Yellow Line (Lisbon Metro)

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 lines
Stations13
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemMetropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stockML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
OpenedDecember 29, 1959 (1959-12-29)
(original network)
July 15, 1995 (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
× R. Costa
× 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
L. Cintura: Entrecampos
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 L.
Blue Line
× L. Sintra: T. Rossio
Rato
L. Sintra: Rato (cancelled pj.)
Estrela
(proj.)
Santos
(proj.)
Cais do Sodré
Green Line
 Topographic map 

Stations

CodeStation nameDistance (km)TransfersLocation
Inter-
station
Total
OD Odivelas N/A 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

Summer timetable[1] Winter timetable[1]
TimeHeadwayTimeHeadway
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

Future

  • Plans are in place to extended 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; this plan is currently on hold.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  2. "Cronologia - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  3. "Plano de desenvolvimento operacional da rede - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in Portuguese). 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2017-07-17.

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