“There is life beyond the budget.” That’s what Prime Minister António Costa stated as Portugal marked a major milestone in its high-speed rail ambitions, awarding the concession for…
Last month, the prime minister of Portugal announced the launch of a new 20 euro monthly rail ticket, dubbed the Green Rail Pass. The deal will allow passengers…
The European project FCH2Rail, which developed a bimodal demonstrator train equipped with hydrogen fuel cells, has achieved a significant milestone with successful testing in Portugal. From 3 to…
A financial restructuring and a debt cleared. Portuguese state-owned operator Comboios de Portugal (CP) has been compensated for services between the years 2002 and 2019 by the Portuguese…
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.…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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 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…
No sooner had China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation completed the deal with Vossloh Group than it achieved another success in Europe. CRRC Tangshan, a part of the Chinese…