Picoas station

Picoas
General information
Location	Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo, Lisbon  Portugal
Coordinates	38°43′52″N 9°8′49″W / 38.73111°N 9.14694°W / 38.73111; -9.14694
Owner	Government-owned corporation
Operator	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line	Yellow Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	No
Architect	Falcão e Cunha
Other information
Station code	PI
Fare zone	L
History
Opened	29 December 1959 (66 years ago) (1959-12-29)
Rebuilt	9 November 1982 (43 years ago) (1982-11-09) 3 April 1995 (31 years ago) (1995-04-03)
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station Saldanha towards Odivelas Yellow Line Marquês de Pombal towards Rato
Route map Legend ↑ Saldanha  Picoas  ↓ Marquês de Pombal
Location

Picoas station is part of the Yellow Line of the Lisbon Metro, located on the north side of the city centre on Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo.

History

Picoas is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on 29 December 1959.^{[citation needed]}

The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha. On 9 November 1982, the station was extended, based on the architectural design of Benoliel de Carvalho. On 3 April 1995, the station was refurbished, based on the architectural design of Dinis Gomes.

Connections

v t e Yellow Line
Legend
Odivelas Senhor Roubado Ameixoeira Lumiar Quinta das Conchas Campo Grande  Green  Cidade Universitária Entre Campos Campo Pequeno Saldanha  Red  Picoas Marquês de Pombal  Blue  Rato

See also

• List of Lisbon metro stations

References

External links

Media related to Picoas (Lisbon Metro) at Wikimedia Commons

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