Oriente (Lisbon Metro)

Oriente
Location Avenida de Berlim, Lisbon
 Portugal
Coordinates 38°46′04″N 9°05′57″W / 38.76778°N 9.09917°W / 38.76778; -9.09917Coordinates: 38°46′04″N 9°05′57″W / 38.76778°N 9.09917°W / 38.76778; -9.09917
Owned by Government-owned corporation
Operated by Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s) Red Line
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Mainline rail interchangeBus interchange
Construction
Structure type Underground
Disabled access Yes
Architect Sanchez Jorge
Other information
Station code OR
Fare zone L
History
Opened May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
Services
Preceding station   Lisbon Metro   Following station
Red Line
toward Aeroporto
São Sebastião
Saldanha
Alameda
Olaias
 Bela Vista
 Chelas
 Olivais
 Cabo Ruivo
 Oriente Mainline rail interchange Bus interchange
Moscavide
 Encarnação
 Aeroporto Airport interchange

Oriente is a station on the Red Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located in Lisbon, between the Cabo Ruivo and Moscavide stations. It opened on May 19th, 1998, in conjuction with the Alameda, Olaias, Bela Vista and Chelas stations, with the original contruction of the Red Line, connection central Lisbon to the new zone occupied by the EXPO'98.[1]

The architectural project was made by Sanchez Jorge and the art work by António Ségui, Artur Boyd, Errö, Hundertwasser, Yayoi Kusama, Joaquim Rodrigo, Abdoulaye Konaté, Sean Scully, Raza, Zao Wou Ki and Magdalena Abakanowicz.[1]

This station is a part of the Gare do Oriente, one of the main transport hubs of the city, serving the North, Sintra and Azambuja lines and also several bus lines.[1]

Connections

Urban Buses

Carris 

Suburban Buses

Rodoviária de Lisboa 

Transportes Sul do Tejo 

 Rail

Comboios de Portugal

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Oriente". Diagrama e Mapa da Rede. Metropolitano de Lisboa. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Seara.com. "http://www.carris.pt/en/home/". www.carris.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16. External link in |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "Rodoviária de Lisboa". www.rodoviariadelisboa.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ↑ "Transportes Sul do Tejo | Home |". www.tsuldotejo.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  5. ↑ Portugal, Comboios de. "CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

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