Avenida Station Explained

Avenida
Style:Lisbon Metro
Address:Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon
Coordinates:38.72°N -9.1458°W
Line:Blue Line
Structure:Underground
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Architect:Falcão e Cunha
Accessible:yes
Code:AV
Owned:Government-owned corporation
Operator:Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Zone:L
Map State:collapsed

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 on 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 ⇄ Restauradores711 Terreiro do Paço ⇄ Alto da Damaia732 Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Caselas736 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Odivelas (Bairro Dr. Lima Pimentel)[2]

Aerobus

Linha 1 AeroportoCais do Sodré[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parque . Metropolitano de Lisboa . Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa . Portuguese .
  2. Web site: www.carris.pt/en/home/. Seara.com. www.carris.pt. en. 2017-07-16.
  3. Web site: Aerobus Airport Bus Transport - Home. www.aerobus.pt. en-GB. 2017-07-16. 2017-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630213722/https://www.aerobus.pt/en-GB/Home-2.aspx. dead.