Lisbon Metro Red Line

Red Line
Red Line
	Lisbon metro station Oriente
Overview
Other name(s)	Orient Line
Native name	Linha Vermelha
Owner	Government-owned corporation
Locale	Lisbon; Loures; Portugal
Termini	São Sebastião; Aeroporto
Connecting lines	;
Stations	12
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Metropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stock	ML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
Opened	19 May 1998 (26 years ago)
Technical
Line length	10 km (6.2 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
Route map
	Legend
Detailed diagram
planned extension
future extension—
	Praça de
	Espanha
	Campo
	Pequeno
	Linha de Cintura
	Chelas (planned)
	Gare do Oriente
	Linha do Norte
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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.

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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]

More information Code, Station name ...

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

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More information Summer timetable, Winter timetable ...


	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"

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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]

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

List of Lisbon metro stations

[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]
"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.

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[lopes09-1] [1]
Mário LOPES: “Localização da Estação Central de Lisboa : Reflexão sobre a comparação de diferentes alternativas” Transportes em Revista 2009.02.14

[2] [2]
"História do Metro". Site do Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE - Empresa (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-25.

[:0-3] [3]
"Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[4] [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] [5]
"Linha vermelha – Plano de Expansão e Modernização do Metro" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-25.

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