CP determines the internal estimate of an overcrowded train that has stopped near Benfica station.

CP determines the internal estimate of an overcrowded train that has stopped near Benfica station.

This Thursday, CP announced that it had begun an internal assessment of the incident on the train, which was still full due to the strike and which was stopped near Benfica station in Lisbon after a passenger sounded the alarm.

In a statement, CP explained that at 7:43 pm on Wednesday, a passenger sounded the alarm on a train from Lisbon to Sintra and that “the train was moving with a full load.”

He added that the train had stopped between Campolide and Benfica stations, about 700 meters from the station.

The train was included in the minimum services set for Wednesday’s strike and ran “45 minutes late as a result of assistance provided to passengers on the immediately preceding trip,” CP also noted.

Videos posted on social media show carriages full of passengers and several people walking on the railroad tracks after the train had stopped.

In the publications, passengers reported that the train was still crowded and that it had stopped for more than an hour.

A source from the Lisbon Metropolitan Command (Cometlis) PSP told Luza late on Wednesday that some passengers felt unwell on the train from Lisbon to Sintra and someone activated the emergency brake.

Speaking to reporters on the spot, PSP representatives said that only one woman on the train needed medical attention.

The SR statement emphasizes that “while the inspector was following security procedures and walking towards the car where the alarm went off, some passengers opened the car doors and got on the line.”

Also, according to the company, a representative of the authorities on board requested reinforcements from the operators, who, after arriving at the site and with the help of CP workers, removed the network panel restricting access to the railway line and directed passengers for a walk outside. a place where pedestrian traffic is prohibited.

“While this incident did not cause serious physical harm to people on board, CP regrets the situation and apologizes to affected passengers for any inconvenience caused,” CP said in a press release, adding that “an internal evaluation has been launched.”

According to data sent to Lusa, this Wednesday, from 00:00 to 18:00, CP suppressed 746 trains out of 985 planned, on another day of strikes by several carrier unions.

During this period, the KP operated 239 trains, performing the minimum specified services, which corresponds to a suppression rate of 75.7%.

In long-distance traffic, CP blocked 43 trains out of 58 planned, and in regional traffic, 199 trains out of about 261 did not run.

In the city of Lisbon, 354 out of 468 scheduled trains were delayed, and in Porto, 150 trains out of about 198 did not depart.

CP workers started new strikes on Monday, with the carrier warning of “serious unrest” until Thursday to protest the stalemate in wage negotiations, which also involves Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP).