Lisbon Metro Yellow Line

The Yellow Line (Portuguese: Linha Amarela) or Sunflower Line (Portuguese: Linha do Girassol) is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.

Yellow Line
Lisbon metro station Picoas
Overview
Other name(s)Sunflower Line
Native nameLinha Amarela
OwnerGovernment-owned corporation
Locale Lisbon
Odivelas
 Portugal
TerminiOdivelas
Rato
Connecting linesRed Line Green Line Blue Line
Stations13
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemMetropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stockML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
OpenedDecember 29, 1959 (64 years ago) (1959-12-29)
(original network)
July 15, 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-07-15)
(independent line)
Technical
Line length11 km (6.8 mi)
CharacterUnderground subway
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map

Odivelas
× R. Gen. Roçadas
× CRIL
× R. Álvares Cabral
× R. Sr. Roubado
Senhor Roubado
× Calçada de Carriche
Ameixoeira
Lumiar
Quinta das Conchas
(pj. Lamb., Mouras)
branch line
→ PMO II
Green Line
× R. Cipr. Dourado
Campo Grande
× bus station access
× bus station access
Green Line
Cidade Universitária
Entre Campos
Campo Pequeno
Red Line
Saldanha
Red Line
Picoas
× Rua de São Sebastião da Pedreira
Blue Line
Parque
"Y" line
(until 1995)
banch line
Marquês de Pombal
(until 1995 Rotunda)
Blue Line
× L. Sintra: T. Rossio
Rato
L. Sintra: Rato (cancelled pj.)
Estrela
(proj.)
Santos
(proj.)
Cais do Sodré
Green Line
Topographic map

Stations

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Code Station name Distance (km) Transfers Location
Inter-
station
Total
OD Odivelas   0.0 Odivelas
SR Senhor Roubado   1.0 1.0   Senhor Roubado bus terminal
AX Ameixoeira   1.7 2.7 Santa Clara Lisbon
LU Lumiar   0.9 3.6 Lumiar
QC Quinta das Conchas   1.0 4.6 Olivais
CG Campo Grande 0.9 5.5
Alvalade
CU Cidade Universitária 0.8 6.3
EC Entre Campos 1.1 7.4   Sintra Line/Fertagus (Entrecampos)
CP Campo Pequeno 0.7 8.1 Avenidas Novas
SL Saldanha   0.7 8.8  Red Line
PC Picoas 0.7 9.5
MP Marquês de Pombal   0.7 10.2
RA Rato   0.7 10.9 Santo António

  Odivelas
  Senhor Roubado  
  Ameixoeira
  Lumiar
  Quinta das Conchas
  Campo Grande    
  Cidade Universitária
  Entre Campos      
  Campo Pequeno
  Saldanha  
  Picoas
  Marquês de Pombal    
  Rato

Frequency

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Summer timetable[1] Winter timetable[1]
Time Headway Time Headway
Working days 06:30 - 07:20

07:20 - 09:30

09:30 - 16:40

16:40 - 20:00

20:00 - 20:30

20:30 - 22:30

22:30 - 01:05

07' 50"

05' 05"

07' 50"

06' 10"

07' 40"

07' 25"

10' 20"

06:30 - 07:15

07:15 - 09:30

09:30 - 10:00

10:00 - 16:40

10:00 - 16:40

16:40 - 17:30

17:30 - 19:00

19:00 - 19:30

19:30 - 20:00

20:00 - 21:00

21:00 - 22:00

22:00 - 01:05

07' 50"

04' 20"

05' 00"

05' 50"*

11' 40"**

04' 40"

04' 45"

06' 10"

06' 50"

08' 55"

08' 45"

10' 30"

Weekends and holidays 06:30 - 07:30

07:30 - 20:30

20:30 - 01:05

08' 40'

08' 45'

10' 25'

6:30 - 07:30

07:30 - 20:30

20:30 - 01:05

08' 40'

08' 45'

10' 25'

*Rato - Campo Grande
**Campo Grande - Odivelas

Chronology

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Future

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  • Plans are in place to extend the Yellow Line with two new stations (Santos and Estrela), connecting the Green Line on Cais do Sodré to the Yellow Line on Rato and creating a circle line with the merge of these two lines. Construction on this extension started in April, 2021.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Pincha, João Pedro. "Linha circular do Metro de Lisboa já está em obras". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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