The Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro resumes its full circulation at 11:00 p.m. after collapse in the works area – Society



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Metropolitano de Lisboa guarantees that all technical and safety conditions are met to open the circulation of the Blue line and expects full circulation at 11 pm this Thursday.

The circulation of the Blue line of the Lisbon Metro has been interrupted since Tuesday after a drilling of the dome of the Lisbon Metropolitan tunnel between the S. Sebastião and Praça de Espanha stations. It was not possible to circulate during the last three days on the Laranjeiras and Marquês de loft section of the Azul line. According to the institution’s statement, “the event was caused by a technical error in the work carried out under the responsibility of the Lisbon City Council.”

The collapse of the Lisbon metro occurred in an area of ​​requalification works and caused four minor injuries that caused panic among metropolitan travelers.

The institution advances in a statement that an investigation was opened to find out the “damages inflicted on the superstructure, infrastructure and rolling stock involved, as well as the remaining damages caused, directly and indirectly, to the company, due to the replacement, as soon as possible , of the conditions necessary for normality. operational services.



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