Workers at Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) are carrying out the first of two strikes, with minimum services having been decreed.

In Lisbon's urban connections, 73 of the 113 planned were removed, and in long-distance connections, 13 were scheduled and eight were removed.

In a note sent to Lusa about the impacts of this strike on CP, the company states that of the 252 trains scheduled, 112 took place.

Speaking to Lusa this morning, Adriano Filipe, president of Aprofer – Association of Railway Command and Control Professionals, said that at 08:00 the minimum services were being fulfilled.

The strike, which covers IP operation, command, control, information, circulation management and railway maintenance workers, is related to the working conditions and salaries of the profession, as Adriano Filipe explained to Lusa.

“The reasons for this strike are the same” as the strike that had been called for September 2022, he recalled, indicating that IP had committed to negotiating an agreement, but this has not happened since then.

The strike could also affect train circulation on Wednesday and Friday, CP explained in a note published on the website.

On strike days, minimum services are guaranteed, with Alfa Pendular and Intercidades, Regional, InterRegional and International, Porto Urban Trains, Coimbra Urban Trains and Lisbon Urban Trains expected to circulate.