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Jon Worth 1d ago

Portugal loses HALF its international trains for a year

Well done everyone! 🎉

https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2026-03-23/portugal-train-service-to-be-replaced-with-bus/995015

Buses from Valença to Vigo

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Portugal train service to be replaced with bus

The Celta international train between Porto and Vigo (Galicia) will be replaced by a bus service on the Spanish section for one year, starting on 6 April, due to engineering works, CP announced.

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Quixoticgeek 1d ago

@jon notice the buses can't take wheelchairs. How on earth is that legal in the EU in this day and age?

Portugal and Spain really need to get their shit together on this border.

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Jon Worth

@quixoticgeek The practical answer: these are coaches, not buses, and have no lifts. I had to take one during a previous engineering closure.

But politically of course it's *absurdly* bad, just like every other thing with that border. Diesel trains on an electrified line? Hello!

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Quixoticgeek 1d ago

@jon you'd think they would do what a lot of other train companies do when a replacement bus is deployed "oh, a wheel chair, please wait a moment while we call you a taxi, don't worry, $trainCompany will pay for it"