Passenger trains are operated by Comboios de Portugal (CP) and run between Porto São Bento and Pocinho, taking 3 hours and 20 minutes.

[1] In 1984, the Spanish rail operator RENFE announced the closure of its connecting line from La Fuente de San Esteban to the Portuguese border.

With the loss of international traffic, CP had to close its line east of Barca d'Alva to Spain.

The service was cut back to Pocinho in 1988, which has since remained the eastern terminus of the Douro line.

[2] As of May 2023, there are intentions to reactivate the extension from Pocinho to the border town of Barca d'Alva, with a preliminary study commissioned on May 10th.