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The Cais do Sodré metro station in Lisbon will be closed to the public from August 8 to August 26. The closure is required for railway signalling upgrades as part of the construction of the new Circular Line, with bus services provided by Carris as an alternative.
Vehicle transport on the Trafaria-Belém ferry route in Lisbon will resume this Monday following the completion of repairs to the Lisbonense vessel, which had been out of service since early April.
Lisbon’s Marquês de Pombal metro station will undergo around four months of maintenance works aimed at improving user conditions and overall upkeep; authorities stress the station will remain open and train services will be uninterrupted. The intervention is presented as routine maintenance with minimal impact on commuters, with operations and timetables maintained throughout the works.
Train conductors, ticket office staff, and CP managers will hold a one-day strike on October 30th to demand better working conditions.
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At issue is the need to improve working conditions, ensure a salary update that takes into account the loss of purchasing power, and guarantee that matters regarding work organization are subject to collective bargaining instead of unilateral company decisions.
Minimum services are in place on the Cacilhas–Universidade line
The trade unions representing the workers have issued new notices of partial strike action for October 28 and 30, between 05:00 and 10:00.
Normally, the service operates between 06:30 and 01:00. The stoppages affect the 600,000 passengers who travel in the city daily.
Lisbon faces a day of transport chaos, with the Metro shutdown lasting until 6:30 am on Thursday. Images show crowded stops, full buses, and heavy traffic accessing the capital.
To allow for the necessary work for the station's reopening, the section between Martim Moniz and Cais do Sodré will be closed this Wednesday at 23:00.
Does it make sense to talk about rush hours on the busiest crossing of the Tagus River? On the infrastructure's 60th anniversary, the toll supervisor argues that there are certain periods of heavier traffic, but in the summer 'it is almost all day long'. Haste is a constant, and curiosity has already spoken louder, says one of the 'neighbours': there is a community group that moved next to the 25 de Abril Bridge in the same year it was inaugurated.
Traffic conditions are severely congested for those entering Lisbon across the bridges during the evening rush hour.
The Lisbon Metro Blue Line will operate on a reduced schedule during August weekends, closing at midnight on Fridays and opening at 07:30 on Saturdays and Sundays, the transport operator announced this Thursday. In a statement, the company justified the temporary schedule adjustment with the need to carry out technical tests for the new...
Despite the phased closure of the platforms, “the station will remain in service throughout the entire construction period.”
The extension of the service, highlighted the Oeiras municipality, coincides with the start of the Alive festival.
Transtejo Soflusa service will have an experimental period
Most consider the day to be calmer than a typical weekday, pointing to the possibility of holidays and remote work as the main reasons. However, in transport, even minimum services are failing for those trying to get to work on time.
The Arbitration Court has determined minimum services for the CGTP strike at Carris. Bus routes serving hospitals and schools will operate at 100% capacity in the morning and afternoon, and at 50% during the remaining hours.
Extraordinary travel support only covers those placed at least 70 kilometres from home.
The works are expected to last around eight months.
After some suspense in recent weeks, the date was finally revealed: the Pink Line, which will link the existing Casa da Música and São Bento metro stations, will begin operating by March 2027, despite the project being completed in the final quarter of this year, the president of Metro do ... announced on Tuesday.
Passengers on trains linking the Alentejo and Lisbon say it is increasingly difficult to secure a journey to get to work.
The buses reportedly recorded their worst performance in terms of average speed. They are now running at 13.6 kilometres per hour. The company expects speeds to become even slower next year.
