Lisbon Metro Green Line

{{Short description|Metro line in Lisbon, Portugal}} {{Infobox rail line | box_width = 350px; border-top:5px #00A0A5 solid | name = Green Line | other_name = Caravel Line | native_name = {{lang|pt|Linha Verde}} | color = | logo = [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-verde.svg|29px]] | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = [[File:TelheirasMetroLx3.JPG|348px]] | image_width = | image_alt = | caption = Lisbon metro station [[Telheiras (Lisbon Metro)|Telheiras]] | type = [[Rapid Transit]] | system = [[Metropolitano de Lisboa]] | status = | locale = [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]] | start = [[Telheiras (Lisbon Metro)|Telheiras]] [[Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro)|Cais do Sodré]] | end = | connectinglines = [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-amarela.svg|link=Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line|x20px]] [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-vermelha.svg|link=Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line|x20px]] [[File:MetroLisboa-linha-azul.svg|link=Blue Line (Lisbon Metro)|Blue Line|x20px]] [[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]] [[File:Logo lc.png|link=Cascais Line (CP)|x10px]] | stations = 13 | routes = | daily_ridership = | ridership2 = | open = {{start date and age|1963|Jan|27|p=yes}} | lastextension = 2002 | close = | owner = [[Government-owned corporation]] | operator = Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE | conductionsystem = | character = Underground subway | depot = | stock = ML97, ML99 | linelength = {{convert|9|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= utKBHFa\~~[[Telheiras (Lisbon Metro)|Telheiras]] utCONTgq\utKRZt\utSTR+r\~~ ~~'''''[[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]]'''''~~→ [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|Cid. 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Cintura]]''''': [[Roma-Areeiro railway station|Roma-Areeiro]] BLl+g!~CONTf\BLeq!~utBHF~~[[Areeiro (Lisbon Metro)|Areeiro]] \utSTRc2\utABZg3\~~ ~~'''''branch line'''''~~→ '''''[[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]]''''' \utSTR+1\utSTR!~utSTRc4\utCONTg~~ ~~'''''[[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]]'''''~~→ [[Olaias (Lisbon Metro)|Olaias]] \utXBHF-L\utSTR+XPLTq\utXBHF-R~~ ~~[[Alameda (Lisbon Metro)|Alameda]]~~⇄ [[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]] \utSTR2\utSTR3+l!~utSTRl!~utÜWu3\utSTRr~~ ~~ ~~× '''''[[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]]''''' utCONTgq\utSTRr+1!~utÜWu1\utSTR+4\~~ ~~'''''[[Red Line (Lisbon Metro)|Red Line]]'''''~~→ [[Saldanha (Lisbon Metro)|Saldanha]] d\\uextdENDEa\utdSTR\ d\\uetv-SHI2g%2Br\ \utBHF~~[[Arroios (Lisbon Metro)|Arroios]] \utBHF~~[[Anjos (Lisbon Metro)|Anjos]] \utBHF~~[[Intendente (Lisbon Metro)|Intendente]] d\\utdSTR\uextdENDEa d\\uetvSHI2g%2Bl- \utBHF~~ ~~[[Martim Moniz (Lisbon Metro)|Martim Moniz]]~~(until 1995 ''Socorro'') \utBHF~~[[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]] utCONTg\utSTR~~ ~~'''''[[Blue Line (Lisbon Metro)|Blue Line]]'''''~~→ [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] uetABZgl\uetABZgr~~ ~~'''''12th line'''''~~(closed 1998) utKRWl+l\utKRWr+r~~ ~~ ~~× '''''[[Blue Line (Lisbon Metro)|Blue Line]]''''' utBHF-L\utBHF-R~~ ~~[[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)|Baixa-Chiado]]~~⇄ [[Blue Line (Lisbon Metro)|Blue 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 (Lisbon Metro)|Blue Line]]''''' utdKRZ\utvKRZ~~ ~~ ~~× [[Trams in Lisbon|Tram]] (R. V. Cordón) utdKRZ\utvKRZ~~ ~~ ~~× [[Trams in Lisbon|Tram]] (R. Arsenal) \d!~utSPLa\d!~lENDE@G\lHFN-F!~utSTRl\utCONTfq~~ ~~'''''[[Blue Line (Lisbon Metro)|Blue Line]]'''''~~→ [[Terreiro do Paço (Lisbon Metro)|T. Paço]] KXBHFa-L\XPLTeq!~utvBHF\KHFNa-G!~WASSER+l\WASSERq~~ ~~[[Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro)|Cais do Sodré]]~~⇄ '''''[[Linha de Cascais|L. Casc.]]''''': [[Cais do Sodré railway station|C. S.]]; '''''[[Transtejo & Soflusa|TT]]'''''∥ [[Tagus]] CONTf\utSPLe\\~~⇄ [[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]] (proj.) \utENDExe\\ \uextCONTf\\~~ ~~'''''[[Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)|Yellow Line]]'''''~~→ [[Santos (Lisbon Metro)|Santos]] (proj.) | map_state = show | map2-title = Topographic map | map2 = -colspan [[file:Linha verde metro lisboa.png|348px]] -colspan-end | map2-collapsible = yes | map2-collapse = yes }} }}

The '''Green Line''' ({{langx|pt|Linha Verde}}) or '''Caravel Line''' ({{langx|pt|Linha da Caravela}}) is one of the four lines of [[Lisbon Metro]].

== Stations ==

==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 - 07:30

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 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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" | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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 | style="vertical-align: top;" | 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 (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]]. * '''January 27, 1963:''' Opening of the [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]] station. Main branch route: [[Restauradores (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] - [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]]. * '''September 28, 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]]. * '''June 18, 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]]. * '''October 15, 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]]. * '''April 3, 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]]. * '''July 15, 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]]. * '''October 18, 1997:''' Opening of the [[Carnide (Lisbon Metro)|Carnide]] and [[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] stations. Line route: [[Pontinha (Lisbon Metro)|Pontinha]] - [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|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 (Lisbon Metro)|Restauradores]] - [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]] tunnel. New Green line route: [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Rossio]] - [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Grande]]. * '''April 18, 1998:''' Opening of the [[Baixa-Chiado (Lisbon Metro)|Baixa-Chiado]] and [[Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro)|Cais do Sodré]] stations. Line route: [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Cais do Sodré]] - [[Cidade Universitária (Lisbon Metro)|Campo Grande]]. * '''November 2, 2002:''' Opening of the [[Telheiras (Lisbon Metro)|Telheiras]] station. Line route: [[Rossio (Lisbon Metro)|Cais do Sodré]] - [[Telheiras (Lisbon Metro)|Telheiras]].<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>

==Future== *Construction has started to add two new stations ('''Santos''' and '''Estrela'''), connecting the Green Line at [[Cais do Sodré (Lisbon Metro)|Cais do Sodré]] to the '''Yellow Line''' at [[Rato (Lisbon Metro)|Rato]] and creating a circle line with the merger of the Green Line between Cais do Sódre and Campo Grande and the Yellow Line between Rato and Campo Grande.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alemão |first=Samuel |date=2023-02-28 |title=Terminou a escavação: o túnel da Linha Circular do metro de Lisboa está aberto. |language=European Portuguese |work=Público |url=https://www.publico.pt/2023/02/28/local/reportagem/aberto-tunel-linha-circular-comecara-funcionar-daqui-ano-meio-2040570 |access-date=2023-05-15}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of Lisbon metro stations]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Linha Verde (Lisbon Metro)}}

[[Category:Lisbon Metro lines]] [[Category:Railway lines opened in 1963]]