Today the station is the terminus of line B of the Metro, which provides a direct connection to the centre of the city of Porto.

[1] The original railway station was built on the former narrow gauge Porto to Póvoa and Famalicão line.

The line was extended, in stages, beyond Póvoa de Varzim, reaching its ultimate terminal at Famalicão [pt] on 12 June 1881.

The old narrow gauge station closed on 24 February 2002, as part of the preparations for the creation of the Porto Metro, which uses much of the track-bed of the old line.

[6][8] The new Porto Metro station was opened on 18 March 2006 as the terminus of the extension of line B from Pedras Rubras [pt].