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After more than a month without trains or alternative services, CP will have buses starting next week at almost all stops between Mira Sintra-Meleças and Caldas da Rainha. Meanwhile, IP states that conditions are met to resume train services to Louriçal in the coming days.
After more than a month without trains or alternative services on the Oeste Line, CP will have buses running from next week at almost all stops between Mira Sintra - Meleças and Caldas da Rainha.
Until the schedules are normalised, services will be increased during peak hours, with trains every 15 minutes stopping at all stations.
Since Thursday, the Cascais line has been experiencing service cuts, with trains running every half hour and no forecast for normalisation. On social media, there are complaints about delays and conditions.
Train services on the North Line between Castanheira do Ribatejo and Alverca have been suspended since 6am due to flooding on the railway. The local council is also restricting access to the Tagus River at Terreiro do Paço as a safety measure.
Infraestruturas de Portugal says adverse weather in recent days has been affecting normal rail operations.
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.
IP teams are on site making every effort to resolve the situation and to restore, as soon as possible, circulation and safety conditions.
Train services on several sections of the Northern Line, the Beira Baixa and Oeste lines and on the Alfarelos branch in Coimbra were suspended at 09:00 today due to problems caused by adverse weather, Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) said.
Due to the impact of the Kristin low-pressure system across Portugal, CP has suspended ticket sales for Alfa Pendular and Intercidades services on the Norte, Beira Alta and Beira Baixa lines until Thursday.
CP reports that, due to track problems caused by bad weather, services are also suspended on the Southern, Western and Sado lines.
The company had already warned of possible disruptions to train services due to worsening weather caused by the passage of Storm Ingrid.
The Government presented a package of measures aimed at transforming Portugal's mobility system.
The Minister of Infrastructure today declared the work on the railway line between Évora and the border with Spain complete, but revealed that trains will only start running at the end of the year or in early 2027.
Train services on the West Line, which were interrupted due to a train derailment following a landslide near the Alcainça stop, between Malveira and Mafra, have been resumed, according to a source from Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP).