The Red Line (Portuguese: Linha Vermelha) or Orient Line (Portuguese: Linha do Oriente) is one of the four lines of the Lisbon Metro.

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Red Line
Lisbon metro station Oriente
Overview
Other name(s)Orient Line
Native nameLinha Vermelha
OwnerGovernment-owned corporation
Locale Lisbon
Loures
 Portugal
TerminiSão Sebastião
Aeroporto
Connecting linesYellow Line Blue Line Green Line
Stations12
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemMetropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stockML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
Opened19 May 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-05-19)
Technical
Line length10 km (6.2 mi)
CharacterUnderground subway
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map


Aeroporto
Lisbon Airport
Encarnação
Moscavide
Oriente
Gare do Oriente Bus interchange
Cabo Ruivo
Olivais
Chelas
Bela Vista
Olaias
Alameda
 Green 
Saldanha
 Yellow 
São Sebastião
 Blue 
Detailed diagram
km
00.000
planned extension
00.000
future extension
Campo de Ourique
Amoreiras
Campolide
ventilation shaft
0.000
São Sebastião
Saldanha
 Yellow Line  to Picoas
Técnico
(proposed 1998)
starting pit
connection to Green Line
1.910
Alameda
Olaias
Linha de Cintura
Chelas (planned)[1]
Bela Vista
Chelas
Olivais
Cabo Ruivo
6.951
Oriente
Moscavide
future extension
Encarnação
10.277
Aeroporto
Lisbon Airport
future extension
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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.[2]

Stations

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CodeStation nameDistance (km)TransfersLocation
Inter-
station
Total
SS São Sebastião Disabled access 0.0 Blue Line Avenidas Novas Lisbon
SA Saldanha Disabled access 0.6 0.6 Yellow Line
AM Alameda Disabled access 1.3 1.9 Green Line Areeiro
OL Olaias Disabled access 0.8 2.7
BV Bela Vista Disabled access 1.3 4.0 Marvila
CH Chelas Disabled access 0.8 4.8
OS Olivais Disabled access 0.7 5.5 Olivais
CR Cabo Ruivo Disabled access 0.6 6.1 Parque das Nações
OR Oriente Disabled access 0.8 6.9
MO Moscavide Disabled access 1.0 7.9
EN Encarnação Disabled access 0.8 8.7 Olivais
AP Aeroporto Disabled access 1.4 10.3 Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
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Frequency

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Summer timetable[3] Winter timetable[3]
TimeHeadwayTimeHeadway
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 - 01:05

09' 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"

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Chronology


Future extension

As of 2024, Lisbon Metro plans to extend the line west towards Oeiras.[5]

See also

References

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