On Lisbon's urban routes, of the 109 planned trains, 71 were cancelled, and on long-distance routes, 13 were scheduled and 12 were cancelled.

In Porto's urban areas, 52 connections were scheduled and 30 were cancelled.

As for regional trains, of the 68 scheduled, 56 were cancelled, according to the carrier.

Contacted by Lusa this morning, a source from SFRCI - Sindicato Ferroviário da Revisão Comercial Itinerante, which called the partial strike, said that the adhesion to the strike by CP ticket inspectors and workers, which began at 05:00 today and ends at 08:30, is 100%, with the 25% minimum services being complied with.

“The partial strike began at 5:00 am and ends at 8:30 am, but the effects should be felt during the morning. The strike participation is 100%, with only 25% of minimum services decreed by the Arbitration Court being complied with,” Luís Bravo, from SFRCI, told Lusa.

The union leader said that the strike aims to demand better salary conditions for all of the company's workers.

“The partial strike will continue until Tuesday, and will still have repercussions on Wednesday, the 14th,” he said.

According to Luís Bravo, the strike “clearly demonstrates the discontent of workers” who have been fighting against low wages since 2010.

“In 2025, the Government will continue its low-wage policy, having implemented a salary increase of €34 in the base salary, an amount once again below the salary increase seen in the minimum wage, considered very insufficient by workers”, according to the union.

From Wednesday to Friday, several unions were on strike, and until Friday, there were no minimum services, which resulted in a total stoppage of traffic.

Workers demand compliance with the agreement reached on April 24 between CP management and the unions, considering that "the Government cannot want the merits of the negotiation and then shirk its responsibilities in implementing it."

The strike, which began on Wednesday and will last until May 14, was called against the imposition of salary adjustments "that do not restore purchasing power", for "collective negotiation of decent salary adjustments" and for "implementation of the agreement to restructure salary scales, under the terms in which it was negotiated and agreed", said the unions.