Green Line (Lisbon Metro)
| Green Line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
  | |||
 Lisbon metro station Telheiras | |||
| Overview | |||
| Other name(s) | Caravel Line | ||
| Native name | Linha Verde | ||
| Type | Rapid Transit | ||
| System | Metropolitano de Lisboa | ||
| Locale |
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| Termini |
Telheiras Cais do Sodré | ||
| Connecting lines |
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| Stations | 13 | ||
| Operation | |||
| Opened |
January 27, 1963 (original network) April 25, 1998 (independent line) | ||
| Owner | Government-owned corporation | ||
| Operator(s) | Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE | ||
| Character | Underground subway | ||
| Rolling stock | ML97, ML99 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 9 km (5.6 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
| Electrification | 750 V DC third rail | ||
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The Green Line (Portuguese: Linha Verde) or Caravel Line (Portuguese: Linha da Caravela) is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.
Stations
Frequency
| Summer timetable[1] | Winter timetable[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Headway | Time | Headway | |
| 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 - 07:15
07:15 - 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" |
| Weekends and holidays | 06:30 - 21:30
21:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 |
08' 05"
09' 30" 11' 50"' |
06:30 - 21:30
21:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 |
08' 05"
09' 30" 11' 50" |
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
- By the end of 2021 it's planned that two new stations will be built (Santos and Estrela), connecting the Green Line on Cais do Sodré to the Yellow Line on Rato and creating a circle line with the merge of these two lines.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ "Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-17.
- ↑ "Plano de desenvolvimento operacional da rede - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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