Lisbon Metro Red Line

Metro line in Lisbon, Portugal
Red Line
Lisbon metro station Oriente
Overview
Other name(s)Orient Line
Native nameLinha Vermelha
OwnerGovernment-owned corporation
Locale Lisbon
Loures
 Portugal
TerminiSão Sebastião
Aeroporto
Connecting linesYellow Line Blue Line Green Line
Stations12
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemMetropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stockML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
Opened19 May 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-05-19)
Technical
Line length10 km (6.2 mi)
CharacterUnderground subway
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map


Legend
Aeroporto
Lisbon Airport
Encarnação
Moscavide
Oriente
Gare do Oriente Bus interchange
Cabo Ruivo
Olivais
Chelas
Bela Vista
Olaias
Alameda
 Green 
Saldanha
 Yellow 
São Sebastião
 Blue 
Detailed diagram
km
00.000
planned extension
00.000
future extension
Campo de Ourique
Amoreiras
Campolide
ventilation shaft
 Blue Line  to
Praça de
Espanha
0.000
São Sebastião
 Blue Line  to Parque
 Yellow Line  to
Campo
Pequeno
Saldanha
 Yellow Line  to Picoas
Técnico
(proposed 1998)
starting pit
 Green Line  to Arroios
connection to Green Line
1.910
Alameda
 Green Line  to Areeiro
Olaias
Linha de Cintura
Chelas (planned)[1]
Bela Vista
Chelas
Olivais
Cabo Ruivo
6.951
Oriente
Moscavide
future extension
Encarnação
10.277
Aeroporto
Lisbon Airport
future extension
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The Red Line (Portuguese: Linha Vermelha) or Orient Line (Portuguese: Linha do Oriente) is one of the four lines of the Lisbon Metro.

Serving the northeast of the city, the line was opened in May 1998, as part of the infrastructure built to serve Expo '98. In 2009, the line was extended west to connect to the Yellow and Blue lines. In 2012, the line was extended to serve Lisbon Airport.[2]

Stations

Code Station name Distance (km) Transfers Location
Inter-
station
Total
SS São Sebastião Disabled access 0.0 Blue Line Avenidas Novas Lisbon
SA Saldanha Disabled access 0.6 0.6 Yellow Line
AM Alameda Disabled access 1.3 1.9 Green Line Areeiro
OL Olaias Disabled access 0.8 2.7
BV Bela Vista Disabled access 1.3 4.0 Marvila
CH Chelas Disabled access 0.8 4.8
OS Olivais Disabled access 0.7 5.5 Olivais
CR Cabo Ruivo Disabled access 0.6 6.1 Parque das Nações
OR Oriente Disabled access 0.8 6.9
MO Moscavide Disabled access 1.0 7.9
EN Encarnação Disabled access 0.8 8.7 Olivais
AP Aeroporto Disabled access 1.4 10.3 Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport

Frequency

Summer timetable[3] Winter timetable[3]
Time Headway Time Headway
Working days 06:30 - 07:10

07:10 - 09:45

09:45 - 16:30

16:30 - 19:15

19:15 - 20:30

20:30 - 22:30

22:30 - 01:05

09' 45"

06' 15"

07' 00"

06' 15"

07' 05"

07' 55"

09' 25"'

06:30 - 07:10

07:10 - 09:15

09:15 - 16:30

16:30 - 19:15

19:15 - 20:30

20:30 - 22:30

22:30 - 01:05

09' 45"

06' 15"

07' 00"

06' 15"

07' 05"

07' 55"

09' 25"

Weekends and holidays 06:30 - 22:15

22:15 - 00:00

00:00 - 01:05

08' 00'

09' 35"

09' 25"

06:30 - 22:15

22:15 - 00:00

00:00 - 01:05

08' 00'

09' 35"

09' 25"

Chronology

  • 19 May 1998: Opening of the red line with the following stations: Alameda, Olaias, Bela Vista, Chelas and Oriente.
  • 18 July 1998: Opening of the Cabo Ruivo station.
  • 7 November 1998: Opening of the Olivais station.
  • 29 August 2009: Opening of the Saldanha and São Sebastião stations. Line route: São Sebastião - Oriente.
  • 17 July 2012: Opening of the Moscavide, Encarnação and Aeroporto stations. Line route: São Sebastião - Aeroporto.[4]

Future extension

As of 2024[update], Lisbon Metro plans to extend the line west towards Oeiras.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mário LOPES: “Localização da Estação Central de Lisboa : Reflexão sobre a comparação de diferentes alternativas” Transportes em Revista 2009.02.14
  2. ^ "História do Metro". Site do Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE - Empresa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  3. ^ a b "Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  4. ^ "Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  5. ^ "Linha vermelha – Plano de Expansão e Modernização do Metro" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-25.

External links

Media related to Linha Vermelha (Lisboa) at Wikimedia Commons

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Other
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heavy-rail
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High-speed linesⁱ
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Isolated
port railways
  • Horta²†°
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  • Pomarão¹†°
  • Funchal¹†°
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industrial and
military lines
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Lisbon Metro
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Porto Metro
Trams
Trolleybuses
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Beach railways
  • Caparica⁶
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Other mechanical
non-electric systems
  • Larmanjat⁴⁺†
  • Braga⁹↑
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Surface
Gondola lifts
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Elevators
Symbols
Track gauges

+ names abbreviated whenever possible
° heavy rail
# not managed by IP (and/or its predecessors)
† closed (completely)
‡ planned
†† reopened
†‡ reopening planned
‡† cancelled project
‡‡ planned using former project
↑  replaced using former trackbed
² 7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in) Iberian gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) Standard gauge
¹ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Metre gauge
³ 3 ft (914 mm) 3-foot gauge
900 mm (2 ft 11+716 in) 900 mm gauge
600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) 2-foot/600 mm gauge
⁴⁺ Larmanjat monorail

Source for IP's network: www.refer.pt/Documentos/Directorio_da_Rede_2010.pdf, page. 54

See also: Rolling stock of Portugal

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