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Bus often faster than rail in Portugal, analysis shows

Railway line in Portugal Infraestruturas de Portugal

Express bus services often beat the long-distance train in Portugal when it comes to travel time, an analysis by Portuguese economic newspaper ECO has shown. Bus services arrive faster than the train in 29 cases out of 59 routes analysed. The result of decades of prioritising roads over rail, transport experts argue in the paper. 

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Author: Esther Geerts

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Railway line in Portugal

Bus often faster than rail in Portugal, analysis shows

Railway line in Portugal Infraestruturas de Portugal

Express bus services often beat the long-distance train in Portugal when it comes to travel time, an analysis by Portuguese economic newspaper ECO has shown. Bus services arrive faster than the train in 29 cases out of 59 routes analysed. The result of decades of prioritising roads over rail, transport experts argue in the paper. 

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Author: Esther Geerts

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