In a statement sent to newsrooms, the company that operates public rail transport indicated that “90.4% of the suspensions were due to strikes, while the rest resulted from accidents, incidents with passengers and bad weather”.

“Only 2.5% are related to damage to rolling stock”, adds CP, saying that the “vast majority” of delays were caused by modernisation works on the railways, which is the responsibility of Infraestruturas de Portugal.

“With this, we do not intend to apologise, but rather to clarify the current situation”, continues the company, recognising that there are “challenges to be overcome”.

CP states that in 2023 there were 442 units in circulation, 12 more than in 2022 and 18% more compared to 2019, when there were 375 units.