{"id":491678,"date":"2026-07-29T18:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=73086"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:27:51","slug":"portugal-invests-e270-million-to-boost-lisbon-madrid-rail-freight-capacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=491678","title":{"rendered":"Portugal invests \u20ac270 million to boost Lisbon\u2013Madrid rail freight capacity"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Portuguese rail infrastructure manager Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) will improve capacity on the Alentejo railway. Portugal is allocating \u20ac270 million to this project, of which around \u20ac90 million are European funds. By 2030, freight capacity should be 20% larger than it is now on the route.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>IP has awarded a contract for the modernisation and double-track construction on the Alentejo railway. It targets infrastructure between Poceir\u00e3o and Bombel, a 25-kilometre stretch of rail. The rail junction at Poceir\u00e3o will also undergo modernisation work.<\/p>\n

The Alentejo railway is part of the international Lisbon\u2013Madrid connection. The \u20ac270 million should help eliminate capacity constraints, improve operating conditions, and create conditions for a more efficient supply of both passenger and freight transport, says<\/a> IP.<\/p>\n

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Image: \u00a9 Infraestruturas de Portugal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Accommodating 2030’s traffic<\/h2>\n

IP hopes to reduce travel times along the railway, accommodate 750-metre freight trains, as well as improve safety and interoperability. It includes catenary replacements, new signalling and telecommunications infrastructure and level crossing eliminations.<\/p>\n

These measures should help meet the projected growth in demand in the coming years. Portugal<\/a> expects the number of annual freight trains on the route to grow from 7,695 in 2023 to 9,204 in 2030 (+20%). It expects similar growth in the passenger segment.<\/p>\n

The project also includes double-tracking the Marateca Bridge. This reinforces one of the structural elements of this railway corridor, says IP. It will significantly increase the network’s capacity to respond to the projected growth in passenger and freight traffic, particularly that associated with the ports of Set\u00fabal and Sines.<\/p>\n

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