Alto dos Moinhos station is part of the Blue Line of the

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and is located close to

Estádio da Luz The Estádio da Luz (), officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is used mostly for association football matches, hosting the home games of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, Ben ...

, home of

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. It is from the Lisbon neighbourhood of the same name.

History

The station opened in October 14, 1988, in conjunction with the

Colégio Militar ''Colégio Militar'' ( Portuguese for "Military College") is a military secondary school in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded by Marechal António Teixeira Rebello in 1803. History Its initial location was S. Julião da Barra Fort, in Oeiras. ...

and

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stations, and it is located on Rua João de Freitas Branco, under the Avenida Lusíada viaduct. The architectural design of the station is by Ezequiel Nicolau. Since July 26, 1994, the Museu da Música is located inside this station.

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

* 754 Campo Pequeno ⇄ Afragide * 768

Cidade Universitária Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island An artificial island or man-made island is an island that has been Construction, constructed by humans rather than formed throug ...

⇄ Quinta dos Alcoutins

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