Jardim Zoológico Station

Jardim Zoológico station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro.

Jardim Zoológico
General information
Location	Praça General Humberto Delgado, Lisbon  Portugal
Coordinates	38°44′31″N 9°10′7″W
Owned by	Government-owned corporation
Operated by	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Sete Rios
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Falcão e Cunha
Other information
Station code	JZ
Fare zone	L
History
Opened	29 December 1959 (64 years ago) (1959-12-29)
Rebuilt	25 July 1995 (29 years ago) (1995-07-25)
Previous names	Sete Rios
Services
Preceding station Lisbon Metro Following station Laranjeiras towards Reboleira Blue Line Praça de Espanha towards Santa Apolónia
Route map Legend ↑ Laranjeiras  Jardim Zoológico  ↓ Praça de Espanha

v t e Blue Line
Legend
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 Baixa-Chiado  Green  Terreiro do Paço Santa Apolónia

History

It is one of the 11 stations that belong to the original Lisbon Metro network, opened on 29 December 1959. This station is located on Praça General Humberto Delgado, connecting to the Sete Rios Railway Station (Sintra and Azambuja Lines) and the Sete Rios Bus terminal. It takes its name from the nearby Lisbon Zoo.

The architectural design of the original station is by Falcão e Cunha. On 25 July 1995 the station was extended and refurbished, based on the architectural design of Benoliel de Carvalho.^[1]

Connections

Urban buses

Carris

• 701 Campo Grande (Metro) ⇄ Campo de Ourique (Prazeres)
• 716 Alameda D. A. Henriques ⇄ Benfica - Al. Padre Álvaro Proença
• 726 Sapadores ⇄ Pontinha Centro
• 731 Av. José Malhoa ⇄ Moscavide Centro
• 746 Marquês de Pombal ⇄ Estação Damaia
• 754 Campo Pequeno ⇄ Alfragide
• 755 Poço do Bispo ⇄ Sete Rios
• 758 Cais do Sodré ⇄ Portas de Benfica
• 768 Cidade Universitária ⇄ Quinta dos Alcoutins
• 770 Sete Rios - Circulação via Bairro do Calhau / Serafina^[2]

Aerobus

• Linha 2 Aeroporto ⇄ Sete Rios^[3]

Rail

Main article: Sete Rios railway station

Comboios de Portugal

• Sintra ⇄ Lisboa - Oriente
• Sintra ⇄ Alverca
• Alcântara-Terra ⇄ Castanheira do Ribatejo
• Lisboa - Santa Apolónia ⇄ Leiria (Regional)
• Lisboa - Santa Apolónia ⇄ Caldas da Rainha (Regional)
• Lisboa - Santa Apolónia ⇄ Torres Vedras (Regional)
• Lisboa - Oriente ⇄ Évora (Intercities)
• Lisboa - Oriente ⇄ Faro (Intercities)^[4]

Fertagus

• Setúbal ⇄ Roma-Areeiro
• Coina ⇄ Roma-Areeiro^[5]

See also

• List of Lisbon metro stations

References

1. "Sete Rios". Metropolitano de Lisboa (in Portuguese). Transportes de Lisboa de Lisboa.
2. Seara.com. carris.pt http://www.carris.pt/en/home/. Retrieved 2017-07-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Aerobus | Airport Bus Transport - Home". aerobus.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
4. Portugal, Comboios de. "CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal". CP.PT | Comboios de Portugal. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
5. "Fertagus". fertagus.pt. Archived from the original on 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

External links

Media related to Metro station Jardim Zoológico (Lisboa) at Wikimedia Commons