Marquês de Pombal Station

Marquês de Pombal
General information
LocationPraça Marquês de Pombal, Lisbon
 Portugal
Coordinates38°43′29″N 9°9′2″W / 38.72472°N 9.15056°W / 38.72472; -9.15056
Owned byGovernment-owned corporation
Operated byMetropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s)Blue Line Yellow Line
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
AccessibleYes
ArchitectBlue Line: Falcão e Cunha Yellow Line: José Santa-Rita and João Santa-Rita
Other information
Station codeMP
Fare zoneL
History
OpenedBlue Line: 29 December 1959 (64 years ago) (1959-12-29)
Yellow Line: 15 July 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-07-15)
RebuiltBlue Line: 15 July 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-07-15)
Previous namesRotunda (1959–1997)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station
Parque
towards Reboleira
 Blue Line Avenida
towards Santa Apolónia
Picoas
towards Odivelas
 Yellow Line Rato
Terminus
Legend
 Reboleira
Reboleira railway station Bus interchange
 Amadora Este
Bus interchange
 Alfornelos
Pontinha
Bus interchange
 Carnide
Colégio Militar/Luz
Bus interchange
 Alto dos Moinhos
Laranjeiras
Jardim Zoológico
Sete Rios railway station Bus interchange
 Praça de Espanha
Bus interchange
 São Sebastião
 Red 
 Parque
Marquês
de Pombal
 Yellow 
Bus interchange
 Avenida
Restauradores
Rossio railway station
 Baixa-Chiado
 Green 
 Terreiro do Paço
Transtejo & Soflusa
 Santa Apolónia
Santa Apolónia railway station
Yellow Line
Legend
 Odivelas
Bus interchange
 Senhor Roubado
Bus interchange
 Ameixoeira
Lumiar
Quinta das Conchas
Campo
Grande
 Green 
Bus interchange
 Cidade Universitária
Entre Campos
Entrecampos railway station
 Campo Pequeno
Saldanha
 Red 
 Picoas
Marquês
de Pombal
 Blue 
Bus interchange
 Rato

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.[1]

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

  • 702 Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Serafina (Rua da Igreja)
  • 711 Terreiro do Paço ⇄ Alto da Damaia
  • 712 Estação de Santa Apolónia ⇄ Alcântara Mar (Museu do Oriente)
  • 720 Picheleira/Rua Faria Vasconcelos ⇄ Calvário
  • 723 Desterro ⇄ Algés
  • 727 Estação Roma-Areeiro ⇄ Restelo - Avenida das Descobertas
  • 732 Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Caselas
  • 736 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Odivelas (Bairro Dr. Lima Pimentel)
  • 738 Quinta dos Barros ⇄ Alto de Santo Amaro
  • 744 Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Moscavide (Quinta das Laranjeiras)
  • 783 Amoreiras (Centro Comercial) ⇄ Portela - Rua Mouzinho de Albuquerque[2]

Aerobus

Suburban buses

Transportes Sul do Tejo

  • 151 Lisboa (Marquês de Pombal) ⇄ Charneca de Caparica (Solmar)
  • 155 Lisboa (Marquês de Pombal) ⇄ Costa de Caparica
  • 169 Santa Maria do Pinhal ⇄ Lisboa (Marquês de Pombal) (via Feijó)[4]

Vimeca / Lisboa Transportes

  • 007 Lisboa (Marquês de Pombal) ⇄ Carnaxide (Hospital de Santa Cruz)
  • 011 Linda-a-Velha ⇄ Lisboa (Marquês de Pombal)
  • 013 Linda-a-Velha ⇄ Lisboa (Marquês de Pombal) ⇄ Queluz de Baixo (via Carnaxide/Queijas)´´´´015´´ lisbon <<Marquês De Pombal-Urbanização De S.Marcos
  • 185 Amadora (Hospital) ⇄ Lisboa (Marquês de Pombal)[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Marquês de Pombal". Metropolitano de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa.
  2. ^ Seara.com. "Carris". carris.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  3. ^ "Aerobus | Airport Bus Transport - Home". aerobus.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  4. ^ "Transportes Sul do Tejo | Home |". tsuldotejo.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  5. ^ "Home". vimeca.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-16.

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