Alameda (Lisbon Metro)

Alameda is an underground station of the Linha Verde ( Green Line) and Linha Vermelha the (red line ) of the Lisbon Metro, the underground network of the Portuguese capital. The station is located at the intersection of Avenida Almirante Reis / Alameda Dom Afonso Henriques and thus on the borders between the municipalities of São Jorge de Arroios, Alto do Pina and São Jorge de Deus. The neighboring stations of the station are Arroios, Areeiro, Saldanha and Olaias. The platform of the Linha Verde went on 18 June 1972 in operation, the Linha Vermelha of May 19, 1998.

History

Construction of the first station

Metro Station Alameda was on 18 June 1972 as part of the last extension ( Anjos - Alvalade ) the first phase of the Lisbon Metro in operation. Within fifteen years, succeeded as the city of Lisbon, close to all major centers of the city by the new means of transport. The last Alvalade received a subway connection with this extension.

For the construction of the subway station was, as in the other this stage of construction, the architect Dinis Gomes responsible, who had designed a similar concept for all stations. The station had when it opened two 70 -meter-long side platforms and a flat, rounded ceiling platform, similar to the neighboring stations. For the design of the station turn was responsible Maria Keil. She chose the proven tiles ( azulejos ) with white background and contrasted these with numerous stripes in various shades of green.

Conversion to interchange

It changed over the years, relatively little at Alameda Station. Only with the adoption of the Plano de Expansão da Rede 1999 ( plan to expand the network to 1999) in 1990 moved the station again in the spotlight. The plan was to build that existing Ypsilon network split into three lines (blue, yellow and green ) and a new line ( red line). 1998, then operated as a continuous line distance Pontinha - Restauradores Rossio Alameda Campo Grande was divided into two lines; Pontinha - Restauradores as a blue line, the Alameda tangent line Rossio Campo Grande as a green line. After Lisbon was able to prevail in the election for the World Expo in 1998 against the Toronto, Canada, began on the construction of a new metro line. This line should initially located from the Oriente train station, right in the World Expo Park, leading up to the Alameda station, where, in turn, was crossing the Green Line connection to the center.

As part of the construction of the new subway line also extensive construction for the Alameda station were provided. The Plano de Expansão since 1999 speech also acknowledges the artistic refinement, a large frame, it should be characteristic of Lisbon's metro network. Led by the Portuguese architect Manuel Tainha was the future " Alameda I " called station, the railway station on the green line, completely remodeled. Among other things, the platforms were extended from 70 to 105 meters to the future use six-car trains can. The artist Noronha da Costa added the tile art wedge about various paintings on marble background. The station of the green line was put into operation after several months of lockout on March 3, 1998.

The station of the red line ( " Alameda II ") and the Umsteigetunnel were designed by Manuel Alberto Tainha and Barradas. The station on the red line has the usual in Lisbon two side platforms, at the same time but on the western and eastern end of an oversized large platform area, so in spite of the depth of the platform, which was necessary due to the under-crossing the green line, not to create any frames. For artistic refinement Costa Pinheiro, Alberto Carneiro and Juahana Bloomstedt were responsible. Pinheiro designed a part of Umsteigetunnels with tile motifs called Os Navegadores ( " The Sailor" ) and shows images of the Portuguese personalities such as João II, Henry the Navigator ( Infante D. Henrique ), Vasco da Gama and Fernão de Magalhães. Carneiro, so-called land art artist in turn chose several construction sculptures, which should give the underground station a touch of nature. The Finnish artist Bloomstedt designed a number of geometric figures in different marble colors.

Finally, could the red line and thus the Alameda Station II on 19 May 1998 be put into operation, three days before the opening of Expo 98 in today's Parque das Naçoes. For eleven years coming age of the trains of Oriente Station in Alameda, in the tunnel towards the west a provisional reversing facility was established. From the beginning it was planned to extend the red line on the west. 2003, work began on an extension of the Linha Vermelha about Saldanha to São Sebastião. Since August 29, 2009 Alameda is no longer a terminus. The trains run now through to São Sebastião.

Course

At the subway station connecting flights to the bus lines of the Carris.