Baixa-Chiado Station

Baixa-Chiado
General information
LocationLargo do Chiado / Rua do Crucifixo, Lisbon
 Portugal
Coordinates38°42′38″N 9°8′24″W / 38.71056°N 9.14000°W / 38.71056; -9.14000
Owned byGovernment-owned corporation
Operated byMetropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s)Blue Line Green Line
Platforms4 side platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth45 m (148 ft)
AccessibleYes
ArchitectÁlvaro Siza Vieira
Other information
Station codeBC
Fare zoneL
History
OpenedGreen Line: April 25, 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-04-25)
Blue Line: August 8, 1998 (26 years ago) (1998-08-08)
Previous namesBaixa-Chiado PT Blue Station
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station
Restauradores
towards Reboleira
Blue Line Terreiro do Paço
Rossio
towards Telheiras
Green Line Cais do Sodré
Terminus
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
Green Line
Telheiras
Campo
Grande
 Yellow 
Bus interchange
Alvalade
Roma
Roma-Areeiro railway station
Areeiro
Bus interchange
Alameda
 Red 
Arroios
Anjos
Intendente
Martim Moniz
Rossio
Bus interchange
Baixa-Chiado
 Blue 
Cais do Sodré
 Cais do Sodré railway station Transtejo & Soflusa Bus interchange
Station sign

Baixa-Chiado is an interchange station where the Blue and Green Lines of the Lisbon Metro connect, being located under Rua Ivens between Baixa and Chiado, hence its name.

History

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The station opened on April 25, 1998 with service on the Green Line; the Blue Line platforms opened on August 8, 1998. It was designed by the Pritzker architect Álvaro Siza Vieira.[1]

Connections

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Urban buses and Interurban buses

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Carris

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Estação Baixa-Chiado". Metropolitano de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa.
  2. ^ Seara.com. "www.carris.pt/en/home/". www.carris.pt. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
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