# Lisbon Metro Blue Line

The Blue Line (Portuguese: Linha Azul) or Seagull Line (Portuguese: Linha da Gaivota) is one of the four lines of Lisbon Metro. It is the only line of the Lisbon Metro entirely underground, without any viaduct.

## Stations

vte Blue Line :
Legend :
| Code | Station name | Distance (km) | Distance (km) | Transfers | Location | Location |
| Code | Station name | Inter- station | Total | Transfers | Location | Location |
| SP | Santa Apolónia | — | 0.0 | Azambuja Line (Santa Apolónia) | São Vicente | Lisbon |
| TP | Terreiro do Paço | 1.1 | 1.1 | Soflusa | Santa Maria Maior | Lisbon |
| BC | Baixa-Chiado | 0.9 | 2.0 | Green Line | Santa Maria Maior | Lisbon |
| RE | Restauradores | 0.7 | 2.7 | Sintra Line (Rossio) | Santa Maria Maior | Lisbon |
| AV | Avenida | 0.5 | 3.2 | | Santo António | Lisbon |
| MP | Marquês de Pombal | 0.6 | 3.8 | Yellow Line Rotunda bus terminal | Santo António | Lisbon |
| PA | Parque | 0.6 | 4.4 | | Avenidas Novas | Lisbon |
| SS | São Sebastião | 0.7 | 5.1 | Red Line | Avenidas Novas | Lisbon |
| PE | Praça de Espanha | 0.7 | 5.8 | | Campolide | Lisbon |
| JZ | Jardim Zoológico | 0.8 | 6.6 | Azambuja Line/Sintra Line/Fertagus (Sete Rios) Sete Rios bus terminal | São Domingos de Benfica | Lisbon |
| LA | Laranjeiras | 1.1 | 7.7 | | São Domingos de Benfica | Lisbon |
| AH | Alto dos Moinhos | 0.6 | 8.3 | | São Domingos de Benfica | Lisbon |
| CM | Colégio Militar/Luz | 0.8 | 9.1 | Luz bus terminal | Carnide | Lisbon |
| CA | Carnide | 0.9 | 10.0 | | Carnide | Lisbon |
| PO | Pontinha | 0.7 | 10.7 | Pontinha bus terminal | Carnide | Lisbon |
| AF | Alfornelos | 0.9 | 11.6 | | Encosta do Sol | Amadora |
| AS | Amadora Este | 1.2 | 12.8 | Amadora bus terminal | Falagueira-Venda Nova | Amadora |
| RB | Reboleira | 0.9 | 13.7 | Sintra Line (Reboleira) Reboleira bus terminal | Falagueira-Venda Nova | Amadora |

## Frequency

| | Summer timetable | Summer timetable | Winter timetable |
| | Time | Headway | Time | Headway |
| Working days | 06:30 - 07:00 07:00 - 07:30 07:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 20:30 20:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 | 07' 30' 06' 45' 05' 45' 06' 15' 07' 25' 05' 45' 06' 45' 07' 25' 08' 05' 10' 45' | 06:30 - 07:00 07:00 - 07:30 07:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 16:30 16:30 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 20:30 20:30 - 21:00 21:00 - 21:30 21:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 | 07' 30' 06' 10' 04' 55' 05' 15' 06' 40' 05' 15' 06' 10' 06' 40' 07' 20' 08' 15' 08' 05' 10' 45' |
| Weekends and holidays | 06:30 - 08:30 08:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 19:30 19:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 | 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 10' 08' 00' 10' 40' | 06:30 - 08:30 08:30 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 19:30 19:30 - 22:30 22:30 - 01:05 | 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 00' 08' 05' 08' 10' 08' 00' 10' 40' |

## Chronology

* 29 December 1959: Opening of the original Lisbon Metro network with a Y shape. Common branch stations: Restauradores, Avenida, Rotunda (former name of the Marquês de Pombal station and where the line would split into the two branches). Current Blue Line branch stations (coming from Rotunda station): Parque, São Sebastião, Palhavã (former name of the Praça de Espanha station) and Sete Rios (former name of the Jardim Zoológico station). Current Yellow Line branch stations (coming from Rotunda station): Picoas, Saldanha, Campo Pequeno and Entre Campos.
* 27 January 1963: Opening of the Rossio station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Rossio.
* 28 September 1966: Opening of the Socorro (former name of the Martim Moniz station), Intendente and Anjos stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Anjos.
* 18 June 1972: Opening of the Arroios, Alameda, Areeiro, Roma and Alvalade stations. Main branch route: Restauradores - Alvalade.
* 15 October 1988: Opening of the Cidade Universitária, Laranjeiras, Alto dos Moinhos and Colégio Militar/Luz stations. Current Blue Line branch route: Rotunda - Colégio Militar/Luz. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Cidade Universitária.
* 3 April 1993: Opening of the Campo Grande station. Main branch route: Restauradores - Campo Grande. Current Yellow Line branch route: Rotunda - Campo Grande.
* 15 July 1995: Creation of the Blue and Yellow lines by building a second Rotunda station. New Blue line route: Colégio Militar/Luz - Campo Grande.
* 18 October 1997: Opening of the Carnide and Pontinha stations. Line route: Pontinha - Campo Grande.
* 1 March 1998: Palhavã station is renamed to Marquês de Pombal, Sete Rios station is renamed to Jardim Zoológico and Socorro station is renamed to Martim Moniz.
* 3 March 1998: Creation of the Blue and Green line by closing the Restauradores - Rossio tunnel. New Blue line route: Pontinha - Restauradores.
* 8 August 1998: Opening of the Baixa-Chiado station. Line route: Pontinha - Baixa-Chiado.
* 15 May 2004: Opening of the Alfornelos and Amadora Este stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Baixa-Chiado.
* 19 December 2007: Opening of the Terreiro do Paço and Santa Apolónia stations. Line route: Amadora Este - Santa Apolónia.
* 13 April 2016: Opening of the Reboleira station. Line route: Reboleira - Santa Apolónia.