What is the name of the metro system in Lisbon, Portugal?

The metro system in Lisbon, Portugal, is the Lisbon Metro.

In Portuguese, it is called the Metro de Lisboa. The system is a rapid-transit network serving Lisbon and nearby municipalities, and it is operated by Metropolitano de Lisboa, a government-owned company. Its routes are identified by colors as well as by names associated with those colors, a useful feature for navigating the network.

The Lisbon Metro opened on 29 December 1959 and was Portugal’s first rapid-transit system. Its original route was much smaller than today’s network; decades of extensions gradually carried the metro beyond the historic center into surrounding communities.

Lisbon Tramway is the city’s separate street-running electric tram network, famous for routes such as Tram 28. Sintra Line belongs to the regional rail system, while Porto Metro serves a different Portuguese metropolitan area. Those services can connect with Lisbon’s transport network but are not alternative names for the Lisbon Metro.