{{short description|Lisbon Metro line}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = 350px; border-top:5px #5082C3 solid | name = Blue Line | other_name = Seagull Line | native_name = {{lang|pt|Linha Azul}} | color = | logo = [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-azul.svg|29px]] | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = [[File:Estacao restauradores metro lisboa.jpg|348px]] | image_width = | image_alt = | caption = Lisbon metro station [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] | type = [[Rapid Transit]] | system = [[Metropolitano de Lisboa]] | status = | locale = [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]] | start = [[Reboleira (Lisbon Metro)|Reboleira]]<br />[[Santa Apolónia (Lisbon Metro)|Santa Apolónia]] | end = | connectinglines = [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-amarela.svg|link=Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line|x17px]] [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-vermelha.svg|link=Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line|x17px]] [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-verde.svg|link=Green Line (Lisbon Metro)|Green Line|x17px]]<br /> [[File:Logo CP 2.svg|25px|link=Comboios de Portugal]] [[File:Logo Linha Sintra.png|link=Sintra Line (CP)|x10px]] [[File:Logo la.png|link=Azambuja Line (CP)|x10px]] | stations = 18 | routes = | daily_ridership = | ridership2 = | open = {{start date and age|1959|12|29|df=y|p=yes}} | lastextension = 2016 | close = | owner = [[Government-owned corporation]] | operator = Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE | conductionsystem = | character = Underground subway | depot = | stock = ML90, ML95, ML97, ML99 | linelength = {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}} | tracklength_km= | tracklength_mi= | tracklength = | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} | old_gauge = | load_gauge = | minradius = | racksystem = | routenumber = | linenumber = | electrification = 750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct Current|DC]] [[third rail]] | speed_km/h = | speed_mph = | speed = | elevation_m = | elevation = | website = | map = {{routemap|inline=1|map= XBHF-L\utKXBHFa-R~~13,724~~ ~~[[Reboleira (Lisbon Metro)|Reboleira]] ⇄ [[Linha de Sintra|L. Sintra]]: [[Reboleira railway station|Reboleira]] xABZqr\exKDSTeq!~uextSTR~~ ~~ ~~× [[Sorefame]] \utKBHFxa~~12,765~~[[Amadora Este (Lisbon Metro)|Amadora Este]] \utBHF~~[[Alfornelos (Lisbon Metro)|Alfornelos]] GRZ+l\GRZq\utSTR\utENDEa~~⇡{{resize|70%|[[Amadora|{{color box|#FFC|{{font|'''{{0}}AMD{{0}}'''|font=Arial|size=7.14px}}}}]]}} ⇣{{resize|70%|[[Odivelas|{{color box|#FFC|{{font|'''{{0}}ODV{{0}}'''|font=Arial|size=7.14px}}}}]]}} GRZl\lGRZTe\utSTR!~GRZq\utABZg3~~ ~~ ~~⇡{{resize|70%|[[Odivelas|{{color box|#FFC|{{font|'''{{0}}ODV{{0}}'''|font=Arial|size=7.14px}}}}]]}} ⇣{{resize|70%|[[Lisbon|{{color box|#FFC|{{font|'''{{0}}LSB{{0}}'''|font=Arial|size=7.14px}}}}]]}} \\utABZg%2B1\utSTR!~utSTRc4~~ ~~'''''branch line'''''~~→ PMO III \\utBHF\utSTRe~~10,747~~[[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] \\utSTR\uKDSTe~~[[#PMO III Pontinha|PMO III Pontinha]] \utBHF~~{{0}}9,927~~[[Carnide (Lisbon Metro)|Carnide]] \utPSLa \utBHF~~{{0}}9,146~~[[Colégio Militar/Luz (Lisbon Metro)|Colégio Militar/Luz]] \utPSLe \utBHF~~[[Alto dos Moinhos (Lisbon Metro)|Alto dos Moinhos]] \utBHF~~[[Laranjeiras (Lisbon Metro)|Laranjeiras]] utSTRc2\utSTR3 \utSTR+1\utSTRc4!~uextKDSTa@f!~HUBaq\exENDEa!~HUBeq~~ ~~[[#PMO I Sete Rios|PMO I Sete Rios]]~~(closed) \utSTR\STR+l!~uextSTR2\eABZql!~uextSTRc3~~ ~~ ~~ ~~⇄ [[Linha de Cintura|L. Cintura]]: [[Sete Rios railway station|Sete Rios]] \utXBHF-L\XBHF-R!~uextSTRc1\uextSTR+4~~{{0}}6,591~~[[Jardim Zoológico (Lisbon Metro)|Jardim Zoológico]]~~(until 1995 ''Sete Rios'') ABZl+l\umtKRZ\STRr!~uextSTRc2\uextSTR3~~ ~~ ~~× [[Linha de Cintura|L. Cintura]] \utBHF!~uextSTRc2\uextSTR3+1\uextSTRc4~~ ~~[[Praça de Espanha (Lisbon Metro)|Praça de Espanha]]~~(until 1995 ''Palhavã'') uetABZg+1\uextSTRc4~~ ~~'''''branch line'''''~~→ PMO I (closed) uextCONTg@G!~lENDE@F\utSTR\\~~ ~~'''''[[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]]'''''~~→ [[Campolide (Lisbon Metro)|Campolide]] utABZgl\utKRZt\utSTR+r\~~ ~~ ~~× '''''[[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]]''''' utSTRl\utABZgr\utSTR\~~ ~~'''''branch line'''''~~→ [[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]] utXBHF-L\utXBHF-R~~ ~~[[São Sebastião (Lisbon Metro)|São Sebastião]]~~⇄ [[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]] \utSTR\utSTRl\utCONTfq~~ ~~'''''[[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]]'''''~~→ [[Saldanha (Lisbon Metro)|Saldanha]] utBHF\~~[[Parque (Lisbon Metro)|Parque]] \utSTR\utSTRc2\utSTR3+l!~ulCONTf@Fq~~ ~~'''''[[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]]'''''~~→ [[Picoas (Lisbon Metro)|Picoas]] num1le\utABZg2\uextSTR+1!~utSTR3+1\utSTRc4!~num2re~~{{BSsplit|➀ '''''branch line''''' → '''''[[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]]'''''|➁ '''''"Y" line''''' → [[Picoas (Lisbon Metro)|Picoas]] (until 1995)}} \utABZg+1\uxtABZg+4\~~ ~~ ~~× '''''[[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]]''''' utXBHF-L\utXBHF-R~~{{0}}3,791~~[[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Marquês de Pombal]]~~(until 1995 ''Rotunda'') ⇄ [[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]] utCONTgq\utSTRr\utSTR\~~ ~~'''''[[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]]'''''~~→ [[Rato (Lisbon Metro)|Rato]] \utBHF~~[[Avenida (Lisbon Metro)|Avenida]] XBHFCCe-L\utXBHF-R~~{{0}}2,691~~[[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]]~~⇄ [[Linha de Sintra|L. Sintra]]: [[Rossio railway station|Rossio]] \\utSTR\utCONTg~~ ~~'''''[[Green Line (Lisbon Metro)|Green Line]]'''''~~→ [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]] \\uetABZgl\uetABZgr~~ ~~'''''12th branch'''''~~(closed 1998) \utSTR+l\utKRZt\utSTRr~~ ~~ ~~× '''''[[Green Line (Lisbon Metro)|Green Line]]''''' utBHF-L\utBHF-R~~{{0}}2,025~~[[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)|Baixa-Chiado]]~~⇄ [[Green Line (Lisbon Metro)|Green Line]] d\utSTR~L\utBS2+lr!~utSTR~L!~utSTR~R\utSTR~R!~uexKBHFaq\uexdCONTfq~~'''''[[Elevador do Município|Elev. Município]]''''' utdSTR\utdVNT\utdSTR~~ ~~ ~~ventilation shaft utdSTR\utvÜSTl~~ ~~'''''branch line'''''~~→ ''''''''Blue Line'''''''' utdKRZ\utvKRZ~~ ~~ ~~× [[Trams in Lisbon|Tram]] (R. V. Cordón) utdKRZ\utvKRZ~~ ~~ ~~× [[Trams in Lisbon|Tram]] (R. Arsenal) utCONTgq\d!~utSTRr\d!~lENDE@G\utSTR\~~ ~~'''''[[Green Line (Lisbon Metro)|Green Line]]'''''~~→ [[Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro)|Cais do Sodré]] \\utVNT!~WSTRc2\WASSER3+l~~ ~~ ~~ventilation shaft \\WDOCKSaq!~utSTR\WSTRc3!~WSTRc4~~× [[Tagus]] \\utBHF!~WSTRc1\WASSERl+4~~[[Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon Metro)|Terreiro do Paço]] \\uetBHF\~~ ~~Alfândega~~(pj. 1993; canc.) \\utKXBHFe-L\KXBHFa-R~~{{0}}0,000~~[[Santa Apolónia (Lisbon Metro)|Santa Apolónia]]~~⇄ [[Linha do Norte|L. Norte]]: [[Santa Apolónia railway station|Santa Apolónia]] | map_state = show | map2-title = Topographic map | map2 = -colspan [[file:Linha azul metro lisboa.png|348px]] -colspan-end | map2-collapsible = yes | map2-collapse = yes }} }}
The '''Blue Line''' ({{langx|pt|Linha Azul}}) or '''Seagull Line''' ({{langx|pt|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 == {{Lisbon Metro/Blue Line}} {|class=wikitable !rowspan=2|Code!!rowspan=2|Station name!! colspan="2" | Distance (km)!! rowspan="2" |Transfers!!rowspan=2 colspan="2" |Location |- ! Inter-<br>station !! Total |- |SP |[[Santa Apolónia (Lisbon Metro)|Santa Apolónia]] {{access icon}} | {{n/a}} |align=right| 0.0 |{{rint|pt|rail}} Azambuja Line ([[Santa Apolónia railway station|Santa Apolónia]]) |[[São Vicente, Lisbon|São Vicente]] |rowspan="15"|[[Lisbon]] |- |TP |[[Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon Metro)|Terreiro do Paço]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 1.1 |align=right| 1.1 |[[File:Transtejo.svg|x8px]] [[File:Soflusa.svg|x8px]] [[Transtejo & Soflusa|Soflusa]] |rowspan="3"|[[Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon|Santa Maria Maior]] |- |BC |[[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)|Baixa-Chiado]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 2.0 |[[File:MetroLisboa-linha-verde.svg|10px]] [[Green Line (Lisbon Metro)|Green Line]] |- |RE |[[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.7 |align=right| 2.7 |{{rint|pt|rail}} Sintra Line ([[Rossio railway station|Rossio]]) |- |AV |[[Avenida (Lisbon Metro)|Avenida]] |align=right| 0.5 |align=right| 3.2 | |rowspan="2"|[[Santo António, Lisbon|Santo António]] |- |MP |[[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Marquês de Pombal]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 3.8 |{{Plainlist| *[[File:MetroLisboa-linha-amarela.svg|10px]] [[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]] *[[File:Aiga_bus.svg|x18px]] Rotunda bus terminal }} |- |PA |[[Parque (Lisbon Metro)|Parque]] |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 4.4 | |rowspan="2"|[[Avenidas Novas]] |- |SS |[[São Sebastião (Lisbon Metro)|São Sebastião]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.7 |align=right| 5.1 |[[File:MetroLisboa-linha-vermelha.svg|10px]] [[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]] |- |PE |[[Praça de Espanha (Lisbon Metro)|Praça de Espanha]] |align=right| 0.7 |align=right| 5.8 | |[[Campolide]] |- |JZ |[[Jardim Zoológico (Lisbon Metro)|Jardim Zoológico]] |align=right| 0.8 |align=right| 6.6 |{{Plainlist| *{{rint|pt|rail}} Azambuja Line/Sintra Line/[[Fertagus]] ([[:pt:Estação Ferroviária de Sete Rios|Sete Rios]]) *[[File:Aiga_bus.svg|x18px]] Sete Rios bus terminal }} |rowspan="3"|[[São Domingos de Benfica]] |- |LA |[[Laranjeiras (Lisbon Metro)|Laranjeiras]] |align=right| 1.1 |align=right| 7.7 | |- |AH |[[Alto dos Moinhos (Lisbon Metro)|Alto dos Moinhos]] |align=right| 0.6 |align=right| 8.3 | |- |CM |[[Colégio Militar/Luz (Lisbon Metro)|Colégio Militar/Luz]] |align=right| 0.8 |align=right| 9.1 |[[File:Aiga_bus.svg|x18px]] Luz bus terminal |rowspan="3"|[[Carnide]] |- |CA |[[Carnide Station|Carnide]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 10.0 | |- |PO |[[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.7 |align=right| 10.7 |[[File:Aiga_bus.svg|x18px]] Pontinha bus terminal |- |AF |[[Alfornelos (Lisbon Metro)|Alfornelos]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 11.6 | |[[Encosta do Sol]] |rowspan="3"|[[Amadora]] |- |AS |[[Amadora Este (Lisbon Metro)|Amadora Este]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 1.2 |align=right| 12.8 |[[File:Aiga_bus.svg|x18px]] Amadora bus terminal |rowspan="2"|[[Falagueira-Venda Nova]] |- |RB |[[Reboleira (Lisbon Metro)|Reboleira]] {{access icon}} |align=right| 0.9 |align=right| 13.7 |{{Plainlist| *{{rint|pt|rail}} Sintra Line ([[:pt:Estação Ferroviária da Reboleira|Reboleira]]) *[[File:Aiga_bus.svg|x18px]] Reboleira bus terminal }} |}
==Frequency==
{| class="wikitable" style="border: none;" ! colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="border: none;" | |- ! colspan="2"| Summer timetable<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.metrolisboa.pt/informacao/planear-a-viagem/frequencia-comboios/|title=Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.|work=Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.|access-date=2017-07-18|language=pt-PT}}</ref> ! colspan="2"| Winter timetable<ref name=":0" /> |- ! Time !! Headway !! Time !! Headway |- | '''Working days''' | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 07' 30'
06' 45'
05' 45'
06' 15'
07' 25'
05' 45'
06' 45'
07' 25'
08' 05'
10' 45' | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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''' | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 08' 00'
08' 05'
08' 00'
08' 05'
08' 10'
08' 00'
10' 40' | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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 (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]], [[Avenida (Lisbon Metro)|Avenida]], [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|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 [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Rotunda]] station): [[Parque (Lisbon Metro)|Parque]], [[São Sebastião (Lisbon Metro)|São Sebastião]], [[Praça de Espanha (Lisbon Metro)|Palhavã]] (former name of the '''Praça de Espanha''' station) and [[Jardim Zoológico (Lisbon Metro)|Sete Rios]] (former name of the '''Jardim Zoológico''' station). Current Yellow Line branch stations (coming from [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Rotunda]] station): [[Picoas (Lisbon Metro)|Picoas]], [[Saldanha (Lisbon Metro)|Saldanha]], [[Campo Pequeno (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Pequeno]] and [[Entre Campos (Lisbon Metro)|Entre Campos]]. *'''27 January 1963:''' Opening of the [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]] station. Main branch route: [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] - [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]]. *'''28 September 1966:''' Opening of the [[Martim Moniz (Lisbon Metro)|Socorro]] (former name of the '''Martim Moniz''' station), [[Intendente (Lisbon Metro)|Intendente]] and [[Anjos (Lisbon Metro)|Anjos]] stations. Main branch route: [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] - [[Anjos (Lisbon Metro)|Anjos]]. *'''18 June 1972:''' Opening of the [[Arroios (Lisbon Metro)|Arroios]], [[Alameda (Lisbon Metro)|Alameda]], [[Areeiro (Lisbon Metro)|Areeiro]], [[Roma (Lisbon Metro)|Roma]] and [[Alvalade (Lisbon Metro)|Alvalade]] stations. Main branch route: [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] - [[Alvalade (Lisbon Metro)|Alvalade]]. *'''15 October 1988:''' Opening of the [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|Cidade Universitária]], [[Laranjeiras (Lisbon Metro)|Laranjeiras]], [[Alto dos Moinhos (Lisbon Metro)|Alto dos Moinhos]] and [[Colégio Militar/Luz (Lisbon Metro)|Colégio Militar/Luz]] stations. Current Blue Line branch route: [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Rotunda]] - [[Colégio Militar/Luz (Lisbon Metro)|Colégio Militar/Luz]]. Current Yellow Line branch route: [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Rotunda]] - [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|Cidade Universitária]]. *'''3 April 1993:''' Opening of the [[Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Grande]] station. Main branch route: [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] - [[Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Grande]]. Current Yellow Line branch route: [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Rotunda]] - [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Grande]]. *'''15 July 1995:''' Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Rotunda]] station. New Blue line route: [[Marquês de Pombal (Lisbon Metro)|Colégio Militar/Luz]] - [[Campo Grande (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Grande]]. *'''18 October 1997:''' Opening of the [[Carnide Station|Carnide]] and [[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] stations. Line route: [[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] - [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|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 (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] - [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]] tunnel. New Blue line route: [[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] - [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]]. *'''8 August 1998:''' Opening of the [[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)|Baixa-Chiado]] station. Line route: [[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] - [[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)|Baixa-Chiado]]. *'''15 May 2004:''' Opening of the [[Alfornelos (Lisbon Metro)|Alfornelos]] and [[Amadora Este (Lisbon Metro)|Amadora Este]] stations. Line route: [[Amadora Este (Lisbon Metro)|Amadora Este]] - [[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)|Baixa-Chiado]]. *'''19 December 2007:''' Opening of the [[Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon Metro)|Terreiro do Paço]] and [[Amadora Este (Lisbon Metro)|Santa Apolónia]] stations. Line route: [[Amadora Este (Lisbon Metro)|Amadora Este]] - [[Santa Apolónia (Lisbon Metro)|Santa Apolónia]]. *'''13 April 2016:''' Opening of the [[Reboleira (Lisbon Metro)|Reboleira]] station. Line route: [[Rato (Lisbon Metro)|Reboleira]] - [[Santa Apolónia (Lisbon Metro)|Santa Apolónia]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.metrolisboa.pt/empresa/um-pouco-de-historia/cronologia/|title=Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.|work=Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.|access-date=2017-07-17|language=pt-PT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305210544/http://www.metrolisboa.pt/empresa/um-pouco-de-historia/cronologia/|archive-date=2012-03-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== * [[List of Lisbon metro stations]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Linha Azul (Lisbon Metro)}}
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[[Category:Lisbon Metro lines]]