The Metropolitano de Lisboa’s Alto dos Moinhos station will close at 9 p.m. on Tuesday due to the Benfica/Juventus Champions League football match in Estádio da Luz, which will reopen at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, he said. know the company.
The workers of the Metropolitano de Lisboa are on strike this Tuesday and only the minimum shifts of 25% of the circulation are fulfilled.
In a statement released early in the afternoon, Metropolitano de Lisboa said the closure of the Alto dos Moinhos station “aimed to allow for greater control over fans on the network” and “the resulting improvement in the quality of the service to be provided, taking into account the limitations and limitations of the services operating this Tuesday at 25% (minimum services) as determined by the arbitral tribunal”.
The remaining stations of the four metro lines are “in full operation”, the company also states in the note, thanking users for understanding “the inconveniences resulting from working with restrictions due to the strike”.
Anabela Carvalheira, of the Federation of Transport and Communications Unions (FECTRANS), spoke to the Lusa agency this morning. said there were waiting times of 15 to 20 minutes as a result of the 24-hour strike by Lisbon metro workers, demanding better working conditions and salary increases.
On the Metropolitano de Lisboa website, the company states that due to the strike, the interval between trains is expected to “be longer than 20 minutes, during the day”.
Also according to the carrier, the normalization of the service is expected from Wednesday 06:30 (usual opening time).
Metropolitano de Lisboa operates four lines daily: Yellow (Rato-Odivelas), Green (Telheiras-Cais do Sodré), Blue (Reboleira-Santa Apolónia) and Red (Airport-São Sebastião).
Normally the metro runs between 06:30 and 01:00.
Source: DN
