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Portugal admits to years of delays in TEN-T corridor development

Marco Raimondi
April 22, 2026
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In February 2016, the Portuguese infrastructure manager Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) presented the investment plan “Ferrovia 2020” for rail modernisation. Freight operators would be the…

€16.7 million for a modernised rail link to Setúbal port

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March 3, 2026
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Portugal has earmarked 16.7 million euros for a modernisation of the rail link to the port of Setúbal in the Lisbon area. This should lead…

Portugal invests an extra 120 million euros in freight-only railway

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December 16, 2025
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Portugal has awarded a contract for a 120 million euro investment in the Vendas Novas railway. The modernisation includes station upgrades, signalling and GSM-R towers,…

The rail freight industry in Portugal is unsatisfied, says study

Marco Raimondi
January 9, 2024
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The rail freight sector in Portugal is somewhat of a unicum in the European Union. Just like in Spain, the railway network is equipped with the Iberian gauge (1,668mm). Moreover, there is no state-owned rail freight operator in the country, unlike most of the other EU Member States. The Portuguese Mobility and Transport Authority (AMT), […]