Red Line (Lisbon Metro)

The Red Line (Portuguese: Linha Vermelha) or Orient Line (Portuguese: Linha do Oriente) is one of the four lines of the Lisbon Metro.

Red Line
Lisbon metro station Oriente
Overview
Other name(s)	Orient Line
Native name	Linha Vermelha
Owner	Government-owned corporation
Locale	Lisbon Loures Portugal
Termini	São Sebastião Aeroporto
Connecting lines
Stations	12
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Metropolitano de Lisboa
Operator(s)	Metropolitano de Lisboa, EPE
Rolling stock	ML90, ML95, ML97, ML99
History
Opened	May 19, 1998 (1998-05-19)
Technical
Line length	10 km (6.2 mi)
Character	Underground subway
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Route map poss. exp. Campo de Ourique(proj.) Amoreiras(proj.) Campolide(proj.) ventilation shaft branch line→ Blue Line Blue Line→ Praça de Espanha × Blue Line 00,000 São Sebastião⇄ Blue Line Blue Line→ Parque Yellow Line→ Campo Pequeno × Yellow Line Saldanha⇄ Yellow Line Yellow Line→ Picoas Técnico(proj. 1998) starting pit Green Line→ Arroios × Green Line branch line→ Green Line 01,910 Alameda⇄ Green Line Green Line→ Areeiro Olaias⇄ L. Cintura: Chelas (proj.) × L. Cintura Bela Vista Chelas Olivais Cabo Ruivo 06,951 Oriente⇄ L. Norte: Oriente Moscavide branch line × branch line poss. exp. Encarnação 10,277 Aeroporto poss. exp.  Topographic map