
Sidónio Pais, the fourthPresident of Portugal, wasassassinated in Rossio Station in December 1918.[1]
The station was closed to rail services from 22 October 2004 until 12 February 2008 due to tunnel renewal work.
TheNeo-Manueline façade dominates the northwest side of the square and is aRomantic recreation of the exuberantManueline style, typical of early 16th century Portugal. Its most interesting features are the two intertwined horseshoe portals at the entrance, the clock in a small turret and the abundant sculptural decoration. Inside, the platforms are connected by ramps to the façade level and are covered by a cast-iron structure executed by aBelgian firm. The station is an important example of Romantic (façade) andcast-iron (platform cover) architecture in Portugal.
The western wall of the train shed has a series of tiled pictures mixing classic religious themes with modern views of Lisbon.
On 3 May 2016, a 126-year-old statue ofSebastian of Portugal that stood in a niche between the entrance portals was accidentally destroyed by a person who knocked it over by climbing up for a photograph. The person was arrested.[2]
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