Encarnação Station

Encarnação is a station on the Red Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station is located under Rua General Silva Freire in the parish of Encarnação, a densely populated residential neighbourhood of northern Lisbon.

Encarnação
General information
Location	Rua General Silva Freire, Lisbon  Portugal
Coordinates	38°46′29″N 9°06′55″W
Owned by	Government-owned corporation
Operated by	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s)	Red Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Alberto Barradas
Other information
Station code	EN
Fare zone	L
History
Opened	17 July 2012 (13 years ago) (2012-07-17)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station Moscavide towards São Sebastião Red Line Aeroporto Terminus
Route map Legend ↑ Aeroporto  Encarnação  ↓ Moscavide
Location

v t e Red Line
Legend
Aeroporto Encarnação Moscavide Oriente 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  Blue Line  to Praça de Espanha 0.000 São Sebastião  Blue Line  to Parque  Yellow Line  to Campo Pequeno Saldanha  Yellow Line  to Picoas Técnico (proposed 1998) starting pit  Green Line  to Arroios connection to Green Line 1.910 Alameda  Green Line  to Areeiro Olaias Linha de Cintura Chelas (planned)[1] Bela Vista Chelas Olivais Cabo Ruivo 6.951 Oriente Gare do Oriente Linha do Norte Moscavide future extension Encarnação 10.277 Aeroporto future extension

The station, designed by the architect Alberto Barradas, opened on 17 July 2012 in conjunction with the Moscavide and Aeroporto stations, as part of the expansion of the line to serve Lisbon Portela Airport.^[2]

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

• 705 Estação Oriente (Interface) ⇄ Estação Roma-Areeiro
• 722 Praça de Londres ⇄ Portela - Rua dos Escritores
• 725 Estação Oriente (Interface) ⇄ Prior Velho - Rua Maestro Lopes Graça
• 759 Restauradores ⇄ Estação Oriente (Interface)
• 779 Centro Comercial dos Olivais - circulação
• 781 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Prior Velho^[3]

See also

• List of Lisbon metro stations