Hi,
Just wanted to alert people that Comboios de Portugal recently posted an alert regarding strike related disruptions to trains September 12,14, and 16 next week: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/pt/consultar-horarios/avisos/greve-setembro
I don't see it in the English Alerts section yet, only the Portuguese. Since I have an account I also received the alert via email.
I know that most people will have accounts, but wanted to share for those that might not have received the email or who were just planning on buying tickets in person. It looks like arbitration failed require any minimum level of service be allowed and it affects a very wide range of services. It is workers of the infrastructure management company so I don't know how to gauge how bad the impact will be.
This is the google translation:
"IP Strike - Traffic disturbances - 12, 14 and 16 September | Update
We inform you that due to a strike, called by a representative organization of workers from IP - Infraestruturas de Portugal (railway infrastructure manager), disruptions are expected in the movement of trains, at national level, on the 12th, 14th and 16th of September 2022 .
No minimum services were defined by the Arbitral Tribunal.
Customers who already have tickets purchased to travel on Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, Internacional, InterRegional and Regional trains will be entitled to a refund, in the total amount of the ticket purchased, or its free revalidation for another train of the same category and in the same class.
Refunds or revalidation can be made on myCP in the “Your tickets” area (for tickets purchased at the online ticket office and CP App) up to 30 minutes before the train departure from the customer's station of origin, as well as at the ticket offices and, for reimbursement, at cp.pt by completing the online form, sending the original scan of the ticket and indicating the Name, Postal address, IBAN and NIF, up to 10 days after the strike has ended.
We regret the inconvenience caused. For information on the status of train traffic, please consult: Helpline (808 109 110 – cost of a call to the national fixed network)"