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During New Year’s Eve, transport operators are rearranging schedules, eliminating any offerings, or ending services earlier. Find out what are the changes established in CP, Lisbon Metro, Carris, STCP and Metro do Porto for this time of year.
CP
During the New Year period, “CP – Comboios de Portugal will adjust its offer to the expected demand, taking into account the usual drop in demand registered on these dates,” the company reveals, in a statement sent to Executive Digest.
Thus, he explains, “the main changes in the offer are translated, globally, in the suppression of some trains, in the closing periods of December 31, 2020 and in the morning of January 1, 2021”.
«On December 31, these suppressions take place from 4:00 p.m. in the circulation of the Long Distance, Alfa Pendular and Intercity trains, and from 7:30 p.m. on the Regional, Urbano Porto and Coimbra. On January 1, they focus mainly on sunrise and morning, “he adds in the same note.
CP also points out that “customers who have already purchased tickets to travel on trains that are not performed during this period, can request a refund, in the total amount of the ticket, or its revalidation.”
Metropolitan of Lisbon
Contrary to what happened at Christmas, on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Eve, Metro de Lisboa will operate in its normal schedule, remaining the same without changes, even with fewer wagons.
«Metropolitano e Lisboa will maintain its usual hours of operation during the New Year, ending the service at 1:00 am at night from December 31 to January 1 and starting again at 6:30 am on January 1, 2021 », In response to Executive Digest.
“More informs that on the night of December 31, it will circulate with compositions of six wagons on all lines until 1:00 am, closing time for the public,” he adds.
Carris
Carris, “given the significant drop in demand” during the holidays, “in particular on January 1,” will carry out its services “with some adjustments,” it indicates in a note sent.
In this way, in the period between December 28 and 31 (from Monday to Thursday), the “Summer Business Days Hours” are in force. In turn, on January 1 (Friday), the changes are already more specific and in greater numbers, the company details.
Thus, the “August Holiday Hours” are in force, with a reduction in service at the beginning of the morning in an important part of the races; Row 722 will be suspended; Lines 12E and 725 are suspended from 2.30pm.
In addition, on this same day, all Barrio Carreras, except 40B, are suspended from operation, due to the “Mandatory curfew, imposed from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. after the declaration of the state of emergency.”
STCP
The Sociedade de Transportes Colectivos do Porto (STCP) will operate on Saturdays and without service at dawn on New Year’s Day and Metro do Porto will operate until 11 pm, the companies announced today.
In a statement, STCP explains that it has adjusted the schedules of its buses after the renewal of the State of Emergency and the “reduced expected demand” for the next few days, and on Thursday, the last day of the year, the buses of the network. they will operate on Saturday.
On January 1, the early morning service will not be carried out and from 06:00 hours the schedule “Sundays and holidays” will come into effect, with a reduction in offer from 13:00 on some lines.
As for the tram network, the operator indicates that they will work with the usual hours and with pick-up until 7:00 p.m. on December 31, and on Friday the service will be suspended. On January 2, 3, the bus network schedules remain unchanged, with the offer reduction starting at 1:00 p.m.
Porto Metro
Metro do Porto announced today that, on the different lines of the network, the last departures on December 31 take place “around eleven at night”.
“On the last night of the year, Metro do Porto works only until 11 at night, in line with the mobility restrictions in force in the state of emergency,” he says. On Friday, the operation of the Metro will be “identical to that of holidays”, starting at 06:00.
On January 2 and 3, the normal offer will be available, with “all trips in single vehicles”. The operator added that it will resume normal operation on Monday, January 4.
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