Arroios is a station on the Green Line of the
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 ...
. The station is located in the Almirante Reis Avenue, in
Arroios
Arroios () is a ''freguesia'' (civil parish) and district of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Located in central Lisbon, Arroios is north of Santa Maria Maior and São Vicente, east of Santo António, south of Avenidas Novas and Areeiro, and wes ...
neighbourhood.
History
The station, which opened on 18 June 1972, was designed by the architect Denis Gomes with art installations by the painter
Maria Keil
Maria Keil (9 August 1914 – 10 June 2012) was a Portuguese visual artist. She was born in Silves and died in Lisbon.
Maria Keil produced a vast and diversified work that includes painting, drawing and illustration, azulejo, graphic and furni ...
.
On 19 July 2017, the station was closed for extensive renovations; the station's platforms only had room for 4 cars, requiring use of
selective door operation
Selective door operation (SDO), also known as selective door opening, is a mechanism employed primarily on trains (although buses with multiple doors also generally have this feature) that allows the driver or conductor/guard to open the doors of ...
. The platforms were expanded from 75 to 105 metres, enabling all stations on the Green Line to be able to support six-car trains. The station reopened on 14 September 2021.
Connections
Urban buses
Carris
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206 Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré is an area in the center of Lisbon, Portugal, between Cais da Marinha and Cais do Gás. This name is shared by two railway stations and a ferry station in Lisbon, Portugal:
* Cais do Sodré railway station
* Cais do Sodré (Lisb ...
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Senhor Roubado (Metro) (morning service)
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208 Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré is an area in the center of Lisbon, Portugal, between Cais da Marinha and Cais do Gás. This name is shared by two railway stations and a ferry station in Lisbon, Portugal:
* Cais do Sodré railway station
* Cais do Sodré (Lisb ...
⇄
Estação Oriente (Interface) (morning service)
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706 Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré is an area in the center of Lisbon, Portugal, between Cais da Marinha and Cais do Gás. This name is shared by two railway stations and a ferry station in Lisbon, Portugal:
* Cais do Sodré railway station
* Cais do Sodré (Lisb ...
⇄ Estação Santa Apolónia
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708 Martim Moniz
Martim Moniz (; died 1147) was a Portuguese knight of noble birth, and famous figure in the Siege of Lisbon in 1147.
According to the legend, Martim Moniz was a knight participating in the Christian invasion force, led by king Afonso I of Portu ...
⇄ Parque das Nações Norte
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717 Praça do Chile ⇄ Fetais
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718 ISEL ⇄
Al. Afonso Henriques
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735 Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré is an area in the center of Lisbon, Portugal, between Cais da Marinha and Cais do Gás. This name is shared by two railway stations and a ferry station in Lisbon, Portugal:
* Cais do Sodré railway station
* Cais do Sodré (Lisb ...
⇄ Hospital Santa Maria
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742 Bairro Madre Deus (Escola) ⇄ Casalinho da Ajuda
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797 Sapadores - Circulação
Aerobus
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Linha 1 Aeroporto ⇄
Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré is an area in the center of Lisbon, Portugal, between Cais da Marinha and Cais do Gás. This name is shared by two railway stations and a ferry station in Lisbon, Portugal:
* Cais do Sodré railway station
* Cais do Sodré (Lisb ...
See also
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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 ...
References
External links
Green Line (Lisbon Metro) stations
Railway stations opened in 1972
1972 establishments in Portugal
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