Lisbon Metro Blue Line
| Blue Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 File:MetroLisboa-linha-azul.png | |||
 Lisbon metro station Restauradores | |||
| Overview | |||
| Other name(s) | Seagull Line | ||
| Native name | Linha Azul | ||
| Owner | Government-owned corporation | ||
| Locale |  Lisbon Portugal | ||
| Termini | Reboleira Santa Apolónia | ||
| Connecting lines |  Green Line     | ||
| Stations | 18 | ||
| Service | |||
| Type | Rapid Transit | ||
| System | Metropolitano de Lisboa | ||
| Operator(s) | Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE | ||
| Rolling stock | ML90, ML95, ML97, ML99 | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 29 December 1959 (original network) 15 July 1995 (independent line) | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 14 km (8.7 mi) | ||
| Character | Underground subway | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||
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The Blue Line (Portuguese: Linha Azul) or Seagull Line (Portuguese: Linha da Gaivota) is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro. It is the only line of the Lisbon Metro entirely underground, without any viaduct.
Stations
| Code | Station name | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inter- station |
Total | |||||
| SP | Santa Apolónia 
|
— | 0.0 |  Azambuja Line (Santa Apolónia)
|
São Vicente | Lisbon |
| TP | Terreiro do Paço
|
1.1 | 1.1 |   Soflusa
|
Santa Maria Maior | |
| BC | Baixa-Chiado
|
0.9 | 2.0 | Green Line | ||
| RE | Restauradores
|
0.7 | 2.7 | Sintra Line (Rossio)
| ||
| AV | Avenida | 0.5 | 3.2 | Santo Antonio | ||
| MP | Marquês de Pombal
|
0.6 | 3.8 |
| ||
| PA | Parque | 0.6 | 4.4 | Avenidas Novas | ||
| SS | São Sebastião
|
0.7 | 5.1 |  Red Line
| ||
| PE | Praça de Espanha | 0.7 | 5.8 | Campolide | ||
| JZ | Jardim Zoológico | 0.8 | 6.6 | São Domingos de Benfica | ||
| LA | Laranjeiras | 1.1 | 7.7 | |||
| AH | Alto dos Moinjos | 0.6 | 8.3 | |||
| CM | Colégio Militar/Luz | 0.8 | 9.1 |  Luz bus terminal
|
Carnide | |
| CN | Carnide
|
0.9 | 10.0 | |||
| PO | Pontinha
|
0.7 | 10.7 | Pontinha bus terminal
| ||
| AF | Alfornelos
|
0.9 | 11.6 | Amadora | ||
| AS | Amadora Este
|
1.2 | 12.8 | Amadora bus terminal
| ||
| RB | Reboleira
|
0.9 | 13.7 |
| ||
Frequency
| Summer timetable[1] | Winter timetable[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Headway | Time | Headway | |
| Working days | 06:30 - 07:00
07:00 - 07:30 07:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 20:30 20:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 |
07' 30'
06' 45' 05' 45' 06' 15' 07' 25' 05' 45' 06' 45' 07' 25' 08' 05' 10' 45' |
06:30 - 07:00
07:00 - 07:30 07:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 20:30 20:30 - 21:00 21:00 - 21:30 21:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 |
07' 30'
06' 10' 04' 55' 05' 15' 06' 40' 05' 15' 06' 10' 06' 40' 07' 20' 08' 15' 08' 05' 10' 45' |
| Weekends and holidays | 06:30 - 08:30
08:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 19:30 19:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 |
08' 00'
08' 05' 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 10' 08' 00' 10' 40' |
06:30 - 08:30
08:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 19:30 19:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 |
08' 00'
08' 05' 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 10' 08' 00' 10' 40' |
Chronology
- 29 December 1959: Opening of the original Lisbon Metro network with a Y shape. Common branch stations: Restauradores, Avenida, 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 Rotunda 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 station): Picoas, Saldanha, Campo Pequeno and Entre Campos.
- 27 January 1963: Opening of the Rossio station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Rossio.
- 28 September 1966: Opening of the Socorro (former name of the Martim Moniz station), Intendente and Anjos stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Anjos.
- 18 June 1972: Opening of the Arroios, Alameda, Areeiro, Roma and Alvalade stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Alvalade.
- 15 October 1988: Opening of the Cidade Universitária, Laranjeiras, Alto dos Moinhos and Colégio Militar/Luz stations. Current Blue Line branch route: Rotunda - Colégio Militar/Luz. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Cidade Universitária.
- 3 April 1993: Opening of the Campo Grande station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Campo Grande. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Campo Grande.
- 15 July 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second Rotunda station. New Blue line route: Colégio Militar/Luz - Campo Grande.
- 18 October 1997: Opening of the Carnide and Pontinha stations. Line route: Pontinha - Campo Grande.
- 1 March 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.
- 3 March 1998: Creation of the Blue and Green line by closing the Restauradores - Rossio tunnel. New Blue line route: Pontinha - Restauradores.
- 8 August 1998: Opening of the Baixa-Chiado station. Line route: Pontinha - Baixa-Chiado.
- 15 May 2004: Opening of the Alfornelos and Amadora Este stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Baixa-Chiado.
- 19 December 2007: Opening of the Terreiro do Paço and Santa Apolónia stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Santa Apolónia.
- 13 April 2016: Opening of the Reboleira station. Line route: Reboleira - Santa Apolónia.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ "Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-17.
External links
Media related to Blue Line (Lisbon metro) at Wikimedia Commons
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