Lisbon Metro

Info
Owner	Government-owned corporation
Locale	Lisbon-Amadora-Odivelas-Loures, Portugal
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	4[1]
Number of stations	56[1]
Daily ridership	473,972 (2019 daily average)
Website	www.metrolisboa.pt
Operation
Began operation	29 December 1959
Operator(s)	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Number of vehicles	113 3-car trainsets
Headway	Peak hours: 3–5 minutes[2]; Off-peak: 5–10 minutes[2]
Technical
System length	44.5 km (27.7 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Top speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Route map

The Lisbon Metro (Portuguese: Metropolitano de Lisboa) is the rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. It opened in December 1959 and was the first metro system in Portugal. As of 2023, the system's four lines have a total length of 44.5 kilometres (27.7 mi) and a total of 56 metro stations.[1]

References

"O Metro em números" [The Metro in numbers – Network evolution] (in Portuguese). Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
"Intervalo entre comboios" [Time between vehicles] (in Portuguese). Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

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[stats-1] "O Metro em números" [The Metro in numbers – Network evolution] (in Portuguese). Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

[Intervalo_entre_comboios-2] "Intervalo entre comboios" [Time between vehicles] (in Portuguese). Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.