Red Line (Lisbon Metro)

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

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 linesBlue Line Green Line Yellow Line
Stations12
Service
TypeRapid Transit
SystemMetropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stockML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
OpenedMay 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
Technical
Line length10 km (6.2 mi)
CharacterUnderground subway
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC third rail
Route map
 poss. exp.
 Campo de Ourique(proj.)
 Amoreiras(proj.)
 Campolide(proj.)
ventilation shaft
branch line→ Blue Line
Blue Line→ Praça de Espanha
× Blue Line
00,000 São Sebastião⇄ Blue Line
Blue Line→ Parque
Yellow Line→ Campo Pequeno
× Yellow Line
Saldanha⇄ Yellow Line
Yellow Line→ Picoas
 Técnico(proj. 1998)
starting pit
Green Line→ Arroios
× Green Line
branch line→ Green Line
01,910 Alameda⇄ Green Line
Green Line→ Areeiro
Olaias⇄ L. Cintura: Chelas (proj.)[1]
× L. Cintura
Bela Vista
 Chelas
 Olivais
 Cabo Ruivo
06,951 Oriente⇄ L. Norte: Oriente
 Moscavide
branch line
× branch line
poss. exp.
 Encarnação
 10,277 Aeroporto
 poss. exp.
 Topographic map 

References
  1. Mário LOPES: “Localização da Estação Central de Lisboa : Reflexão sobre a comparação de diferentes alternativas” Transportes em Revista 2009.02.14
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