New Lisbon Public Transit System Map
Mapa da rede de Transporte Público de Lisboa (Carris)
February 2021-Fevereiro de 2021
Further about this network map
Synthetic graphic semiology
Because this map is made first to help the user sorting the mass of detail that a transit network presents.
Only four colors are used for the depiction of the surface network:
– blue for trams,
– magenta for bus routes serving the historic city-center (i.e. Baixa, Rossio, Praça da Figueira)
– dark gray for complementary bus routes
– orange-yellow for bus routes with very high headways, below 10’ (more than 6 buses per hour).
In association with three line-weights to distinguish the lines regarding their headway or frequency:
– thin lines for toutes with headways above 20’
– medium lines for routes with headways between 10 and 15’
– thick lines for routes with very frequent headways, below 10’ (associated to the orange bright color).
The base map -- which I drew too -- is toned down in light gray, with all the landmarks and points of interest labelled in a different typeface (with serif) than the information regarding the network, which are in a sans-serif font, in black and oriented at 45°.
The termini (end/beginning of routes) are signaled by the route number bullet:
– full disk with the number in solid white for the regular end of line
– outlined circle with the number in the route’s color for other types of service.
The other transports services are distinguished by the grain (or texture) and a unique color (medium gray) for their lines:
– The four metro routes are shown in thick rounded dashed lines, the stations are indicated by circles in the color of the line.
– The train lines are shown in thick discontinued lines, the stations are indicated by a full medium gray square, with the CP logo nearby.
Only major geographic features, such as green areas or parcs and the Tagus River are shown in natural color, here a medium green and ligh blue, in order to visualize the basic form of the city.
