The Red Line () or Orient Line () is one of the four lines of the Lisbon Metro.

Serving the northeast of the city, the line was opened in May 1998, as part of the infrastructure built to serve Expo '98. In 2009, the line was extended west to connect to the Yellow and Blue lines. In 2012, the line was extended to serve Lisbon Airport.

Stations

CodeStation name Distance (km)TransfersLocation Inter-station TotalSSSão Sebastião 0.0 Blue LineAvenidas NovasLisbonSASaldanha 0.60.6Yellow LineAMAlameda 1.31.9 Green LineAreeiroOLOlaias 0.82.7BVBela Vista 1.34.0MarvilaCHChelas 0.84.8OSOlivais 0.75.5OlivaisCRCabo Ruivo 0.66.1Parque das NaçõesOROriente 0.86.9MOMoscavide 1.07.9ENEncarnação 0.88.7OlivaisAPAeroporto 1.410.3 Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport

Frequency Summer timetable Winter timetable Time Headway Time Headway Working days 06:30 - 07:10 07:10 - 09:45

09:45 - 16:30

16:30 - 19:15

19:15 - 20:30

20:30 - 22:30

22:30 - 01:05 09' 45" 06' 15"

07' 00"

06' 15"

07' 05"

07' 55"

09' 25"'06:30 - 07:10 07:10 - 09:15

09:15 - 16:30

16:30 - 19:15

19:15 - 20:30

20:30 - 22:30

22:30 - 01:0509' 45" 06' 15"

07' 00"

06' 15"

07' 05"

07' 55"

09' 25" Weekends and holidays 06:30 - 22:15 22:15 - 00:00

00:00 - 01:05 08' 00' 09' 35"

09' 25" 06:30 - 22:15 22:15 - 00:00

00:00 - 01:05 08' 00' 09' 35"

09' 25"

Chronology

19 May 1998: Opening of the red line with the following stations: Alameda, Olaias, Bela Vista, Chelas and Oriente. 18 July 1998: Opening of the Cabo Ruivo station. 7 November 1998: Opening of the Olivais station. 29 August 2009: Opening of the Saldanha and São Sebastião stations. Line route: São Sebastião - Oriente. 17 July 2012: Opening of the Moscavide, Encarnação and Aeroporto stations. Line route: São Sebastião - Aeroporto.

Future extension , Lisbon Metro plans to extend the line west towards Oeiras.

See also List of Lisbon metro stations

References

External links

Em 19 De Dezembro De 2001 Era Para Concretizar Uma Coversão Toda A Linha Vermelha Do Metro De Lisboa Para Rede Mundial De Transportes Mundiais Expressos Comboios Parte De Linha Circula Em Todo Sistema Passando Para A Rede RodoFerroviária Para Todo Os Planetas E Para Todo O Lado.