Normal transport on the Northern Line resumed
The fire that raged between Caxarias and Albergaria dos Doze was brought under control in the vicinity of the railway. It ended up not being necessary to activate the road transfer
The “without seized” circulation of trains on the North Line, which had been cut off due to the reactivation of the Ourém fire, was re-established as of 20:12, an official source from Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) told Lusa this Sunday.
“The fire between Caxarias and Albergaria dos Dominados was brought under control in the vicinity of the railway,” said the same source, referring to “the voltage was restored” and “Normal circulation was restored without after 20:12”.
The circulation from the northern line was cut off at 15:18 due to the retraction of the fire in Caxarias from the municipality of Ourém, district of Santarém, and Albergaria from the municipality of Pombal, district of Leiria.
By 7:00 pm, five trains were stranded along the Northern Line and CP was tempting to arrange buses to transfer passengers by road.
However, with the re-establishment of the circulation source, it ended up not being necessary to activate the road transfer and these five trains will resume their path, according to the CP official.
The fire in the municipality of Ourém had been resolved on Saturday and reactivated in the early afternoon of this Sunday. On Friday, the northern line was also cut by the same fire, which forced CP to provide road transfer for passengers who were circulating in vehicles that had to stop.