Saldanha is an interchange station in central Lisbon, where the Red and Yellow Lines of the
Lisbon Metro
The Lisbon Metro () is a rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first rapid transit system in Portugal.
, the system's four lines total of route and serve 56 stations.
History
Initial plans
The idea ...
connect.
History
The Yellow Line station is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original
Lisbon Metro
The Lisbon Metro () is a rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first rapid transit system in Portugal.
, the system's four lines total of route and serve 56 stations.
History
Initial plans
The idea ...
network, opened on 29 December 1959, and it is located in Praça Duque de Saldanha, which gives the station its name. The architectural design of the original Yellow Line station is by
Falcão e Cunha. On 14 March 1977, the Yellow Line station was extended, based on the architectural design of
Falcão e Cunha and
Sanchez Jorge. On 28 December 1996, the Yellow Line station's northern atrium was refurbished, and on 17 May 1997, the Yellow Line station's southern atrium was also refurbished, both based on the architectural design by
Paulo Brito da Silva.
On 29 August 2009 the Red Line station was built, based on the architectural design by
Germano Venade and located under Avenida Duque D'Ávila, serving the Avenidas Novas area of the city and the nearby
Instituto Superior Técnico
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. On the same day, the Yellow Line station's northern atrium was again refurbished, based on the architectural design of
Paulo Brito da Silva and
Sofia Carrilho.
Connections
Urban buses
Carris
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207 Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré is an area in the center of Lisbon, Portugal, between Cais da Marinha and Cais do Gás. This name is shared by two railway stations and a ferry station in Lisbon, Portugal:
* Cais do Sodré railway station
* Cais do Sodré (Lisbo ...
⇄ Fetais
(morning service)
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727 Estação Roma-Areeiro ⇄ Restelo – Av. das Descobertas
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736 Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré is an area in the center of Lisbon, Portugal, between Cais da Marinha and Cais do Gás. This name is shared by two railway stations and a ferry station in Lisbon, Portugal:
* Cais do Sodré railway station
* Cais do Sodré (Lisbo ...
⇄ Odivelas (Bairro Dr. Lima Pimentel)
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738 Quinta dos Barros ⇄ Alto de Santo Amaro
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744 Marquês de Pombal
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⇄ Moscavide (Quinta das Laranjeiras)
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783 Amoreiras (Centro Comercial) ⇄ Portela – Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque
Aerobus
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Linha 2 Aeroporto ⇄ Sete Rios
See also
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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
Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro) stations
Red Line (Lisbon Metro) stations
Railway stations in Portugal opened in 1959
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