Lisbon Metro
The Lisbon Metro is the metro (subway) system that provides Lisbon, Portugal with mass-transit services. It was the first metro in Portugal.
As of 2004, the four Lisbon metro lines total about 37 km in length and comprise 44 stations.
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History
Inaugurated in 29 December 1959 with a Y-shaped line connecting Sete Rios (now Jardim Zoológico) and Entrecampos with the common branch from Rotunda (now Marquês de Pombal) to Restauradores, in the city centre. The lines total length was then 6.5 km. A major extension took place in 1972. In 1998 a new line was added (the red one) to allow access to the area where the Expo_98 World Fair took place, in Eastern Lisbon. Now the system has 4 lines, 44 stations(48 if commuting stations are counted more than once) and total length 36.9 km. The red line is currently being expanded and it will connect to the yellow and blue lines (Saldanha and São Sebastião stations, respectively), making it possible to go from any line to another without getting off more than once.
Lines
There are 4 lines and 44 stations:
- Baixa-Chiado – Amadora Este (blue line)
- Rato – Odivelas (yellow line)
- Cais do Sodré – Telheiras (green line)
- Alameda – Oriente (red line)
See also
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Categories: Metros in Europe | Lisbon