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Workers at the Lisbon Metro (Metropolitano de Lisboa) will hold 24-hour strikes this Thursday, April 9, and next Tuesday, April 14. The Arbitration Court ruled that no minimum services are required for these dates, as the strikes are not on consecutive days and do not coincide with other transport walkouts. While full service will be disrupted, safety and maintenance staff are expected to remain on duty.
Full circulation on Lisbon Metro's Red Line was restored at about 16:45 after service paused for roughly two hours following smoke detected between Oriente and Moscavide near a ventilation shaft. Fire crews said the incident involved smoke rather than active flames and the disruption began at 14:59; authorities identified a pile of rubbish near the ventilation entrance as the likely cause. Commuters and travellers using the Red Line should check for residual delays or alternate routes this evening.
Lisbon Metro workers have initiated a two-day strike, with no minimum services mandated by the Arbitration Court, resulting in a complete shutdown of the network.
No minimum services were decreed, despite the administration's request, which was not granted in court.
The stoppage will take place over two days - one of which is this Thursday.
A two-day strike begins this Thursday and will be repeated next Tuesday for the entire day. The Arbitration Court decided not to set minimum services, meaning the stoppage will be total.
Two 24-hour stoppages have been scheduled, one on Thursday and another next Tuesday, Fectrans confirmed to RTP Antena 1. No minimum services were decreed.
The only ferry operating the route had been broken down since Sunday. With the Almadense also out of service, Transtejo admits to a planning failure and aims to restore service before the public holiday.
A dispute between the transport companies Rede Expressos and Flixbus raises questions about the future operations at the Sete Rios bus terminal.
Flixbus states that the court has recognised that the terminal has available capacity and says it trusts that Rede Expressos “will comply with the obligation to immediately grant access that was imposed upon it.”
“At the moment, it is not possible to predict the duration of the interruption, which may be extended,” reads the post.
The works are expected to take place in the first half of this year and to last around eight months.
The works are expected to last around eight months.
A landslide occurred in the Campolide area of Lisbon in the early hours; further details are still emerging.
Information updated by Civil Protection.
