São Sebastião Station Explained

São Sebastião
Style:Lisbon Metro
Address:Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar, Lisbon
Coordinates:38.7344°N -9.1544°W
Owned:Government-owned corporation
Operator:Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Tracks:4
Structure:Underground
Architect:Blue Line: Francisco Keil do Amaral
Red Line: Tiago Henriques
Code:SS
Zone:L
Opened:Blue Line:
Red Line:
Rebuilt:Blue Line:
Blue Line:
Map State:collapsed
Line: Blue Line Red Line
Platform:4 side platforms
Accessible:yes

São Sebastião is an interchange station where the Blue and Red Lines of the Lisbon Metro connect, being located on Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar in the São Sebastião da Pedreira neighbourhood.

History

The Blue Line station is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on 29 December 1959.

The architectural design of the original Blue Line station is by Francisco Keil do Amaral. On 18 April 1997 the Blue Line station was extended, based on the architectural design of Dinis Gomes.

On 29 August 2009 the Red Line station was built, based on the architectural design of Tiago Henriques, and the Blue Line station was refurbished, also based on the architectural design of Tiago Henriques.[1]

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: São Sebastião. Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa. Portuguese. Metropolitano de Lisboa.
  2. Web site: Carris . www.carris.pt . Transportes Públicos Lisboa . 12 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425220426/https://www.carris.pt/en/ . Apr 25, 2023 . en . live.