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Services are being affected by a strike that is expected to continue 'for several weeks'.
There is no estimate for when the service will resume. According to CP (Comboios de Portugal), services remain suspended on the Coimbra suburban network, on the Douro Line between Régua and Pocinho, on the Oeste Line and on the Northern Line, with long-distance services between Braga and Lisbon cancelled.
Rail services on the Linha do Norte between Castanheira do Ribatejo and Alverca (Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon) were suspended at about 06:00 due to flooding of the track, CP – Comboios de Portugal confirmed. The suspension affects local commuter links on this section and comes as the declared state of calamity for the area has been extended until 8 February; authorities and the operator are monitoring conditions and assessing restoration timelines.
Service suspensions between São Pedro do Estoril and Cascais on 8 and 28 February and 1 March. The works aim to strengthen safety and improve the reliability of the service.
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.
