Baixa-Chiado Station Explained

Baixa-Chiado
Style:Lisbon Metro
Address:Largo do Chiado / Rua do Crucifixo, Lisbon
Coordinates:38.7106°N -9.14°W
Owned:Government-owned corporation
Operator:Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Tracks:4
Structure:Underground
Depth:45m (148feet)
Architect:Álvaro Siza Vieira
Code:BC
Zone:L
Opened:Green Line:
Blue Line:
Former:Baixa-Chiado PT Blue Station
Map State:collapsed
Line:Blue Line Green Line
Platform:4 side platforms
Accessible:yes

Baixa-Chiado is an interchange station where the Blue and Green Lines of the Lisbon Metro connect, being located under Rua Ivens between Baixa and Chiado, hence its name.

History

The station opened on April 25, 1998 with service on the Green Line; the Blue Line platforms opened on August 8, 1998. It was designed by the Pritzker architect Álvaro Siza Vieira.[1]

Connections

Urban buses and Interurban buses

Carris

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estação Baixa-Chiado. Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa. Portuguese. Metropolitano de Lisboa.
  2. Web site: www.carris.pt/en/home/. Seara.com. www.carris.pt. en. 2017-07-17.