Gare do Oriente

Lisbon Orient Station Gare do Oriente
Intermodal station
General information
Location	Ed. Gare do Oriente, piso 1 Av. D. João II 1990 - 233 Lisboa Portugal
Coordinates	38°46′04″N 9°05′57″W
Owned by	Comboios de Portugal
Line(s)	North Line South Line Sintra Line Azambuja Line
Platforms	8
Construction
Structure type	Modern architecture
Parking	yes
Bicycle facilities	yes
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Santiago Calatrava
History
Opened	1998
Services
Preceding station   Lisbon Metro   Following station Template:Lisbon Metro stations toward Template:Lisbon Metro stations Template:Lisbon Metro lines Template:Lisbon Metro stations toward Template:Lisbon Metro stations

Gare do Oriente (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaɾ(ɨ) du oɾiˈẽt(ɨ)]) or Lisbon Orient Station is one of the main transport hubs in Lisbon, Portugal. It was designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and built by Necso. It was finished in 1998 for the Expo '98 world's fair in Parque das Nações, where it is located.

It encompasses a Lisbon Metro station, a high-speed, commuter and regional train hub, a local, national and international bus station, a shopping centre and a police station.

The station bears considerable resemblance to Calatrava's earlier Allen Lambert Galleria within Toronto's Brookfield Place. Some influence from Gothic architecture can also be found.

Oriente Station is one of the world's largest stations, with 75 million passengers per year which makes it as busy as Grand Central Terminal in New York.

Inner gallery

External links

Media related to Gare do Oriente at Wikimedia Commons

• Photo gallery of Lisbon Orient Station
• Portal das Nações Discover the Orient Station