Lisbon Metro Blue Line

Blue Line
File:Metropolitano Lisboa logo.svg File:MetroLisboa-linha-azul.svg
File:Estacao restauradores metro lisboa.jpg Lisbon metro station Restauradores
Overview
Other name(s)	Seagull Line
Native name	Linha Azul
Owner	Government-owned corporation
Locale	Lisbon Amadora Portugal
Termini	Reboleira Santa Apolónia
Connecting lines	Yellow Line Red Line Green Line File:Logo CP 2.svg File:Logo Linha Sintra.png File:Logo la.png
Stations	18
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Metropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stock	ML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
Opened	29 December 1959 (1959-12-29) (original network) 15 July 1995 (1995-07-15) (independent line)
Technical
Line length	14 km (8.7 mi)
Character	Underground subway
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map File:BSicon XBHF-L.svg File:BSicon utKXBHFa-R.svg 13,724 Reboleira ⇄ L. Sintra: Reboleira File:BSicon xABZqr.svg File:BSicon uextSTR.svg File:BSicon exKDSTeq.svg × Sorefame File:BSicon utKBHFxa.svg 12,765 Amadora Este File:BSicon utBHF.svg Alfornelos File:BSicon GRZ+l.svg File:BSicon GRZq.svg File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon utENDEa.svg ⇡ 0AMD0  ⇣ 0ODV0  File:BSicon GRZl.svg File:BSicon lGRZTe.svg File:BSicon GRZq.svg File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon utABZg3.svg ⇡ 0ODV0  ⇣ 0LSB0  File:BSicon utABZg+1.svg File:BSicon utSTRc4.svg File:BSicon utSTR.svg branch line → PMO III File:BSicon utBHF.svg File:BSicon utSTRe.svg 10,747 Pontinha File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon uKDSTe.svg PMO III Pontinha File:BSicon utBHF.svg 09,927 Carnide File:BSicon utPSLa.svg File:BSicon utBHF.svg 09,146 Colégio Militar/Luz File:BSicon utPSLe.svg File:BSicon utBHF.svg Alto dos Moinhos File:BSicon utBHF.svg Laranjeiras File:BSicon utSTRc2.svg File:BSicon utSTR3.svg File:BSicon utSTR+1.svg File:BSicon uexKDSTCCa.svg File:BSicon HUBaq.svg File:BSicon utSTRc4.svg File:BSicon HUBeq.svg File:BSicon exENDEa.svg PMO I Sete Rios (closed) File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon uextSTR2.svg File:BSicon STR+l.svg File:BSicon uextSTRc3.svg File:BSicon eABZql.svg ⇄ L. Cintura: Sete Rios File:BSicon utXBHF-L.svg File:BSicon uextSTRc1.svg File:BSicon XBHF-R.svg File:BSicon uextSTR+4.svg 06,591 Jardim Zoológico (until 1995 Sete Rios) File:BSicon ABZl+l.svg File:BSicon umtKRZ.svg File:BSicon uextSTRc2.svg File:BSicon STRr.svg File:BSicon uextSTR3.svg × L. Cintura File:BSicon uextSTRc2.svg File:BSicon utBHF.svg File:BSicon uextSTR3+1.svg File:BSicon uextSTRc4.svg Praça de Espanha (until 1995 Palhavã) File:BSicon uetABZg+1.svg File:BSicon uextSTRc4.svg branch line → PMO I (closed) File:BSicon lENDE@F.svg File:BSicon uextCONTg@G.svg File:BSicon utSTR.svg Red Line → Campolide File:BSicon utABZgl.svg File:BSicon utKRZt.svg File:BSicon utSTR+r.svg × Red Line File:BSicon utSTRl.svg File:BSicon utABZgr.svg File:BSicon utSTR.svg branch line → Red Line File:BSicon utXBHF-L.svg File:BSicon utXBHF-R.svg São Sebastião ⇄ Red Line File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon utSTRl.svg File:BSicon utCONTfq.svg Red Line → Saldanha File:BSicon utBHF.svg Parque File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon utSTRc2.svg File:BSicon ulCONTf@Fq.svg File:BSicon utSTR3+l.svg Yellow Line → Picoas File:BSicon num1le.svg File:BSicon utABZg2.svg File:BSicon utSTR3+1.svg File:BSicon uextSTR+1.svg File:BSicon num2re.svg File:BSicon utSTRc4.svg ➀ branch line → Yellow Line ➁ "Y" line → Picoas (until 1995) File:BSicon utABZg+1.svg File:BSicon uxtABZg+4.svg × Yellow Line File:BSicon utXBHF-L.svg File:BSicon utXBHF-R.svg 03,791 Marquês de Pombal (until 1995 Rotunda) ⇄ Yellow Line File:BSicon utCONTgq.svg File:BSicon utSTRr.svg File:BSicon utSTR.svg Yellow Line → Rato File:BSicon utBHF.svg Avenida File:BSicon XBHFCCe-L.svg File:BSicon utXBHF-R.svg 02,691 Restauradores ⇄ L. Sintra: Rossio File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon utCONTg.svg Green Line → Rossio File:BSicon uetABZgl.svg File:BSicon uetABZgr.svg 12th branch (closed 1998) File:BSicon utSTR+l.svg File:BSicon utKRZt.svg File:BSicon utSTRr.svg × Green Line File:BSicon utBHF-L.svg File:BSicon utBHF-R.svg 02,025 Baixa-Chiado ⇄ Green Line File:BSicon utSTR~L.svg File:BSicon utSTR~L.svg File:BSicon utSTR~R.svg File:BSicon utBS2+lr.svg File:BSicon uexKBHFaq.svg File:BSicon utSTR~R.svg File:BSicon uexdCONTfq.svg Elev. Município File:BSicon utdSTR.svg File:BSicon utdVNT.svg File:BSicon utdSTR.svg ventilation shaft File:BSicon utdSTR.svg File:BSicon utvÜSTl.svg branch line → '''Blue Line''' File:BSicon utdKRZ.svg File:BSicon utvKRZ.svg × Tram (R. V. Cordón) File:BSicon utdKRZ.svg File:BSicon utvKRZ.svg × Tram (R. Arsenal) File:BSicon utCONTgq.svg File:BSicon utSTRr.svg File:BSicon lENDE@G.svg File:BSicon utSTR.svg Green Line → Cais do Sodré File:BSicon WSTRc2.svg File:BSicon utVNT.svg File:BSicon WASSER3+l.svg ventilation shaft File:BSicon utSTR.svg File:BSicon WDOCKSaq.svg File:BSicon WSTRc4.svg File:BSicon WSTRc3.svg × Tagus File:BSicon WSTRc1.svg File:BSicon utBHF.svg File:BSicon WASSERl+4.svg Terreiro do Paço File:BSicon uetBHF.svg Alfândega (pj. 1993; canc.) File:BSicon utKXBHFe-L.svg File:BSicon KXBHFa-R.svg 00,000 Santa Apolónia ⇄ L. Norte: Santa Apolónia Topographic map File:Linha azul metro lisboa.png

The Blue Line (Portuguese: Linha Azul) or Seagull Line (Portuguese: Linha da Gaivota) is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro. It is the only line of the Lisbon Metro entirely underground, without any viaduct.

Stations

File:Metropolitano Lisboa logo branco.svg Blue Line File:MetroLisboa-linha-azul-versão-branca.png
File:BSicon KBHFa blue.svg Reboleira Reboleira railway station Bus interchange File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Amadora Este Bus interchange File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Alfornelos File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Pontinha Bus interchange File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Carnide File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Colégio Militar/Luz Bus interchange File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Alto dos Moinhos File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Laranjeiras File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Jardim Zoológico Sete Rios railway station Bus interchange File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Praça de Espanha Bus interchange File:BSicon INT blue.svg São Sebastião  Red  File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Parque File:BSicon INT blue.svg Marquês de Pombal  Yellow  Bus interchange File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Avenida File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Restauradores Rossio railway station File:BSicon INT blue.svg Baixa-Chiado  Green  File:BSicon BHF blue.svg Terreiro do Paço Transtejo & Soflusa File:BSicon KBHFe blue.svg Santa Apolónia Santa Apolónia railway station

Code	Station name	Distance (km)		Transfers	Location
		Inter- station	Total
SP	Santa Apolónia Disabled access	—	0.0	Comboios de Portugal Azambuja Line (Santa Apolónia)	São Vicente	Lisbon
TP	Terreiro do Paço Disabled access	1.1	1.1	File:Transtejo.svg File:Soflusa.svg Soflusa	Santa Maria Maior
BC	Baixa-Chiado Disabled access	0.9	2.0	File:MetroLisboa-linha-verde.svg Green Line
RE	Restauradores Disabled access	0.7	2.7	Comboios de Portugal Sintra Line (Rossio)
AV	Avenida	0.5	3.2		Santo António
MP	Marquês de Pombal Disabled access	0.6	3.8	File:MetroLisboa-linha-amarela.svg Yellow Line File:Aiga bus.svg Rotunda bus terminal
PA	Parque	0.6	4.4		Avenidas Novas
SS	São Sebastião Disabled access	0.7	5.1	File:MetroLisboa-linha-vermelha.svg Red Line
PE	Praça de Espanha	0.7	5.8		Campolide
JZ	Jardim Zoológico	0.8	6.6	Comboios de Portugal Azambuja Line/Sintra Line/Fertagus (Sete Rios) File:Aiga bus.svg Sete Rios bus terminal	São Domingos de Benfica
LA	Laranjeiras	1.1	7.7
AH	Alto dos Moinhos	0.6	8.3
CM	Colégio Militar/Luz	0.8	9.1	File:Aiga bus.svg Luz bus terminal	Carnide
CA	Carnide Disabled access	0.9	10.0
PO	Pontinha Disabled access	0.7	10.7	File:Aiga bus.svg Pontinha bus terminal
AF	Alfornelos Disabled access	0.9	11.6		Amadora
AS	Amadora Este Disabled access	1.2	12.8	File:Aiga bus.svg Amadora bus terminal
RB	Reboleira Disabled access	0.9	13.7	Comboios de Portugal Sintra Line (Reboleira) File:Aiga bus.svg Reboleira bus terminal

Frequency

	Summer timetable		Winter timetable
	Time	Headway	Time	Headway
Working days	06:30 - 07:00 07:00 - 07:30 07:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 20:30 20:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05	07' 30' 06' 45' 05' 45' 06' 15' 07' 25' 05' 45' 06' 45' 07' 25' 08' 05' 10' 45'	06:30 - 07:00 07:00 - 07:30 07:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 20:30 20:30 - 21:00 21:00 - 21:30 21:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05	07' 30' 06' 10' 04' 55' 05' 15' 06' 40' 05' 15' 06' 10' 06' 40' 07' 20' 08' 15' 08' 05' 10' 45'
Weekends and holidays	06:30 - 08:30 08:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 19:30 19:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05	08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 10' 08' 00' 10' 40'	06:30 - 08:30 08:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 19:30 19:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05	08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 10' 08' 00' 10' 40'

Chronology

• 29 December 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.
• 27 January 1963: Opening of the Rossio station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Rossio.
• 28 September 1966: Opening of the Socorro (former name of the Martim Moniz station), Intendente and Anjos stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Anjos.
• 18 June 1972: Opening of the Arroios, Alameda, Areeiro, Roma and Alvalade stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Alvalade.
• 15 October 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.
• 3 April 1993: Opening of the Campo Grande station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Campo Grande. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Campo Grande.
• 15 July 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second Rotunda station. New Blue line route: Colégio Militar/Luz - Campo Grande.
• 18 October 1997: Opening of the Carnide and Pontinha stations. Line route: Pontinha - Campo Grande.
• 1 March 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.
• 3 March 1998: Creation of the Blue and Green line by closing the Restauradores - Rossio tunnel. New Blue line route: Pontinha - Restauradores.
• 8 August 1998: Opening of the Baixa-Chiado station. Line route: Pontinha - Baixa-Chiado.
• 15 May 2004: Opening of the Alfornelos and Amadora Este stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Baixa-Chiado.
• 19 December 2007: Opening of the Terreiro do Paço and Santa Apolónia stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Santa Apolónia.
• 13 April 2016: Opening of the Reboleira station. Line route: Reboleira - Santa Apolónia.

See also

• List of Lisbon metro stations

External links

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