Lisbon Metro Yellow Line
The Yellow Line or Sunflower Line is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro.
Stations
OdivelasSenhor Roubado
Ameixoeira
Lumiar
Quinta das Conchas
Campo Grande
Cidade Universitária
Entre Campos
Campo Pequeno
Saldanha
Picoas
Marquês de Pombal
Rato
Frequency
*Rato - Campo Grande**Campo Grande - Odivelas
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 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.
Future
- 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.