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A level crossing beside Silves station in the Algarve, with rails running across a black rubber road surface, a red signal board and a blue Saida exit sign on the platform

Portugal Rewrites Its Level Crossing Rulebook After 27 Years, and Gives Drivers Ten Seconds to Get Across

A decree-law published in Wednesday's gazette bans new level crossings outright, sets measured thresholds for closing the ones that remain, and writes a civil liability chapter that defines when the infrastructure manager is at fault. It starts on 1 March 2027.

The Portugal Brief 16 Sep 2026

The white facade of Aveiro railway station, decorated with blue and white azulejo panels, with the Portuguese flag flying against a clear blue sky.

Ground Breaks on Portugal's First High-Speed Rail Section at the End of September, While the Concession Company's Own Site Says the Environmental Check Is Still Open

AVAN Norte's operations chief told about 150 people in Aveiro that bridge site compounds go up this month and excavation starts in October. The company's own website still describes the Porto to Oiã line as being in environmental conformity verification, and 500 parcels are affected.

The Portugal Brief 16 Sep 2026

A single-track railway running straight across Alentejo pasture with cattle grazing beside it and the edge of Evora on the horizon, a kilometre post marked 113 in the foreground.

Thieves Are Stripping Catenary and Signalling Off Portugal's €460 Million Évora to Caia Railway, and Certification Is Slipping

Infraestruturas de Portugal began dynamic testing this month, but the Ministry of Infrastructure has told parliament that thefts of catenary, signalling and telecoms equipment are hitting the certification schedule. Accredited certifiers are also scarce.

The Portugal Brief 26 Aug 2026

A silver high-speed train with red trim speeding along the tracks in a motion blur

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.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jun 2026

Brisav Sends the RECAPE for Porto-Oiã High-Speed Rail Sections 4 and 5 Out to Public Consultation From 8 June — 15 Working Days on the Participa Portal Test the Gaia Station Move to Vilar do Paraíso and the Twin-Bridge Douro Crossing

Brisav Sends the RECAPE for Porto-Oiã High-Speed Rail Sections 4 and 5 Out to Public Consultation From 8 June — 15 Working Days on the Participa Portal Test the Gaia Station Move to Vilar do Paraíso and the Twin-Bridge Douro Crossing

Brisav opens public consultation on the Porto-Oiã high-speed rail subsections 4 and 5 via the Participa portal on 8 June, with 15 working days to test APA's December 2025 rejection over the Gaia station relocation to Vilar do Paraíso and the twin-bridge Douro crossing.

The Portugal Brief 08 Jun 2026

Assembleia da República Reaches Cross-Bench Consensus on Reopening the Linha do Corgo — 96-Kilometre Régua-Vila Real-Chaves Trás-os-Montes Spine Last Operated in 2009 Heads Back to the Plano Ferroviário Nacional Pipeline

Assembleia da República Reaches Cross-Bench Consensus on Reopening the Linha do Corgo — 96-Kilometre Régua-Vila Real-Chaves Trás-os-Montes Spine Last Operated in 2009 Heads Back to the Plano Ferroviário Nacional Pipeline

The Comissão de Infraestruturas, Mobilidade e Habitação closed its 7 June hearing on the Linha do Corgo reopening petition with cross-bench support — left wants an accelerated calendar, right wants viability studies first, and each party now files a resolution project for the plenary vote.

The Portugal Brief 07 Jun 2026

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

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.

The Portugal Brief 07 Jun 2026

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