The popular festival in the city of Porto, which brings a crowd to the streets on the night of 23 to 24 June, will feature a “special super-service” from the Porto Metro, which starts at 8 pm, “with increased capacity of vehicles on all lines of the network, through the entry into circulation of double trains”, said the transport company in a statement.

According to the Metro, on all routes, with the exception of the Violet Line (airport line), the service will remain uninterrupted and active until 6am on Tuesday.

However, Metro pointed out that the service will be forced to stop between Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto on the Luiz I bridge, between 11:30 pm and 1 am, “due to the traditional fireworks display and the heavy traffic it generates on the banks of the Douro River”, with pedestrian traffic on the upper deck of the crossing being closed from 12 pm until 4 am.

“There will also be no stops at the Jardim do Morro metro station (although there will be no interruption to the route) from 12 pm until 4 am. The same situation will occur at the Aliados and São Bento stations, although there the closure of both stations will only begin at 10 pm and will end after authorization from the security forces – which should occur before 4 am”.

Despite these restrictions, “normal operations on the Yellow Line are always guaranteed between Hospital de São João and Trindade [in Porto] and between General Torres and Vila d’Este [in Gaia]”.

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The Porto Public Transport Company (STCP) will “put into operation a special service” between Monday night and Tuesday morning, which will involve reinforcing “the main lines to the city centre, increasing the frequency of buses and large-capacity vehicles in circulation”.

“To facilitate the movement of passengers during the night and early morning, several lines will end their journeys at strategic points such as Rua da Restauração, Trindade, Rua do Bolhão and Rua Sá da Bandeira, with timetables adjusted to the needs of demand”, specifies STCP in a statement.

The festivities in the Baixada will involve changing the terminus of lines 200, 602 and 1M, which will end at Rua da Restauração.

Lines 305, 700, 800, 801, 7M, 8M and 9M will now terminate at Rua Sá da Bandeira, while lines 502, 701, 702 and 5M will terminate at Bolhão.

The festivities will also involve changes to the terminus of the Gaia lines, namely 901, 906, 904, 905, 10M and 12M”.

“Due to traffic constraints, lines 403, 500, 900 and 11M will be closed from 7pm [on Monday]”, resuming normal service the following day, with the timetable for “Sundays and holidays”, adds STCP.

The trams (lines 1 and 18) will also terminate at 7pm on Monday, resuming at 9am on the municipal holiday.

The São João fireworks display will last 16 minutes and will be divided between the Luiz I and Arrábida bridges.