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Three months after Storm Kristin, passengers continue to face significant delays in receiving refunds for cancelled trips from CP, which claims to have resolved 75% of cases and promises completion soon.
Partial service on the West Line resumes this Monday following severe storm damage, though long-term recovery efforts continue.
Infraestruturas de Portugal has announced the partial reopening of the Oeste Line between Caldas da Rainha and Louriçal on March 16 following storm damage repairs, while the Beira Baixa Line will implement partial bus replacement services.
Portugal’s main passenger train operator, CP, has restored its full service following a drop in temperatures, while maintaining preventive measures on long-distance trains, after the heatwave disrupted rail services. In The post Train services return to normal as temperatures start to fall appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Train travel across the Algarve is set for its biggest improvement in decades, with electric trains due to operate along the entire railway line from July 19, bringing direct services The post Algarve to get end-to-end electric trains from July 19 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
CP has restored its full commercial service following a drop in temperatures, while maintaining preventive measures on long-distance trains after the heatwave disrupted rail travel. The company continues to manage occupancy on certain long-distance routes by blocking seat sales on critical services and will keep providing water at key stations. Trains will continue to have curtains drawn while parked to improve climate control. Over the last three days, 18 Intercidades services were cancelled to prevent cooling system failures. The company noted that extreme heat also affected infrastructure, including signalling and overhead lines, and that fire risks necessitated temporary service suspensions. CP denied that the issues were due to poor maintenance, though it acknowledged that older train models have limitations regarding modern air conditioning standards.
The company also informs that passengers affected by the cancellations can request an exchange or a refund of their tickets at no additional cost.
CP admits that extreme temperatures pose additional challenges to the operation of the railway system and, therefore, has decided to temporarily reduce service on some Intercidades connections.
Electrification of the Algarve railway line is complete, but there is still no indication of when electric trains will be running between Lagos and Vila Real de Santo António. Manuel Tão, a professor at the University of the Algarve, argues for an immediate move towards a connection to Spain and Faro airport, instead of the Metrobus, as well as the reactivation of the connection to Beja.
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While remaining above 37 million passengers, there was lower demand on this urban service between Lisbon and Cascais. Infraestruturas de Portugal anticipates that it will be possible to add more trains to the line once modernisation works are completed after 2028. However, it warns that the final decision rests with CP, which intends to deploy the first new trains as soon as they are received.
Minimum services have been defined covering several essential connections, namely the Alfa Pendular and Intercidades, as well as InterRegional and Regional services.
Purchases are only available between April 22 and May 6 on the company's website and app.
A warning to avoid train travel in Portugal, reported by the Canadian edition of Correio da Manhã.
Civic commissions from the West and Beira Baixa regions are dissatisfied with the alternative road transport provided by CP.
After five months of construction work, passengers will see the Douro Line fully reopened, with the restoration of the section between Marco de Canaveses and Régua on April 2nd.
CP will use 2240 series electric multiple units while the international Celta train, which connects Porto to Vigo, requires a road transfer in Galicia for one year.
The delays in the inauguration of the electrification of the Algarve line and the delays in high-speed rail are other topics in this episode.
The opening of this section of the Oeste Line will take place on Monday, “following the completion of work to restore circulation conditions, after damage caused by severe weather.”
An addendum to the contract with the Alstom-DST consortium was signed in Aveiro. Between 2025 and 2031, there will not be a single year without the delivery of new rolling stock.
A month and a half after storm Kristin, CP still does not have replacement bus services on any of the lines closed due to bad weather.
