Trains between Torres Vedras and Caldas da Rainha resume on 15 November. Part of the journey to Lisbon is still by bus
From 15 November, trains will once again run between Torres Vedras and Caldas da Rainha on the Linha do Oeste, the western railway line. The section has been closed since 28 January, when Storm Kristin damaged the embankments and the track. Infraestruturas de Portugal, the state company responsible for the railways, has stabilised the embankments and relaid the track, the infrastructure ministry said (ECO; Notícias ao Minuto).
Further north, the line has already reopened: from Louriçal to Figueira da Foz since 23 February, and from Caldas da Rainha to Louriçal since 16 March. The southernmost section, between Mira Sintra-Meleças, near Cacém station on the Sintra line, and Torres Vedras, remains closed, and the ministry has not said when it will reopen.
Passengers travelling on this line from Lisbon still have to take a bus from Meleças to Torres Vedras and change to the train there. The ministry says the bus timetable will be adjusted to connect with the trains running north from Torres Vedras.
