Jardim Zoológico Station

Jardim Zoológico station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro.

Jardim Zoológico
General information
LocationPraça General Humberto Delgado, Lisbon
 Portugal
Coordinates38°44′31″N 9°10′7″W
Owned byGovernment-owned corporation
Operated byMetropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s)Blue Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Sete Rios
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectFalcão e Cunha
Other information
Station codeJZ
Fare zoneL
History
Opened29 December 1959 (1959-12-29)
Rebuilt25 July 1995 (1995-07-25)
Previous namesSete Rios
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station
Laranjeiras
towards Reboleira
Blue Line Praça de Espanha
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

It is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on 29 December 1959. This station is located on Praça General Humberto Delgado, connecting to the Sete Rios Railway Station (Sintra and Azambuja Lines) and the Sete Rios Bus terminal. It takes its name from the nearby Lisbon Zoo.

The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha. On 25 July 1995 the station was extended and refurbished, based on the architectural design of Benoliel de Carvalho.[1]

Connections

Carris

Aerobus

Comboios de Portugal

  • Sintra ⇄ Lisboa - Oriente
  • Sintra ⇄ Alverca
  • Alcântara-Terra ⇄ Castanheira do Ribatejo
  • Lisboa - Santa Apolónia ⇄ Leiria (Regional)
  • Lisboa - Santa Apolónia ⇄ Caldas da Rainha (Regional)
  • Lisboa - Santa Apolónia ⇄ Torres Vedras (Regional)
  • Lisboa - Oriente ⇄ Évora (Intercities)
  • Lisboa - Oriente ⇄ Faro (Intercities)[4]

Fertagus

  • Setúbal ⇄ Roma-Areeiro
  • Coina ⇄ Roma-Areeiro[5]

See also

References

  1. "Sete Rios". Metropolitano de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa.
  2. Seara.com. carris.pt http://www.carris.pt/en/home/. Retrieved 2017-07-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Aerobus | Airport Bus Transport - Home". aerobus.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. Portugal, Comboios de. "CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  5. "Fertagus". fertagus.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

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