Green Line (Lisbon Metro)

The Green Line () or Caravel Line () is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.

Stations

Telheiras (Lisbon Metro), Telheiras

Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande

Alvalade (Lisbon Metro), Alvalade

Roma (Lisbon Metro), Roma



Areeiro (Lisbon Metro), Areeiro

Alameda (Lisbon Metro), Alameda

Arroios (Lisbon Metro), Arroios

Anjos (Lisbon Metro), Anjos

Intendente (Lisbon Metro), Intendente

Martim Moniz (Lisbon Metro), Martim Moniz

Rossio (Lisbon Metro), Rossio

Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro), Baixa-Chiado

Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro), Cais do Sodré

Frequency

Chronology

*December 29, 1959: Opening of the original Lisbon Metro network with a Y shape. Common branch stations: Restauradores (Lisbon Metro), Restauradores, Avenida (Lisbon Metro), Avenida, Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), 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 Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Rotunda station): Parque (Lisbon Metro), Parque, São Sebastião (Lisbon Metro), São Sebastião, Praça de Espanha (Lisbon Metro), Palhavã (former name of the Praça de Espanha station) and Jardim Zoológico (Lisbon Metro), Sete Rios (former name of the Jardim Zoológico station). Current Yellow Line branch stations (coming from Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Rotunda station): Picoas (Lisbon Metro), Picoas, Saldanha (Lisbon Metro), Saldanha, Campo Pequeno (Lisbon Metro), Campo Pequeno and Entre Campos (Lisbon Metro), Entre Campos.
* January 27, 1963: Opening of the Rossio (Lisbon Metro), Rossio station. Main branch route: Restauradores (Lisbon Metro), Restauradores - Rossio (Lisbon Metro), Rossio.
* September 28, 1966: Opening of the Martim Moniz (Lisbon Metro), Socorro (former name of the Martim Moniz station), Intendente (Lisbon Metro), Intendente and Anjos (Lisbon Metro), Anjos stations. Main branch route: Restauradores (Lisbon Metro), Restauradores - Anjos (Lisbon Metro), Anjos.
* June 18, 1972: Opening of the Arroios (Lisbon Metro), Arroios, Alameda (Lisbon Metro), Alameda, Areeiro (Lisbon Metro), Areeiro, Roma (Lisbon Metro), Roma and Alvalade (Lisbon Metro), Alvalade stations. Main branch route: Restauradores (Lisbon Metro), Restauradores - Alvalade (Lisbon Metro), Alvalade.
* October 15, 1988: Opening of the Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro), Cidade Universitária, Laranjeiras (Lisbon Metro), Laranjeiras, Alto dos Moinhos (Lisbon Metro), Alto dos Moinhos and Colégio Militar/Luz (Lisbon Metro), Colégio Militar/Luz stations. Current Blue Line branch route: Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Rotunda - Colégio Militar/Luz (Lisbon Metro), Colégio Militar/Luz. Current Yellow Line branch route: Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Rotunda - Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro), Cidade Universitária.
* April 3, 1993: Opening of the Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande station. Main branch route: Restauradores (Lisbon Metro), Restauradores - Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande. Current Yellow Line branch route: Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Rotunda - Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande.
* July 15, 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Rotunda station. New Blue line route: Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Colégio Militar/Luz - Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande.
* October 18, 1997: Opening of the Carnide (Lisbon Metro), Carnide and Pontinha (Lisbon Metro), Pontinha stations. Line route: Pontinha (Lisbon Metro), Pontinha - Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande.
* March 1, 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.
* March 3, 1998: Creation of the Blue and Green line by closing the Restauradores (Lisbon Metro), Restauradores - Rossio (Lisbon Metro), Rossio tunnel. New Green line route: Rossio (Lisbon Metro), Rossio - Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande.
* April 18, 1998: Opening of the Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro), Baixa-Chiado and Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro), Cais do Sodré stations. Line route: Rossio (Lisbon Metro), Cais do Sodré - Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande.
* November 2, 2002: Opening of the Telheiras (Lisbon Metro), Telheiras station. Line route: Rossio (Lisbon Metro), Cais do Sodré - Telheiras (Lisbon Metro), Telheiras.

Future

*Construction has started to add two new stations (Santos and Estrela), connecting the Green Line at Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro), Cais do Sodré to the Yellow Line at Rato (Lisbon Metro), Rato and creating a circle line with the merger of the Green Line between Cais do Sódre and Campo Grande and the Yellow Line between Rato and Campo Grande.

See also

* List of Lisbon metro stations

References

External links

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Lisbon Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 1963