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The Blue Line ( pt, Linha Azul) or Seagull Line ( pt, Linha da Gaivota) is one of the four lines of
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
In ...
. It is the only 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
In ...
entirely underground, without any viaduct.
Stations
Frequency
Chronology
*29 December 1959: Opening of the original
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
In ...
network with a Y shape. Common branch stations:
Restauradores,
Avenida,
Rotunda (former name of the Marquês de Pombal station and where the line would split into the two branches). Current Blue Line branch stations (coming from
Rotunda station):
Parque,
São Sebastião,
Palhavã (former name of the Praça de Espanha station) and
Sete Rios (former name of the Jardim Zoológico station). Current Yellow Line branch stations (coming from
Rotunda station):
Picoas,
Saldanha,
Campo Pequeno and
Entre Campos.
*27 January 1963: Opening of the
Rossio
The Rossio is the popular name of the King Pedro IV Square ( pt, Praça de D. Pedro IV) in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon and has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages. It has been ...
station. Main branch route:
Restauradores -
Rossio
The Rossio is the popular name of the King Pedro IV Square ( pt, Praça de D. Pedro IV) in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon and has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages. It has been ...
.
*28 September 1966: Opening of the
Socorro (former name of the Martim Moniz station),
Intendente
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and
Anjos stations. Main branch route:
Restauradores -
Anjos.
*18 June 1972: Opening of the
Arroios
Arroios () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Arroios is north of Santa Maria Maior and São Vicente, east of Santo António, south of Avenidas Novas and Areeiro, and we ...
,
Alameda
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*Alameda, Saskatchewan, town in Saskatchewan
**Grant Devine Dam, formerly ''Alameda Dam'', a dam and reservoir in southern Saskatchewan
Chile
* Alameda (Santiago ...
,
Areeiro,
Roma
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* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
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and
Alvalade stations. Main branch route:
Restauradores -
Alvalade.
*15 October 1988: Opening of the
Cidade Universitária,
Laranjeiras
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,
Alto dos Moinhos and
Colégio Militar/Luz stations. Current Blue Line branch route:
Rotunda -
Colégio Militar/Luz. Current Yellow Line branch route:
Rotunda -
Cidade Universitária.
*3 April 1993: Opening of the
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour o ...
station. Main branch route:
Restauradores -
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour o ...
. Current Yellow Line branch route:
Rotunda -
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour o ...
.
*15 July 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second
Rotunda station. New Blue line route:
Colégio Militar/Luz -
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour o ...
.
*18 October 1997: Opening of the
Carnide
Carnide () is a '' freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Carnide is north of São Domingos de Benfica and Benfica, east of Lumiar, and directly south of Lisbon's border with Odi ...
and
Pontinha
Pontinha, with an area of 4.64 km2, is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Pontinha e Famões. It is on the periphery of the metropolitan area of Lisbon, District of Lisbo ...
stations. Line route:
Pontinha
Pontinha, with an area of 4.64 km2, is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Pontinha e Famões. It is on the periphery of the metropolitan area of Lisbon, District of Lisbo ...
-
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West region of the country. The city is nicknamed ''Cidade Morena'' ("Swarthy City" in Portuguese) because of the reddish-brown colour o ...
.
*1 March 1998: Palhavã station is renamed to Marquês de Pombal, Sete Rios station is renamed to Jardim Zoológico and Socorro station is renamed to Martim Moniz.
*3 March 1998: Creation of the Blue and Green line by closing the
Restauradores -
Rossio
The Rossio is the popular name of the King Pedro IV Square ( pt, Praça de D. Pedro IV) in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is located in the Pombaline Downtown of Lisbon and has been one of its main squares since the Middle Ages. It has been ...
tunnel. New Blue line route:
Pontinha
Pontinha, with an area of 4.64 km2, is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Pontinha e Famões. It is on the periphery of the metropolitan area of Lisbon, District of Lisbo ...
-
Restauradores.
*8 August 1998: Opening of the
Baixa-Chiado station. Line route:
Pontinha
Pontinha, with an area of 4.64 km2, is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Pontinha e Famões. It is on the periphery of the metropolitan area of Lisbon, District of Lisbo ...
-
Baixa-Chiado.
*15 May 2004: Opening of the
Alfornelos and
Amadora Este stations. Line route:
Amadora Este -
Baixa-Chiado.
*19 December 2007: Opening of the
Terreiro do Paço
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See also
* Communes of Angola
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and
Santa Apolónia stations. Line route:
Amadora Este -
Santa Apolónia.
*13 April 2016: Opening of the
Reboleira station. Line route:
Reboleira -
Santa Apolónia.
See also
*
List of Lisbon metro stations
This is a list of the stations of the metro system in Lisbon, Portugal (see Lisbon Metro).
List of stations
* Transfer station
* Terminal
* Transfer station and terminal
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Lisbon Metro Stations
Lisbon
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References
External links
{{coord missing, Portugal
Lisbon Metro lines
Railway stations opened in 1959