Saldanha Station

Saldanha is an interchange station in central Lisbon, where the Red and Yellow Lines of the Lisbon Metro connect.

Saldanha
Red Line Platforms
General information
Location	Avenida da Republica, Lisbon Avenida Duque D'Ávila, Lisbon  Portugal
Coordinates	38°44′06″N 9°08′43″W
Owned by	Government-owned corporation
Operated by	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EP
Line(s)	Yellow Line Red Line
Platforms	4 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Yellow Line: Falcão e Cunha Red Line: Paulo Brito da Silva
Other information
Station code	SA
Fare zone	L
History
Opened	Yellow Line: 29 December 1959 (65 years ago) (1959-12-29) Red Line: 29 August 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-08-29)
Rebuilt	Yellow Line: 14 March 1977 (48 years ago) (1977-03-14) Yellow Line: 28 December 1996 (28 years ago) (1996-12-28) Yellow Line: 17 May 1997 (28 years ago) (1997-05-17) Yellow Line: 29 August 2009 (15 years ago) (2009-08-29)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station Campo Pequeno towards Odivelas Yellow Line Picoas towards Rato São Sebastião Terminus Red Line Alameda towards Aeroporto
Route map Legend 🡑 Campo Pequeno  🡒 Alameda  Saldanha     🡐 São Sebastião  ↓ Picoas
Location

v t e Yellow Line
Legend
Odivelas Senhor Roubado Ameixoeira Lumiar Quinta das Conchas Campo Grande  Green  Cidade Universitária Entre Campos Campo Pequeno Saldanha  Red  Picoas Marquês de Pombal  Blue  Rato

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

History

The Yellow Line station is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on 29 December 1959, and it is located in Praça Duque de Saldanha, which gives the station its name. The architectural design of the original Yellow Line station is by Falcão e Cunha. On 14 March 1977, the Yellow Line station was extended, based on the architectural design of Falcão e Cunha and Sanchez Jorge. On 28 December 1996, the Yellow Line station's northern atrium was refurbished, and on 17 May 1997, the Yellow Line station's southern atrium was also refurbished, both based on the architectural design by Paulo Brito da Silva.

On 29 August 2009 the Red Line station was built, based on the architectural design by Germano Venade and located under Avenida Duque D'Ávila, serving the Avenidas Novas area of the city and the nearby Instituto Superior Técnico. On the same day, the Yellow Line station's northern atrium was again refurbished, based on the architectural design of Paulo Brito da Silva and Sofia Carrilho.^[2]

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

• 207 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Fetais (morning service)
• 727 Estação Roma-Areeiro ⇄ Restelo – Av. das Descobertas
• 736 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Odivelas (Bairro Dr. Lima Pimentel)
• 738 Quinta dos Barros ⇄ Alto de Santo Amaro
• 744 Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Moscavide (Quinta das Laranjeiras)
• 783 Amoreiras (Centro Comercial) ⇄ Portela – Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque^[3]

Aerobus

• Linha 2 Aeroporto ⇄ Sete Rios^[4]

See also

• List of Lisbon metro stations