Alto dos Moinhos station is part of the Blue Line of the
Lisbon Metro
The Lisbon Metro ( pt, Metropolitano de Lisboa) is the rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first metro system in Portugal.
, the system's four lines total of route and serve 56 stations.
History
Ini ...
and is located close to
Estádio da Luz, home of
SL Benfica
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Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', ...
. It is from the Lisbon neighbourhood of the same name.
History
The station opened in October 14, 1988, in conjunction with the
Colégio Militar and
Laranjeiras 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
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. Since July 26, 1994, the
Museu da Música is located inside this station.
Connections
Urban buses
Carris
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754 Campo Pequeno ⇄ Afragide
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768 Cidade Universitária
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⇄ Quinta dos Alcoutins
See also
*
List of Lisbon metro stations
This is a list of the stations of the metro system in Lisbon, Portugal (see Lisbon Metro
The Lisbon Metro ( pt, Metropolitano de Lisboa) is the rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first metro system in ...
References
External links
Blue Line (Lisbon Metro) stations
Railway stations opened in 1988
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