Comboios de Portugal launches 49-euro national train pass
A few months after the German 49-euro ticket, officially known as the Deutschland ticket, went on sale on 3 April 2023, Portugal launched its own National Rail Pass. This monthly 49-euro pass for regional trains...Read more
Bus often faster than rail in Portugal, analysis shows
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...Read more
High-speed line in Portugal announced, but the south feels overlooked
A new high-speed line between Lisbon and Porto was announced by the Portuguese government last week. The long-discussed project now seems to start lift off, but cities in the south of the country that are...Read more
Standard European gauge for TEN-T: ‘not across the board, not at all costs’
The European Commission kicked up a lot of dust in July when it proposed that all new TEN-T railways be built to the standard European gauge. What does that mean for the countries potentially affected...Read more
Toyota to complete delivery of fuel cells modules for FCH2RAIL project in February
Spanish research facility Centro Nacional de Hidrógeno (CNH2) will take delivery of the remaining 3 hydrogen fuel cell modules from Toyota Motor Europe this month out of a total of 6 units to be installed...Read more
Thales to deploy ETCS on Portuguese Cascais railway
Infraestruturas de Portugal has awarded Thales three new contracts for the modernisation of signalling systems. This includes ETCS level 2 on the Cascais line and new electronic interlocking, among other things.Read more
Connecting Europe Express starts its journey
To celebrate the European Year of Rail, a train that will run across Europe has left Lissabon, Portugal on Thursday. In reality, the Connecting Europe Express will consist of three trains due to the different...Read more
Stadler and Siemens to upgrade Lisbon Metro
A consortium of Stadler and Siemens Mobility have won a 114.5 million contract to upgrade the Lisbon Metro. Stadler will supply 14 three-car metro trains, while Siemens Mobility will install its Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC).Read more
Electrification of the Minho line in Portugal completed
Following the completion of the total electrification of the line, operator Comboios de Portugal (CP) now runs electric trains between Viana do Castelo and Valença since April 25. The modernisation works carried out by Infraestruturas...Read more
Portuguese consortium to develop STM system for rail interoperability
The consortium formed by Nomad Tech and INOV has had funding approved for a technological Research & Development project for STM (Specific Transmission Module), under the Portugal 2020 Programme. The investment consists of 1.1 million...Read more