Lisbon’s yellow line between Cidade Universitária and Lumiar stations will be disrupted for the next two weekend mornings due to work, the transport company announced this Monday.
“On November 18-19 and 25-26, Campo Grande (yellow line) and Quinta das Conchas stations will be closed, so traffic on the yellow line between Cidade Universitária and Lumiar stations will be interrupted until 1:00. pm,” the Metropolitano de Lisboa said in a statement.
During these two weekends, from 6:30 to 13:00, the Yellow metro line, which provides connections between Rato and Odivelas, “will be in the sections between Lumiar/Odivelas/Lumiar and Cidade Universitária/Rato.” /University of Cidade,” the company said, noting that the Campo Grande station on the Verde line will operate as usual.
These temporary changes to traffic on the metro’s Yellow Line are due to “railway work to integrate the Circle Line with a new signaling system” as part of the network expansion plan, extending the Yellow and Green lines. the company clarified.
“Service will be normalized from 13:00, the time when service begins on the entire yellow line,” Metropolitano confirmed.
Justifying the changes planned for the next two weekends on the Yellow Line, the company said that the work “due to its nature (interference with railway lines) and complexity is not compatible with the safe movement of trains and with the operation of normal transport services.”
Work on the railroad will begin shortly after the shutdown, Metropolitano said. [o serviço encerra à 01h00] and “have been planned to limit the impact on passenger traffic as much as possible.”
During this period of interruption, the Metropolitano de Lisboa proposes the use of Carris routes, namely 736 (Rossio-Odivelas), with day and night service, to connect Entrecampos/Cidade Universitária – Lumiar.
For the Campo Grande (metro) – Lumiar connection, users can take the Carris bus 717 – Praça do Chile – Fetais – 24-hour service, 796 – Campo Grande (metro) – Galinheiras, 43B – Paço do Lumiar / Campo Grande (metro). ) – Lumiar and 44B – Paço do Lumiar / Lumiar traffic – Campo Grande (metro).
The Entrecampos – Universidad – Campo Grande section includes route 701 – Campo Grande (metro) – Campo Orique, the public transport company said.
The opening of the new Metropolitano de Lisbon ring line, scheduled to open in 2024, which will connect Rato station with Cais do Sodre, extending the network by a further two kilometers, creating a ring in the center of Lisbon and connecting which combine and integrate several types of transport.
The Lisbon Metro operates daily on four lines: yellow (Rato – Odivelas), green (Telheiras – Cais do Sodre), blue (Reboleira – Santa Apolonia) and red (airport – São Sebastian).
The metro usually operates from 6:30 to 1:00.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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