The Lisbon Metro keeps the Blue Line closed during the day of one of the most important games of the Portuguese soccer championship, but compensates with buses between Campo Grande and Estádio da Luz.
The Lisbon Metro will ensure, on April 7, transport between Campo Grande station and Estádio Luz for fans wishing to watch the game between SL Benfica and FC Porto. The objective is to mitigate the constraints caused by the closure of the Blue Line due to the installation of a new signaling and control system for the network.
Between 3 and 11 PM, Metro will provide "coming and going" buses, duly identified, which will make the routes between Campo Grande (near the NOS building) and Estádio da Luz (near the 2ª Circular viaduct). Navegante tickets and passes will be accepted, valid on the Lisbon Metro network. The buses, rented from the Barraqueiro company, will always be circulating between the two points and the frequency will depend only on the time it takes to pick up passengers and take the route.
Lisbon Metro passengers can also walk to Estádio da Luz from the following stations: Campo Grande (Yellow and Green lines) or Telheiras (Green line), crossing the Telheiras neighborhood towards Colombo, and Cidade Universitária (Yellow line), walking through the University Stadium.
Additionally, Metro de Lisboa recommends the use of alternative surface transportation, namely:
Carris
Careers that go to Military College/Light:
- 750 | Oriente - Algés [connection with the Green Line in Campo Grande]
- 767 | Campo Mártires da Pátria - Reboleira [connection with the Green Line in Campo Grande and Telheiras].
- 778 | Campo Grande (Subway) - Colégio Militar/Luz (Subway)
- 799 | Military School - Alfragide
- 70B | Military College (Circulation)
Buses that go to areas near the stadium:
- 747 | Campo Grande (Metro) - Pontinha (Metro)
- 768 | University City - Alcoutins Farm [points in common with the Metro Blue Line axis: Alto dos Moinhos; Colégio Militar; Largo da Luz; Carnide and Pontinha].
Other careers that can indirectly serve areas of Alto dos Moinhos and Colégio Militar:
- 58B | Sete Rios (circulation)
- 701 | Campo Grande (Metro) - Campo Ourique
- 703 | Charneca - Santa Cruz Neighborhood
- 754 | Campo Pequeno - Alfragide
CP
- Sintra line: exit at Benfica station and walk to the stadium
- Waistline: departure at Sete Rios station and pedestrian route to the stadium
In a communiqué, Metro de Lisboa "thanks its customers for their understanding for the inconvenience caused by the performance of these works, which are fundamental to ensure the service of the subway network with quality and safety".
The circulation on Lisbon's Metro Blue Line will be interrupted between April 7th and 10th for the installation of a new train control and signaling system Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC)This will shorten distances between trains and shorten waiting times for passengers.
