Lisbon Metro Green Line

Metro line in Lisbon, Portugal

Green Line

Lisbon metro station Telheiras

Overview

Other name(s)

Caravel Line

Native name

Linha Verde

Owner

Government-owned corporation

Locale

Lisbon,

Portugal

Termini

Telheiras
Cais do Sodré

Connecting lines

Stations

Service

Type

Rapid Transit

System

Metropolitano de Lisboa

Operator(s)

Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE

Rolling stock

ML97, ML99

History

Opened

January 27, 1963 (61 years ago) (1963-01-27)
(infrastructure opened)
April 25, 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-04-25)
(as the green line)

Technical

Line length

9 km (5.6 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

Legend

					Telheiras
					Yellow Line → Cid. Universitária

					× Seg. Circ. access
					× Av. P. Cruz
					× Av. P. Cruz
					× bus station access
					× bus station access
					Campo Grande ⇄ Yellow Line
					× R. Cipr. Dourado
					branch line → PMO II
					Yellow Line → Qta Conchas
					× Al. Linh. Torres
					∥ R. Ag. Neto
					× branch line

					× branch line → PMO II
					Calvanas (canc. proj., 1980–1984)


					Alvalade
					L. Cintura: Av. Roma (canc. proj., 1947)
					Roma
					Madrid (proj.) ⇄ L. Cintura: Roma-Areeiro
					Areeiro
					branch line → Red Line
					Red Line → Olaias
					Alameda ⇄ Red Line
					× Red Line
					Red Line → Saldanha


					Arroios
					Anjos
					Intendente


					Martim Moniz (until 1995 Socorro)
					Rossio
					Blue Line → Restauradores
					12th line (closed 1998)
					× Blue Line
					Baixa-Chiado ⇄ Blue Line
					Elev. Município
					ventilation shaft
					branch line → Blue Line
					× Tram (R. V. Cordón)
					× Tram (R. Arsenal)
					Blue Line → T. Paço
					Cais do Sodré ⇄ L. Casc.: C. S.; TT∥ Tagus
					⇄ Yellow Line (proj.)

					Yellow Line → Santos (proj.)

Topographic map

The Green Line (Portuguese: Linha Verde) or Caravel Line (Portuguese: Linha da Caravela) is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.

Stations

Telheiras
Campo Grande
Alvalade
Roma

Areeiro
Alameda
Arroios
Anjos
Intendente
Martim Moniz
Rossio
Baixa-Chiado
Cais do Sodré

Frequency


	Summer timetable^[1]		Winter timetable^[1]
	Time	Headway	Time	Headway
Working days	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	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"	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	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, Avenida, 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 Rotunda station): Parque, São Sebastião, Palhavã (former name of the Praça de Espanha station) and Sete Rios (former name of the Jardim Zoológico station). Current Yellow Line branch stations (coming from Rotunda station): Picoas, Saldanha, Campo Pequeno and Entre Campos.
January 27, 1963: Opening of the Rossio station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Rossio.
September 28, 1966: Opening of the Socorro (former name of the Martim Moniz station), Intendente and Anjos stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Anjos.
June 18, 1972: Opening of the Arroios, Alameda, Areeiro, Roma and Alvalade stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Alvalade.
October 15, 1988: Opening of the Cidade Universitária, Laranjeiras, Alto dos Moinhos and Colégio Militar/Luz stations. Current Blue Line branch route: Rotunda - Colégio Militar/Luz. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Cidade Universitária.
April 3, 1993: Opening of the Campo Grande station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Campo Grande. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Campo Grande.
July 15, 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second Rotunda station. New Blue line route: Colégio Militar/Luz - Campo Grande.
October 18, 1997: Opening of the Carnide and Pontinha stations. Line route: Pontinha - 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 - Rossio tunnel. New Green line route: Rossio - Campo Grande.
April 18, 1998: Opening of the Baixa-Chiado and Cais do Sodré stations. Line route: Cais do Sodré - Campo Grande.
November 2, 2002: Opening of the Telheiras station. Line route: Cais do Sodré - Telheiras.^[2]

Future

Construction has started to add two new stations (Santos and Estrela), connecting the Green Line at Cais do Sodré to the Yellow Line at 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.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Frequência de comboios - Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E." Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ "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.
^ Alemão, Samuel (2023-02-28). "Terminou a escavação: o túnel da Linha Circular do metro de Lisboa está aberto". Público (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-05-15.

External links

Media related to Linha Verde (Lisboa) at Wikimedia Commons

Lisbon Metro

Blue line

Yellow line

Green line

Red line

Railway lines⁺ in Portugal
including trolleybuses, cable cars and elevators

IP
Iberian-gauge
railwaysᴮ^#

Wyes	Agualva Águas de Moura Bombel Ermidas Funcheira Nine† Norte Setil Poceirão São Gemil Sete Rios Tunes† Verride Xabregas

IP
metre-gauge
railways¹^#

Linha do Douro branch lines	Ave/Basto‡† Côa‡† Corgo† Lamego‡† Sabor† Tâmega† Tua†‡ Metro de Mirandela†° Transversal do Minho‡† Chacim‡† Valpaços‡† Vinhais‡† Crestuma‡†
Porto-Minho network	Alto Minho‡† Braga-Chaves‡† Braga-Guimarães‡† Guimarães↑ Lima‡†° Matosinhos† Póvoa e Famalicão↑ São Pedro da Cova‡† Litoral do Minho‡† Lanhoso‡† Transversal do Minho‡† Famalicão‡† Cávado‡†
Vouga/Viseu network	Aveiro Aveiro-Mar† Dão† Vouga
Other	Chamusca‡† Penafiel† Avis‡† Cacilhas‡† Pedreiras de Caxias†

Other
heavy-rail
lines^#

High-speed linesⁱ	Aveiro-Salamancaⁱ‡† Évora-Faro-Huelvaⁱ‡† Lisboa-Madridⁱ‡† Lisboa-Portoⁱ‡† Porto-Vigoⁱ‡†
Isolated port railways	Horta²†° Lena¹⁶†° Monges⁶†° Pego do Altar⁶†° Pejão⁶†° Ponta Delgada²†° Pomarão¹†° Funchal¹†° Aljustrel (mines)³†° Alfeite† São Pedro da Cova mine† Leixões (port)† Panasqueira† Lousal†

Tourist, urban,
industrial and
military lines

Metros

Lisbon Metroⁱ	Blue Yellow Green Red
Porto Metroⁱ	A B C D E F G‡

Trams

Braga⁹†
Coimbra¹†
Faro¹‡†
Lisbon⁹
Portoⁱ
Sintra¹††

Trolleybuses

Amadora‡
Braga†
Coimbra
Porto†

Beach railways

Caparica⁶
Barril⁶

Other mechanical
non-electric systems

Larmanjat⁴⁺†
Braga⁹↑
Póvoa de Varzim†
Mira†
Torres Novas†
Pinhal de Leiria†
Escola de Engenharia in Tancos†
Ponta Delgada a Furnas e RibeirA Grande‡†
Palácio de Cristal†

Horsecars

Aveiro†
Braçal†
Braga⁹↑
Coimbra↑
Linha do Corgo↑
Elvas†
Figueira da Foz†
Funchal⁶†
Lisbon↑
Portoⁱ↑
Póvoa de Varzim↑
S. Jacinto†
S. Pedro Muel†
Torreira†
Campo Entrincheirado de Lisboa†
Fort of Trafaria†
Fort of São Julião da Barra†
Polígono de Tancos†
Funchal - Câmara Lobos‡†
São Martinho de Porto†
Fábrica de Pólvora†
Companhia das Lezírias†
São Vicente - Santana‡†

Funiculars

Bica⁹
Bom Jesusⁱ
Castelo Branco‡
Freiras†
Glória⁹
Guindais††
Lavra⁹
Nazaré
Ourém‡
Santa Luzia††
Sintra‡†
Tomar‡†
Viseu

Cable cars and
rack railways
(including aerial lifts
and people movers)

Surface	Estrela↑ Graça↑ Monte¹†‡ S. J. Malta‡ São Sebastião† SATUOeiras†
Gondola lifts	Achadas da Cruz Aroeira‡† Botânico Cabo Girão Cântaro Covão Expo Fajã dos Padres Funchal-Monte Gaia Garajau Lagoa Penha Rocha do Navio Sete Fontes‡ Skiparque Torre Viriato Zoo

Elevators

Boca do Vento
Carpinteira-Jardim‡
Castelo‡‡
Chiado†
Goldra‡
Mercado
Município†
Outeiro
Ribeira
Peneco
Santa Justa
Santo André

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 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge

ᴮ 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge

ⁱ 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Standard gauge

¹ 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Metre gauge

³ 3 ft (914 mm) 3-foot gauge

⁹ 900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) 900 mm gauge

⁶ 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 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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