Rossio Railway Station, Lisabon Portugal travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

The Rossio Railway Station is a stunning structure set between Rossio Square and Restauradores Square in Lisbon, Portugal. The railway station was designed by the architect José Luís Monteiro. They integrated eight doors match the nine palatial windows and incredibly decorated clock tower located on the top of the facade.

Rossio station is a curiosity in that the platforms are some 30 metres above the main entrance. Services from here are all suburban trains to the tourist sights of Sintra via Queluz. The Rossio station has been recently renovated and was build in 1887. The boarding platform is now fasten to the Metro Station, which is with the nearest Metro station at Restauradores, (not with Rossio Metro).