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 (1998-04-25)
Blue Line: August 8, 1998 (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
Amadora Este
Alfornelos
Pontinha
Carnide
Colégio Militar/Luz
Alto dos Moinhos
Laranjeiras
Jardim Zoológico
Praça de Espanha
São Sebastião
 Red 
Parque
Marquês
de Pombal
 Yellow 
Avenida
Restauradores
 Green 
Terreiro do Paço
Santa Apolónia
Green Line
Telheiras
Campo
Grande
 Yellow 
Alvalade
Roma
Areeiro
Alameda
 Red 
Arroios
Anjos
Intendente
Martim Moniz
Rossio
 Blue 
Cais do Sodré
 

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

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

Urban buses and Interurban buses

Carris

See also

References

  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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