How to tell which end of the Metro platform to stand on, and other survival tips for the Lisbon subway system

Raymond Chen April 7, 2008 Apr 7, 2008 04/7/08

The Metropolitano de Lisboa includes an English-language list of tips for riding the Metro. Here are some more tips that all the locals know, but which no guide book tells you. In most subway systems, trains outside of peak hours are not full-length but rather fill only part of the station. In the subway systems I'm familiar with in the ...