Lisbon Metro Green Line
The Green Line or Caravel Line is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.
Stations
TelheirasCampo Grande
Alvalade
Roma
Areeiro
Alameda
Arroios
Anjos
Intendente
Martim Moniz
Rossio
Baixa-Chiado
Cais do Sodré
Chronology
- December 29, 1959: Opening of the original Lisbon Metro network with a Y shape. Common branch stations: Restauradores, Avenida, Rotunda. Current Blue Line branch stations : Parque, São Sebastião, Palhavã and Sete Rios. Current Yellow Line branch stations : 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, 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.
Future
- Construction has started to add two new stations, 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.