Rail traffic on the Cascais line will be closed again on the Oeiras-Cascais section on Sunday from 5:30 to 8:40 due to modernization work, Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) said on Friday.
The IP statement indicates that alternative road transport will be provided during this period.
The closure of the Cascais line for this period already took place last Sunday.
“We are grateful for a better understanding of any disruption that periodic rail bans may cause as this is essential to continue the work being done and improve the quality, efficiency and safety of the public railway. transport services in Cascais,” can be read in the published note.
Rail traffic on the Cascais line has been restricted in recent weeks following a March 19 fire at the Cais do Sodré electrical substation caused by a cable-laying maneuver as part of work on the Lisbon metro.
According to a source from CP – Comboios de Portugal, who told Lusa, since then train services have remained limited, with fewer stops and stops at all stations.
The same source said in early April that six trains operate during rush hour, and three per hour outside of this period.
The causes of the fire, as explained by the same source, “are not related to the modernization works of the Cascais line that are ongoing, and do not interfere with the normal progress of these works, which are taking place at this stage between the municipalities of Oeiras and Cascais.”