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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.
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...
The Cais do Sodré metro station in Lisbon will be temporarily closed to the public between 8 and 26 August as part of construction work for the future Circular line.
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
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.
The works are expected to last around eight months.
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.
