Colégio Militar/Luz Station

Colégio Militar station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro and is located in Lisbon.

Colégio Militar/Luz
General information
Location	Avenida do Colégio Militar, Lisboa  Portugal
Coordinates	38°45′9″N 9°11′20″W
Owned by	Government-owned corporation
Operated by	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	António J. Mendes
Other information
Station code	CM
Fare zone	L
History
Opened	14 October 1988 (35 years ago) (1988-10-14)
Rebuilt	2019–2020
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station Carnide towards Reboleira Blue Line Alto dos Moinhos towards Santa Apolónia
Route map Legend ↑ Carnide  Colégio Militar/Luz  ↓ Alto dos Moinhos

v t e Blue Line
Legend
Reboleira Amadora Este Alfornelos Pontinha Carnide Colégio Militar/Luz Alto dos Moinhos Laranjeiras Jardim Zoológico Praça de Espanha São Sebastião  Red  Parque Marquês de Pombal  Yellow  Avenida Restauradores Baixa-Chiado  Green  Terreiro do Paço Santa Apolónia

History

The station opened on 14 October 1988, in conjunction with the Alto dos Moinhos and Laranjeiras stations, and it is located on Avenida do Colégio Militar, close to the military school from which it takes its name and Estádio da Luz, home of SL Benfica. Built over it is an important bus terminal and the shopping mall Colombo Centre.

The architectural design of the station is by António J. Mendes.^[1]

Throughout 2019, lifts were expected to be added to this station, making the station accessible for persons with disabilities.^[2]

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

• 703 Charneca ⇄ Bairro de Santa Cruz
• 729 Bairro Padre Cruz ⇄ Algés
• 750 Estação Oriente (Interface) ⇄ Algés
• 764 Cidade Universitária ⇄ Damaia de Cima
• 765 Colégio Militar (Metro) ⇄ Rua João Ortigão Ramos
• 767 Campo Mártires da Pátria ⇄ Reboleira (Metro)
• 799 Colégio Militar (Metro) ⇄ Alfragide Norte^[3]

Suburban buses

Rodoviária de Lisboa

• 210 Lisboa (Colégio Militar) ⇄ Caneças (Jardim)^[4]

Vimeca / Lisboa Transportes

• 101 Lisboa (Colégio Militar) ⇄ Tercena
• 128 Casal da Mira (Dolce Vita Tejo) ⇄ Lisboa (Colégio Militar)
• 132 A-da-Beja (Largo) ⇄ Lisboa (Colégio Militar)
• 142 Casal da Mira (Dolce Vita Tejo) ⇄ Lisboa (Colégio Militar)
• 163 Lisboa (Colégio Militar) ⇄ Massamá (Casal do Olival)^[5]

See also

• List of Lisbon metro stations

References

1. "Colégio Militar/Luz". Metropolitano de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014.
2. "Reabilitação da estação Colégio Militar/Luz" (in Portuguese). 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
3. Seara.com. "www.carris.pt/en/home/". www.carris.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
4. "Rodoviária de Lisboa". www.rodoviariadelisboa.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
5. "Home". www.vimeca.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-16.

External links

Media related to Metro station Colégio Militar/Luz (Lisboa) at Wikimedia Commons