No trains between Marco de Canaveses and Régua until 24 March inclusive: CP is running replacement buses
As of 3 November, no trains are running on the Douro line between Marco de Canaveses and Peso da Régua: the section, about 47 km long, is being electrified and overhead lines are being installed. Trains will be back on 25 March 2027, according to Infraestruturas de Portugal, the company responsible for the railways. The work will cost €110 million.
Trains between Porto and Marco de Canaveses run as normal; beyond that, passengers change to a bus. CP has laid on two kinds of bus. Some run non-stop from Caíde station to Régua; others run from Marco de Canaveses to Régua, stopping at every station: Mosteirô, Aregos, Mirão, Ermida, Rede and Caldas de Moledo. CP warns that journeys may take longer in rain or heavy traffic.
Bicycles, scooters and wheelchairs are not allowed on these buses.
The work as a whole is expected to take three years, and the line will be closed twice more. This closure falls in winter, when passenger and tourist numbers are at their lowest.
