The launch of this new river service, running from Trafaria and Porto Brandão to Pedrouços/Algés, coincided with the start of the NOS Alive music festival.

According to TTSL, the new connection, which will operate daily, "will help boost public transport capacity during a period of high demand, offering passengers a convenient, efficient, and sustainable alternative for travelling between the two banks of the Tagus and accessing the Pedrouços/Algés area."

The company notes that the service extension aims to strengthen public transport options, attract new users to river transport, and enhance the appeal of river transport as a sustainable mobility solution.

This new connection will launch with a six-month trial period.

In a statement, Transtejo Soflusa further explains that establishing this new connection "was made possible through close collaboration between TTSL, the Lisbon and Oeiras municipalities, and the Lisbon Port Authority, enabling the creation of a transport service within a short timeframe."

"TTSL has not launched a new river connection since 1997, when the regular service to Seixal began.

This new route represents much more than just a network extension: it symbolises our commitment to the future of mobility, reinforcing our focus on public transport that is closer to the people, more efficient, and increasingly sustainable," says TTSL President Rui Rei, as quoted in the statement.

In June, the company launched a trial river service connecting Seixal, Barreiro, and Cais do Sodré, with six Saturday trips, to boost inter-municipal mobility on the south bank of the Tagus.

The new service establishes a direct link between the municipalities of Seixal and Barreiro without requiring travel through Lisbon, accepts currently valid transit passes, and promotes greater integration of the public transport network within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area.

Transtejo Soflusa (TTSL) operates river connections between Lisbon and Seixal, Montijo, Cacilhas, Barreiro, and Trafaria/Porto Brandão (in the Setúbal district).