Lisbon Metro Yellow Line

The Yellow Line or Sunflower Line is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.

Stations

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 Yellow line route: Rotunda - Campo Grande.
December 29, 1997: Opening of the Rato station. Line route: Rato - Campo Grande.
March 1, 1998: Rotunda station is renamed to Marquês de Pombal.
March 27, 2004: Opening of the Quinta das Conchas, Lumiar, Ameixoeira, Senhor Roubado and Odivelas stations. Line route: Rato - Odivelas.

Plans are in place to extend the Yellow Line with two new stations, 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.