Avenida Station

Avenida station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro.

Avenida
General information
LocationAvenida da Liberdade, Lisbon
 Portugal
Coordinates38°43′12″N 9°8′45″W
Owned byGovernment-owned corporation
Operated byMetropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s)Blue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectFalcão e Cunha
Other information
Station codeAV
Fare zoneL
History
OpenedDecember 29, 1959 (1959-12-29)
RebuiltNovember 9, 1982 (1982-11-09) June 8, 2009 (2009-06-08)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station
Marquês de Pombal
towards Reboleira
Blue Line Restauradores
Reboleira
Reboleira railway station Bus interchange
Amadora Este
Bus interchange
Alfornelos
Pontinha
Bus interchange
Carnide
Colégio Militar/Luz
Bus interchange
Alto dos Moinhos
Laranjeiras
Jardim Zoológico
Sete Rios railway station Bus interchange
Praça de Espanha
Bus interchange
São Sebastião
 Red 
Parque
Marquês
de Pombal
 Yellow 
Bus interchange
Avenida
Restauradores
Rossio railway station
Baixa-Chiado
 Green 
Terreiro do Paço
Transtejo & Soflusa
Santa Apolónia
Santa Apolónia railway station

History

Avenida is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on December 29, 1959. This station is located on Avenida da Liberdade, from which it takes its name. The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha.

On November 9, 1982, the station was extended, based on the architectural design of Sanchez Jorge. On June 8, 2009, the station was refurbished, based on the architectural design of Ana Nascimento[1]

Connections

Carris

Aerobus

See also

References

  1. "Parque". Metropolitano de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa.
  2. Seara.com. "www.carris.pt/en/home/". www.carris.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. "Aerobus | Airport Bus Transport - Home". www.aerobus.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

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