Lisbon Metro Green Line Explained
The Green Line (Portuguese: Linha Verde) or Caravel Line (Portuguese: Linha da Caravela) is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.
Frequency
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| Summer timetable[1] | Winter timetable |
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| Time | Headway | Time | Headway |
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| Working days | 06:30 - 07:30 07:30 - 08:00
08:00 - 08:30
08:30 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 17:00
17:00 - 19:00
19:00 - 20:00
20:00 - 20:30
20:30 - 21:30
21:30 - 01:05
| 06' 10"05' 00" 04' 35"
03' 50"
05' 00"
06' 10"
07' 00"
05' 00"
04' 10"
04' 55"
06' 05"
08' 05"
12' 00"
| 06:30 - 07:1507:15 - 10:00 10:00 - 16:15
16:15 - 19:00
19:00 - 20:30
20:30 - 21:00
21:00 - 22:15
22:15 - 01:05
| 06' 00"03' 35" 06' 05"
03' 50"
04' 55"
06' 00"
07' 55"
11' 50"
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| Weekends and holidays | 06:30 - 21:3021:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05
| 08' 05"09' 30" 11' 50"'
| 06:30 - 21:3021:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05
| 08' 05"09' 30" 11' 50"
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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 Green line route: Rossio - Campo Grande.
- April 18, 1998: Opening of the Baixa-Chiado and Cais do Sodré stations. Line route: Cais do Sodré - Campo Grande.
- November 2, 2002: Opening of the Telheiras station. Line route: Cais do Sodré - Telheiras.[2]
Future
- Construction has started to add two new stations (Santos and Estrela), connecting the Green Line at Cais do Sodré to the Yellow Line at Rato and creating a circle line with the merger of the Green Line between Cais do Sódre and Campo Grande and the Yellow Line between Rato and Campo Grande.[3]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.. Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.. 2017-07-18. pt-PT.
- News: Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.. Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.. 2017-07-17. pt-PT. https://web.archive.org/web/20120305210544/http://www.metrolisboa.pt/empresa/um-pouco-de-historia/cronologia/. 2012-03-05. dead.
- News: Alemão . Samuel . 2023-02-28 . Terminou a escavação: o túnel da Linha Circular do metro de Lisboa está aberto. . European Portuguese . Público . 2023-05-15.
