This included those lines where service had already been 'temporarily' suspended. The Government's 2011 austerity budget called for the closure of some 700km of passenger rail lines. Most train services in Portugal are operated by the state railway company CP - Comboios de Portugal. Lisbon and Porto have local suburban networks with ticketing integrated with local trams and buses. Inter Regional and Regional services operate on secondary lines.
However, apart from the main Lisbon - Porto line, long distance services are neither regular nor frequent, with perhaps only four or five trains per day on some routes. Although the railway network was severely reduced in the early 1990's, it is still possible to travel by train between most of the major cities.
