Lisbon and Porto by train will take another 6 minutes

The train trip between Lisbon and Porto will take another six minutes from August 5th. This is the impact of the renovation works on the railway line that take place in the northern line, in the section between Ovar and Gaia, by Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP). CP, however, will not reduce the number of trips.

"The increase in the travel time of some trains comes from the interventions to be made in the infrastructure. By decision of the intellectual property, speed limits are defined for the movement of the trains on the sections of road ", justifies the official source of intellectual property at Dinheiro Vivo

in the Intercités : in the Alfa Pendular, the journey between Lisbon-Santa Apolonia and Porto-Campanhã will take 2 hours and 50 minutes, instead of the current 2 hours and 44 minutes, the Intercidades trip will last 3 hours and 16 minutes instead of the current 3 hours and 8 minutes, according to the CP's official page

The first morning train will also leave later: the first train from Lisbon to Porto will start at 6:30 (instead of 6:00); The time changes also affect the connection between Braga and Lisbon which will take another five m inutes if the trip is made by Alfa Pendular: 3 hours and 30 minutes (instead of 3 hours and 25 minutes). The trip between these cities should continue to last 3 hours and 56 minutes when Intercity trains are used

There is no change in the duration or number of trips on the remaining long-haul routes.

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The renovation or construction of railway lines also covers other parts of the country. IP will begin work between Cerdeira and Guarda, in the Beira Alta line, under the Ferrovia 2020 program. With a budget of 11 million euros, this intervention will take 10 months and will last more than 14 months.

The Minister also took the opportunity to launch the call for tenders for the renewal of the signaling system of the national rail network, valued at 63 million euros, according to the 39, call for tenders launched by the Minister of Planning and Infrastructure