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Cais do Sodré reopens Thursday after 19 days of works on the Metro

The Cais do Sodré station of the Lisbon Metro reopens at 06:30 on Thursday, August 27, after having been closed for 19 days for railway signaling works related to the future Circular Line. With the reopening, the Green Line resumes service between Telheiras and Cais do Sodré, in both directions.

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