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The CP will reduce the number of machines that must run at rush hour on two of the main lines. According to Diário de Notícias, the Sintra line is the most affected.
On August 5th, there will be no more direct train between Sintra and Alverca, which only ran during peak hours between 06:26 and 09:26. And the connection between Mira Sintra-Melecas and Rossio will be done every half hour, instead of every 20 minutes.
On the Cascais line, trains will run every 15 minutes instead of 12, between Cais do Sodré and Cascais. And in the peak hours, there will be less than two trains per hour.
Also cuts on the West Line. There is no direct train between Caldas da Rainha and Coimbra, which lasts one hour and 55 minutes. Passengers will have to tranship at Amieira Station for a triple electric car manufacturer, which has not been used for 5 years. There will be only two trips a day, instead of three, between Caldas da Rainha and Sta Apolónia.
The Workers Committee of the CP, which SIC has tried to listen without success, reveals to Diário de Notícias that it is necessary to save material so that the parts can be used on Other trains and assumes that there is no money to buy new parts. that exists must be distributed differently.
The problems of these three lines can affect as much, since the company that provides maintenance and repair of the trains, the EMEF, has neither the staff nor the 39, money to meet the needs.
SIC contacted CP – Portugal is training to see when services could return to normal, but the public company declined to comment.
Alfa Pendular and Intercidades will also be involved in the calendar, and the trip between Lisbon and Porto will take another 6 minutes. The first Intercity train, since the removal of the first Alfa, began leaving Lisbon half an hour later: at 6:30 am. The last trip will continue at 9:30 pm
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