Mobility

Lisbon Metro misses 2025 accessibility target and delays elevators in four stations to 2028

The Lisbon Metro has failed to reach its target of 93% full accessibility by 2025, now reporting 86% coverage. The installation of elevators at Alto dos Moinhos, Anjos, Jardim Zoológico, and Laranjeiras has been postponed from 2027 to 2028 due to pending municipal approval processes, while the Avenida station remains scheduled for 2027. Additionally, the Parque station is currently considered technically unfeasible for elevator installation, and the company plans to replace the faulty elevators at the Pontinha station by the summer of 2027.

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If you rely on elevator access at the Alto dos Moinhos, Anjos, Jardim Zoológico, or Laranjeiras stations, you will face a longer wait for these improvements, as they are now expected only by 2028.

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