# Lisbon Metro Blue Line

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Lisbon Metro line

Blue Line Lisbon metro station Restauradores Overview Other name Seagull Line Native name Linha Azul Owner Government-owned corporation Locale Lisbon, Portugal Termini Reboleira Santa Apolónia Connecting lines 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 (66 years ago) (1959-12-29) Last extension 2016 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 Legend 13,724 Reboleira ⇄ L. Sintra: Reboleira × Sorefame 12,765 Amadora Este Alfornelos ⇡ 0AMD0 ⇣ 0ODV0 ⇡ 0ODV0 ⇣ 0LSB0 branch line → PMO III 10,747 Pontinha PMO III Pontinha 09,927 Carnide 09,146 Colégio Militar/Luz Alto dos Moinhos Laranjeiras PMO I Sete Rios (closed) ⇄ L. Cintura: Sete Rios 06,591 Jardim Zoológico (until 1995 Sete Rios) × L. Cintura Praça de Espanha (until 1995 Palhavã) branch line → PMO I (closed) Red Line → Campolide × Red Line branch line → Red Line São Sebastião ⇄ Red Line Red Line → Saldanha Parque Yellow Line → Picoas ➀ branch line → Yellow Line ➁ "Y" line → Picoas (until 1995) × Yellow Line 03,791 Marquês de Pombal (until 1995 Rotunda) ⇄ Yellow Line Yellow Line → Rato Avenida 02,691 Restauradores ⇄ L. Sintra: Rossio Green Line → Rossio 12th branch (closed 1998) × Green Line 02,025 Baixa-Chiado ⇄ Green Line Elev. Município ventilation shaft branch line → '''Blue Line''' × Tram (R. V. Cordón) × Tram (R. Arsenal) Green Line → Cais do Sodré ventilation shaft × Tagus Terreiro do Paço Alfândega (pj. 1993; canc.) 00,000 Santa Apolónia ⇄ L. Norte: Santa Apolónia Topographic map

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

## Stations

v t e Blue Line Legend Reboleira Amadora Este Alfornelos Pontinha Carnide Colégio Militar/Luz Alto dos Moinhos Laranjeiras Jardim Zoológico Praça de Espanha São Sebastião Red Parque Marquês de Pombal Yellow Avenida Restauradores Baixa-Chiado Green Terreiro do Paço Santa Apolónia

Code Station name Distance (km) Transfers Location Inter- station Total SP Santa Apolónia —N/a 0.0 Azambuja Line (Santa Apolónia) São Vicente Lisbon TP Terreiro do Paço 1.1 1.1 Soflusa Santa Maria Maior BC Baixa-Chiado 0.9 2.0 Green Line RE Restauradores 0.7 2.7 Sintra Line (Rossio) AV Avenida 0.5 3.2 Santo António MP Marquês de Pombal 0.6 3.8 Yellow Line Rotunda bus terminal PA Parque 0.6 4.4 Avenidas Novas SS São Sebastião 0.7 5.1 Red Line PE Praça de Espanha 0.7 5.8 Campolide JZ Jardim Zoológico 0.8 6.6 Azambuja Line/Sintra Line/Fertagus (Sete Rios) 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 Luz bus terminal Carnide CA Carnide 0.9 10.0 PO Pontinha 0.7 10.7 Pontinha bus terminal AF Alfornelos 0.9 11.6 Encosta do Sol Amadora AS Amadora Este 1.2 12.8 Amadora bus terminal Falagueira-Venda Nova RB Reboleira 0.9 13.7 Sintra Line (Reboleira) Reboleira bus terminal

## Frequency

Summer timetable[1] Winter timetable[1] 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](/source/Lisbon_Metro) network with a **Y** shape. Common branch stations: [Restauradores](/source/Restauradores_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Avenida](/source/Avenida_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Rotunda](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) (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](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) station): [Parque](/source/Parque_(Lisbon_Metro)), [São Sebastião](/source/S%C3%A3o_Sebasti%C3%A3o_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Palhavã](/source/Pra%C3%A7a_de_Espanha_(Lisbon_Metro)) (former name of the **Praça de Espanha** station) and [Sete Rios](/source/Jardim_Zool%C3%B3gico_(Lisbon_Metro)) (former name of the **Jardim Zoológico** station). Current Yellow Line branch stations (coming from [Rotunda](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) station): [Picoas](/source/Picoas_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Saldanha](/source/Saldanha_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Campo Pequeno](/source/Campo_Pequeno_(Lisbon_Metro)) and [Entre Campos](/source/Entre_Campos_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **27 January 1963:** Opening of the [Rossio](/source/Rossio_(Lisbon_Metro)) station. Main branch route: [Restauradores](/source/Restauradores_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Rossio](/source/Rossio_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **28 September 1966:** Opening of the [Socorro](/source/Martim_Moniz_(Lisbon_Metro)) (former name of the **Martim Moniz** station), [Intendente](/source/Intendente_(Lisbon_Metro)) and [Anjos](/source/Anjos_(Lisbon_Metro)) stations. Main branch route: [Restauradores](/source/Restauradores_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Anjos](/source/Anjos_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **18 June 1972:** Opening of the [Arroios](/source/Arroios_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Alameda](/source/Alameda_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Areeiro](/source/Areeiro_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Roma](/source/Roma_(Lisbon_Metro)) and [Alvalade](/source/Alvalade_(Lisbon_Metro)) stations. Main branch route: [Restauradores](/source/Restauradores_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Alvalade](/source/Alvalade_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **15 October 1988:** Opening of the [Cidade Universitária](/source/Cidade_Universit%C3%A1ria_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Laranjeiras](/source/Laranjeiras_(Lisbon_Metro)), [Alto dos Moinhos](/source/Alto_dos_Moinhos_(Lisbon_Metro)) and [Colégio Militar/Luz](/source/Col%C3%A9gio_Militar%2FLuz_(Lisbon_Metro)) stations. Current Blue Line branch route: [Rotunda](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Colégio Militar/Luz](/source/Col%C3%A9gio_Militar%2FLuz_(Lisbon_Metro)). Current Yellow Line branch route: [Rotunda](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Cidade Universitária](/source/Cidade_Universit%C3%A1ria_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **3 April 1993:** Opening of the [Campo Grande](/source/Campo_Grande_(Lisbon_Metro)) station. Main branch route: [Restauradores](/source/Restauradores_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Campo Grande](/source/Campo_Grande_(Lisbon_Metro)). Current Yellow Line branch route: [Rotunda](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Campo Grande](/source/Cidade_Universit%C3%A1ria_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **15 July 1995:** Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second [Rotunda](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) station. New Blue line route: [Colégio Militar/Luz](/source/Marqu%C3%AAs_de_Pombal_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Campo Grande](/source/Campo_Grande_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **18 October 1997:** Opening of the [Carnide](/source/Carnide_Station) and [Pontinha](/source/Pontinha_(Lisbon_Metro)) stations. Line route: [Pontinha](/source/Pontinha_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Campo Grande](/source/Cidade_Universit%C3%A1ria_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **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](/source/Restauradores_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Rossio](/source/Rossio_(Lisbon_Metro)) tunnel. New Blue line route: [Pontinha](/source/Pontinha_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Restauradores](/source/Restauradores_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **8 August 1998:** Opening of the [Baixa-Chiado](/source/Baixa-Chiado_(Lisbon_Metro)) station. Line route: [Pontinha](/source/Pontinha_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Baixa-Chiado](/source/Baixa-Chiado_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **15 May 2004:** Opening of the [Alfornelos](/source/Alfornelos_(Lisbon_Metro)) and [Amadora Este](/source/Amadora_Este_(Lisbon_Metro)) stations. Line route: [Amadora Este](/source/Amadora_Este_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Baixa-Chiado](/source/Baixa-Chiado_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **19 December 2007:** Opening of the [Terreiro do Paço](/source/Terreiro_do_Pa%C3%A7o_(Lisbon_Metro)) and [Santa Apolónia](/source/Amadora_Este_(Lisbon_Metro)) stations. Line route: [Amadora Este](/source/Amadora_Este_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Santa Apolónia](/source/Santa_Apol%C3%B3nia_(Lisbon_Metro)).

- **13 April 2016:** Opening of the [Reboleira](/source/Reboleira_(Lisbon_Metro)) station. Line route: [Reboleira](/source/Rato_(Lisbon_Metro)) - [Santa Apolónia](/source/Santa_Apol%C3%B3nia_(Lisbon_Metro)).[2]

## See also

- [List of Lisbon metro stations](/source/List_of_Lisbon_metro_stations)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E."](https://www.metrolisboa.pt/informacao/planear-a-viagem/frequencia-comboios/) *Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.* (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E."](https://web.archive.org/web/20120305210544/http://www.metrolisboa.pt/empresa/um-pouco-de-historia/cronologia/) *Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.* (in European Portuguese). Archived from [the original](https://www.metrolisboa.pt/empresa/um-pouco-de-historia/cronologia/) on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2017-07-17.

## External links

Media related to [Linha Azul (Lisbon Metro)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Linha_Azul_(Lisbon_Metro)) at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Lisbon Metro Blue line Reboleira Amadora Este Alfornelos Pontinha Carnide Colégio Militar/Luz Alto dos Moinhos Laranjeiras Jardim Zoológico Praça de Espanha São Sebastião Parque Marquês de Pombal Avenida Restauradores Baixa-Chiado Terreiro do Paço Santa Apolónia Yellow line Odivelas Senhor Roubado Ameixoeira Lumiar Quinta das Conchas Campo Grande Cidade Universitária Entre Campos Campo Pequeno Saldanha Picoas Marquês de Pombal Rato Green line Telheiras Campo Grande Alvalade Roma Areeiro Alameda Arroios Anjos Intendente Martim Moniz Rossio Baixa-Chiado Cais do Sodré Red line São Sebastião Saldanha Alameda Olaias Bela Vista Chelas Olivais Cabo Ruivo Oriente Moscavide Encarnação Aeroporto

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