Blue Line (Lisbon Metro)
| Blue Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
  | |||
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Lisbon metro station Restauradores | |||
| Overview | |||
| Other name(s) | Seagull Line | ||
| Native name | Linha Azul | ||
| Type | Rapid Transit | ||
| System | Metropolitano de Lisboa | ||
| Locale |
 Lisbon Portugal | ||
| Termini |
Reboleira Santa Apolónia | ||
| Connecting lines |
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| Stations | 18 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened |
December 29, 1959 (original network) July 15, 1995 (independent line) | ||
| Owner | Government-owned corporation | ||
| Operator(s) | Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE | ||
| Character | Underground subway | ||
| Rolling stock | ML90, ML95, ML97, ML99 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 14 km (8.7 mi) | ||
| 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
Reboleira 
Amadora Este
Alfornelos
Pontinha
Carnide
Colégio Militar/Luz
Alto dos Moinhos
Laranjeiras
Jardim Zoológico 
Praça de Espanha
São Sebastião 
Parque
Marquês de Pombal 
Avenida
Restauradores
Baixa-Chiado 
Terreiro do Paço 
Santa Apolónia
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
- December 29, 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.
- January 27, 1963: Opening of the Rossio station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Rossio.
- September 28, 1966: Opening of the Socorro (former name of the Martim Moniz station), Intendente and Anjos stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Anjos.
- June 18, 1972: Opening of the Arroios, Alameda, Areeiro, Roma and Alvalade stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Alvalade.
- October 15, 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.
- April 3, 1993: Opening of the Campo Grande station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Campo Grande. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Campo Grande.
- July 15, 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second Rotunda station. New Blue line route: Colégio Militar/Luz - Campo Grande.
- October 18, 1997: Opening of the Carnide and Pontinha stations. Line route: Pontinha - Campo Grande.
- March 1, 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.
- March 3, 1998: Creation of the Blue and Green line by closing the Restauradores - Rossio tunnel. New Blue line route: Pontinha - Restauradores.
- August 8, 1998: Opening of the Baixa-Chiado station. Line route: Pontinha - Baixa-Chiado.
- May 15, 2004: Opening of the Alfornelos and Amadora Este stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Baixa-Chiado.
- December 19, 2007: Opening of the Terreiro do Paço and Santa Apolónia stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Santa Apolónia.
- April 13, 2016: Opening of the Reboleira station. Line route: Reboleira - Santa Apolónia.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.". Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ "Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.". Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-17.
External links
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