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Using Public Transport with Reduced Mobility in Portugal
How to book free help on CP trains and coaches, the notice you must give, fare discounts for 60% incapacity, city buses, metros, and assistance dogs.
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Seven in Ten Trains Ran on Time in the First Half of the Year, and Infraestruturas de Portugal Has Told the Market Not to Expect Better
The state rail and road manager's consolidated half-year accounts put network punctuality at 70 percent against an 85 percent target, and say no improvement is foreseen for the rest of the year. Train-kilometres fell 3 percent and thirteen significant accidents were logged.
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CP Pilots Elon Musk's Starlink to Plug Mobile-Signal Gaps on Its Alfa Pendular Trains
CP is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet on one Alfa Pendular trainset to fix patchy on-board Wi-Fi where the mobile network is weak. The €30,000 pilot runs four to six months, and the government has defended picking Starlink for its technological maturity.
News
CP Pipes Starlink Satellite Wi-Fi Into an Alfa Pendular Trainset — Low-Orbit Antennas Carry 19% of Onboard Traffic in a Pilot to Plug Mobile-Network Dead Zones
Portugal's national rail operator CP is testing SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet on an Alfa Pendular trainset, with the satellite link already carrying about 19% of onboard traffic where mobile coverage is weak.
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Passe Ferroviário Verde Migrates to the gov.pt App on 7 June — One Million Passes Switch From Plastic to Digital Wallet at the €20/Month Cap on CP's Regional and Intercidades Network
The €20 monthly Passe Ferroviário Verde — CP's flat-fare regional and Intercidades pass that has crossed one million holders since October 2024 — moved into the gov.pt digital wallet on Sunday 7 June 2026, joining the Cartão de Cidadão and Carta de Condução.
Transport
Tribunal Arbitral Fixes the 3 June Greve Geral Minimum Services Tape — CP Trains Run at 25% of Normal Frequency, Carris Lisbon Bus Routes Hold 100% on Hospital and School Lines and TAP Operates 34 Flights Across Continental, Açores and Madeira
Tribunal arbitral sets 3 June general strike minimum services: CP runs at 25% of normal frequency, Carris keeps hospital-school Lisbon bus routes at 100% in peak hours, TAP operates 34 flights.
Transport
Eurostat's 2024 Rail-Safety Tape Sets Portugal at the Top of the EU Fatalities-Per-Kilometre Ranking at 6.2 Deaths per Thousand Kilometres — Bloc Toll Eases 10.8% to 750 With 65.6% From Track Intrusion
Eurostat's 2024 rail-safety release , picked up in a Público analysis on Monday 25 May 2026 , places Portugal at the top of the European Union's fatalities-per-thousand-kilometres-of-network ranking at 6.2 deaths per 1,000 km — the highest density...