Avenida Station
 Avenida | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon Portugal | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°43′46″N 9°9′1″W / 38.72944°N 9.15028°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Government-owned corporation | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Blue Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Falcão e Cunha | ||||||||||
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| Station code | AV | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | L | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | December 29, 1959 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | November 9, 1982 June 8, 2009 | ||||||||||
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Avenida station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro.
History
Avenida is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened in December 29, 1959. This station is located on Avenida da Liberdade, from which it takes its name. The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha.
On November 9, 1982, the station was extended, based on the architectural design of Sanchez Jorge. On June 8, 2009, the station was refurbished, based on the architectural design of Ana Nascimento[1]
Connections
Urban buses
Carris
- 202 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Fetais (morning service)
- 709 Campo de Ourique ⇄ Restauradores
- 711 Terreiro do Paço ⇄ Alto da Damaia
- 732 Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Caselas
- 736 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Odivelas (Bairro Dr. Lima Pimentel)[2]
Aerobus
- Linha 1 Aeroporto ⇄ Cais do Sodré[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Parque". Metropolitano de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa.
- ^ Seara.com. "www.carris.pt/en/home/". www.carris.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ "Aerobus | Airport Bus Transport - Home". www.aerobus.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
External links
Media related to Metro station Avenida (Lisboa) at Wikimedia Commons
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