Freight train operators in Portugal will have reduced increases in the access track charges (TAC). The infrastructure manager (IP – Infraestruturas de Portugal) released an…
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…
The rail highway service between Valencia and Madrid was officially extended to Entroncamento, Portugal. Trains will be running twice a week for the initiative led…
A rail connection from the Portuguese city of Évora to the Spanish border is nearing completion. Construction work should be completed before the end of…
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 Beira Alta railway in Portugal is reopening on 28 September, says the country’s infrastructure manager IP. It is an important line for freight traffic,…
Modal shift, modal shift, modal shift. It is perhaps the single biggest buzz word in rail freight these days. In Spain and Portugal, rail still…
The rail highway service between Valencia and Madrid launched last summer will likely be extended to Mérida, near the Spanish border with Portugal, and eventually…
Spain and Portugal were struck by a total electricity outage last week. Trains came to a halt all across the Iberian peninsula. Now that the…
Electricity has been restored in most of the Iberian peninsula, and so trains are also getting back on the rails. Things seem to be getting…
A power outage has struck the entire Iberian peninsula and parts of France, including rail infrastructure: Trains have ground to a halt.
Rail freight in Portugal holds a modal share of only around 12 per cent. The trend over the past few years has not always been…