Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)

The Yellow Line () or Sunflower Line () is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.

Stations

Odivelas (Lisbon Metro), Odivelas

Senhor Roubado (Lisbon Metro), Senhor Roubado

Ameixoeira (Lisbon Metro), Ameixoeira

Lumiar (Lisbon Metro), Lumiar

Quinta das Conchas (Lisbon Metro), Quinta das Conchas

Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande

Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro), Cidade Universitária

Entre Campos (Lisbon Metro), Entre Campos

Campo Pequeno (Lisbon Metro), Campo Pequeno

Saldanha (Lisbon Metro), Saldanha

Picoas (Lisbon Metro), Picoas

Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro), Marquês de Pombal

Rato (Lisbon Metro), Rato

Frequency

_*Rato (Lisbon Metro), Rato - Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande
_**Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande - Odivelas (Lisbon Metro), Odivelas

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 Yellow line route: Marquês de Pombal Station, Rotunda - Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande.
*December 29, 1997: Opening of the Rato (Lisbon Metro), Rato station. Line route: Rato (Lisbon Metro), Rato - Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro), Campo Grande.
*March 1, 1998: Rotunda station is renamed to Marquês de Pombal.
*March 27, 2004: Opening of the Quinta das Conchas Station, Quinta das Conchas, Lumiar Station, Lumiar, Ameixoeira Station, Ameixoeira, Senhor Roubado Station, Senhor Roubado and Odivelas Station, Odivelas stations. Line route: Rato Station, Rato - Odivelas Station, Odivelas.

Future

*Plans are in place to extend the Yellow Line with two new stations (Santos and Estrela), connecting the Green Line (Lisbon Metro), Green Line on Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro), Cais do Sodré to the Yellow Line on Rato (Lisbon Metro), Rato and creating a circle line with the merge of these two lines. Construction on this extension started in April, 2021.

See also

* List of Lisbon metro stations

References

External links

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Lisbon Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 1959
750 V DC railway electrification