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Entre Campos (Lisbon Metro)
Entre Campos station is part of the Yellow Line of the Lisbon Metro. History It is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network and opened on December 29, 1959. This station is located on Avenida da República. Its name reflects its location, between Campo Grande and Campo Pequeno. The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha. On July 15, 1973, the station was extended, based on the architectural design of Dinies Gomes. On December 11, 1993, the station was refurbished, based on the architectural design of Sanchez Jorge. Connections Urban buses Carris * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Fetais * Estação Roma-Areeiro ⇄ Restelo - Av. das Descobertas * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Odivelas (Bairro Dr. Lima Pimentel) * Quinta dos Barros ⇄ Alto de Santo Amaro * Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Moscavide (Quinta das Laranjeiras) * ISEL ⇄ Estação Entrecampos * Campo Pequeno ⇄ Alfragide * Amoreiras (Centro Comercial) ⇄ Portela - Rua Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitano Lisboa Logo
Metropolitano S.A. was a privately owned consortium formed in 1994 to take over concessions granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem for the operation of commuter rail services in the Buenos Aires Province. Metropolitano operated the San MartÃn, Roca and Belgrano Sur lines until 2007. History Passenger services on San MartÃn, Roca and Belgrano Sur lines had previously been run by state-owned company Ferrocarriles Argentinos since nationalisation of the railways in 1948 and then by FEMESA (a provisional company that operated metropolitan train services until the process of privatisation was carried out). The services run by Metropolitano started from termini in or near the city centre and were operated out into Greater Buenos Aires by the following subsidiary companies named "Transportes Metropolitanos": In spite of these companies receiving large government subsidies, their services deteriorated to a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquês De Pombal (Lisbon Metro)
Marquês de Pombal is an interchange station where the Blue and Yellow Lines of the Lisbon Metro connect, being located on Praça Marquês de Pombal. History The Blue Line station is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on 29 December 1959. The architectural design of the original Blue Line station is by Falcão e Cunha. On 15 July 1995 the Yellow Line station was built, based on the architectural design of José Santa-Rita and João Santa-Rita, and the Blue Line station was extended and refurbished, based on the architectural design of Duarte Nuno Simões and Nuno Simões. Connections Urban buses Carris * Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Serafina (Rua da Igreja) * Terreiro do Paço ⇄ Alto da Damaia * Estação de Santa Apolónia ⇄ Alcântara Mar (Museu do Oriente) * Picheleira/Rua Faria Vasconcelos ⇄ Calvário * Desterro ⇄ Algés * Estação Roma-Areeiro ⇄ Restelo - Avenida das Descobertas * Marquês de Pombal ⇄ C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lisbon Metro Stations
This is a list of the stations of the metro system in Lisbon, Portugal (see Lisbon Metro The Lisbon Metro ( pt, Metropolitano de Lisboa) is the rapid transit system in Lisbon, Portugal. Opened in December 1959, it was the first metro system in Portugal. , the system's four lines total of route and serve 56 stations. History In ...). List of stations * Transfer station * Terminal * Transfer station and terminal References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Lisbon Metro Stations Lisbon Transport in Lisbon Lisbon-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfa Pendular
Alfa Pendular is the name of the flagship Pendolino high-speed tilting train of Portuguese state railway company CP. It connects the cities of Guimarães, Braga, Porto, Aveiro, Coimbra, Santarém, Lisbon, Albufeira and Faro, among others at speeds of up to . The trains were assembled in Portugal by ADtranz at the former Sorefame works at Amadora, based on contracting partnership between Fiat-Ferroviaria as the main contractor and ADtranz and Siemens as the main subcontractors. Beginning 2017, the trains were refurbished, introducing new interiors, livery, seating and features such as Wi-Fi and power outlets. Description The Alfa Pendular high speed train is a six car electric multiple unit (EMU), which is derived from and closely resembles the Giugiaro designed Italian Fiat-Ferroviaria ETR 480 Pendolino train. The bogies had to be redesigned to operate on Portugal's track. There are 8 traction motors, installed on all but the two middle vehicles of the train, developing . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
InterCity
InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at major stations only. An international variant of the InterCity trains are the EuroCity (EC) trains which consist of high-standard coaches and are run by a variety of operators. History The Inter-City Rapid Transit Company was an Ohio interurban company, which began operations in 1930 as it had purchased its route from the Northern Ohio Traction & Light Company. It remained in operation till 1940. The use of ''Inter-City'' was reborn in the United Kingdom: A daily train of that name was introduced in 1950, running between the cities of London and Birmingham. This usage can claim to be the origin of all later usages worldwide. In 1966 British Rail introduced the brand InterCity for all of its express train routes, and in 1986 the ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Apolónia Station
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of ''Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for childr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare Do Oriente
Gare do Oriente (), or alternately, the ''Lisbon Oriente Station'' is one of the main Portuguese intermodal transport hubs, and is situated in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, municipality of Lisbon. History In 1994, the station was proposed as part of the modernization of the Linha do Norte, a modification to the rail line to facilitate the future development of a new station in eastern Lisbon. Located along Avenida D. João II, over Avenida de Berlim and Rua Conselheiro Mariano de Carvalho, the station was planned to occupy the lands once occupied by Apeadeiro dos Olivais, which was demolished in the 1990s in order to make way for the new station. Bids for building the project on lands to be used for the 1998 exposition were solicited internationally. The concept was originally designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava in 1995, and built by Necso. The station was inaugurated on 19 May 1998, as part of the celebrations marking the opening of the Expo '98 world' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aeroporto (Lisbon Metro)
Aeroporto is the terminal station on the Red Line of the Lisbon Metro. The station was built to serve Lisbon Airport. The station, designed by the architect Leopoldo de Almeida Rosa, opened on July 17, 2012 in conjunction with the Encarnação and Moscavide stations, as part of the expansion of the line to serve Lisbon Portela Airport. Connections Urban buses Carris * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Estação Oriente (Interface) (morning service) * Estação Oriente (Interface) ⇄ Estação Roma-Areeiro * Praça de Londres ⇄ Portela - Rua dos Escritores * Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Moscavide (Quinta das Laranjeiras) * Amoreiras (Centro Comercial) ⇄ Portela - Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque Aerobus * Aeroporto ⇄ Cais do Sodré * Aeroporto ⇄ Sete Rios Suburban buses Rodoviária de Lisboa * Lisboa (Campo Grande) circulação via Charneca * Lisboa (Campo Grande) circulação via Sacavém * Lisboa (Areeiro) ⇄ Alverca (Zona Industrial) * Lisboa (Areeiro) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campo Pequeno (Lisbon Metro)
Campo Pequeno station is part of the Yellow Line of the Lisbon Metro. History It is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on December 29, 1959. This station is located on Avenida da República and takes its name from the nearby Campo Pequeno square and bullring. The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha. On March 26, 1979, the station was extended, based on the architectural design of Benoliel de Carvalho. On December 29, 1994, the station was refurbished, based on the architectural design of Duarte Nuno Simões and Nuno Simões. Connections Urban buses Carris * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Fetais * Estação Roma-Areeiro ⇄ Restelo - Av. das Descobertas * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Odivelas (Bairro Dr. Lima Pimentel) * Quinta dos Barros ⇄ Alto de Santo Amaro * Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Moscavide (Quinta das Laranjeiras) * ISEL ⇄ Estação Entrecampos * Campo Pequeno ⇄ Alfragide * Olaias ⇄ Rua da Junq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cais Do Sodré (Lisbon Metro)
Cais do Sodré is a station on the Green Line of the Lisbon Metro. It is located in the Praça Duque da Terceira, connecting to the Cais do Sodré railway station and with a boat station (allowing for quick travel between Lisbon and Cacilhas, Seixal and Montijo. History This metro station was built by Pedro Botelho and Nuno Teotónio Pereira and the art work was done by António Dacosta, which left some of his drawings to be used in the station after his death, with some help from the painter Pedro Morais. This station won both the Valmor and Municipal Architecture prizes in 2008. Connections Urban buses Carris * Praça da Figueira ⇄ Algés * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Cemitério da Ajuda * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Linda-a-Velha (morning service) * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Bairro Padre Cruz (morning service) * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Bairro Padre Cruz (morning service) * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Fetais (morning service) * Cais do Sodré ⇄ Estação Oriente (Interface) (mornin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
