On my way to Entroncamento . On the way notices appeared with the word “greve”.

Arrived at Entroncamento

Total confusion. The train was being cleaned. Two older English women were also trying to get to Badajoz. We asked around. No one appeared to know what was happening with the train. Eventually we got some sense from the ticket office. Train cancelled, it might go at 1500 or the next day or not. Too late for the connecting trains.

The two English women decided to go back to Lisbon, I decided to back to Porto.

The day before the trip and during the journey to Entroncamento I had checked the Portuguese railway website- nothing saying the train from Entroncamento to Badajoz was cancelled. However the train was cancelled due to industrial action.

Five hours on the train and back to the start,just barter 1300. Disaster!