Alameda is a station on the Green and Red Lines of the

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. The station is located on Avenida Almirante Reis at Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques, east of the

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History

This section of the Green Line opened in June 1972 together with Arroios, Areeiro, Roma and Alvalade stations. The original architectural design of the station was by Dinis Gomes with

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by the plastic artist

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. Full refurbishment of the station was completed in March 1998, which involved extending the piers of the existing station for the construction of the Red Line. The architect for this project was Manuel Tainha and the artist was Luís Noronha da Costa. The Red Line station opened in May 1998 in conjunction with Olaias, Bela Vista, Chelas and Oriente stations, with a view to extending the network to the area of

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. The architectural design for this is also by Manuel Tainha and the art work by plastic artists Costa Pinheiro and Juhana Blomstedt, and sculptor Alberto Carneiro. Fire and a large explosion on the morning of October 19, 1997, during the refurbishment of the station, killed two workers.

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

* 206

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⇄ Senhor Roubado (Metro) (morning service) * 706

⇄ Estação Santa Apolónia * 708 Martim Moniz ⇄ Parque das Nações Norte * 713 Alameda D. A. Henriques ⇄ Estação Campolide * 716 Alameda D. A. Henriques ⇄ Benfica - Al. Padre Álvaro Proença * 717 Praça do Chile ⇄ Fetais * 718 ISEL ⇄ Al. Afonso Henriques * 720 Picheleira / Rua Faria Vasconcelos ⇄ Calvário * 735

⇄ Hospital Santa Maria

Aerobus

* Linha 1 Aeroporto ⇄

References

External links

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