The Yellow Line () or Sunflower Line () is one of the four lines of
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 ...
.
Stations
Odivelas
Odivelas () is a municipality in the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km2 (one of t ...
Senhor Roubado
Ameixoeira
Ameixoeira () was a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 ...
Lumiar
Lumiar () is a (civil parish) and typical Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Lumiar is east of Carnide, north of Alvalade, west of Olivais, Lisbon, Olivais, and south of Santa ...
Quinta das Conchas
Campo Grande
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Cidade Universitária
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Entre Campos


Campo Pequeno
Saldanha
Picoas
Marquês de Pombal
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Rato
Rato is a village in the Cornillon commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti
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Frequency
*Rato
Rato is a village in the Cornillon commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jama ...
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Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is a city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, central and western Regions of Brazil, region of Brazil, Capital city, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a Fortification, stronghold of Separatism, separatists ...
**Campo Grande
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Odivelas
Odivelas () is a municipality in the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km2 (one of t ...
Chronology
*December 29, 1959: Opening of 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 with a Y shape. Common branch stations:
Restauradores,
Avenida,
Rotunda
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(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
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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
A rotunda () is any roofed building with a circular ground plan, and sometimes covered by a dome. It may also refer to a round room within a building (an example being the one below the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.). ...
station):
Picoas,
Saldanha,
Campo Pequeno and
Entre Campos.
* January 27, 1963: Opening of the
Rossio
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station. Main branch route:
Restauradores -
Rossio
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.
* September 28, 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.
* June 18, 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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** Grant Devine Dam, formerly ''Alameda Dam'', a dam and reservoir in southern Saskatchewan
Chile
* Alameda (Santi ...
,
Areeiro,
Roma
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* Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
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and
Alvalade
Alvalade () is a (civil parish) and typical Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Alvalade is south of Lumiar and Olivais, Lisbon, Olivais, west of Marvila, Lisbon, Marvila, east ...
stations. Main branch route:
Restauradores -
Alvalade
Alvalade () is a (civil parish) and typical Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Alvalade is south of Lumiar and Olivais, Lisbon, Olivais, west of Marvila, Lisbon, Marvila, east ...
.
* October 15, 1988: Opening of the
Cidade Universitária
Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island
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,
Laranjeiras
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,
Alto dos Moinhos and
Colégio Militar/Luz stations. Current Blue Line branch route:
Rotunda
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-
Colégio Militar/Luz. Current Yellow Line branch route:
Rotunda
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-
Cidade Universitária
Cidade Universitária is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the artificial island
An artificial island or man-made island is an island that has been Construction, constructed by humans rather than formed throug ...
.
* April 3, 1993: Opening of the
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is a city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, central and western Regions of Brazil, region of Brazil, Capital city, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a Fortification, stronghold of Separatism, separatists ...
station. Main branch route:
Restauradores -
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is a city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, central and western Regions of Brazil, region of Brazil, Capital city, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a Fortification, stronghold of Separatism, separatists ...
. Current Yellow Line branch route:
Rotunda
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-
Campo Grande
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.
*July 15, 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second
Rotunda
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station. New Yellow line route:
Rotunda
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-
Campo Grande
Campo Grande (, ) is a city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, central and western Regions of Brazil, region of Brazil, Capital city, capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Historically a Fortification, stronghold of Separatism, separatists ...
.
*December 29, 1997: Opening of the
Rato
Rato is a village in the Cornillon commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti
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station. Line route:
Rato
Rato is a village in the Cornillon commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti
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-
Campo Grande
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.
*March 1, 1998: Rotunda station is renamed to Marquês de Pombal.
*March 27, 2004: Opening of the
Quinta das Conchas,
Lumiar
Lumiar () is a (civil parish) and typical Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Lumiar is east of Carnide, north of Alvalade, west of Olivais, Lisbon, Olivais, and south of Santa ...
,
Ameixoeira
Ameixoeira () was a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Lisbon
Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 ...
,
Senhor Roubado and
Odivelas
Odivelas () is a municipality in the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km2 (one of t ...
stations. Line route:
Rato
Rato is a village in the Cornillon commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jama ...
-
Odivelas
Odivelas () is a municipality in the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km2 (one of t ...
.
Future
*Plans are in place to extend the Yellow Line with two new stations (Santos and Estrela), connecting the
Green Line on
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 ...
to the Yellow Line on
Rato
Rato is a village in the Cornillon commune in the Croix-des-Bouquets Arrondissement, Ouest department of Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jama ...
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
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
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References
External links
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Lisbon Metro lines
Railway lines opened in 1959
750 V DC railway electrification