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Public transport, infrastructure, and mobility in Portugal.

The Funicular dos Guindais carriage on its steep track above the Douro in Porto, with the Gaia wine lodges in the background

Porto Suspends the Guindais Funicular as Its Post-Glória Safety Certification Runs Its Course

Porto's Funicular dos Guindais has been idle since 19 July while STCP renews its IMT certification — a precaution shaped by the post-Glória audits. The audit found no safety problems, but the line stays shut until pending recommendations are complete and the regulator signs off.

The Portugal Brief 23 Jul 2026

The angular concrete Casa da Musica concert hall in Porto, future interchange of the metro's new Rosa and Rubi lines, with people crossing its plaza

Porto's Metro Re-Tenders Its Operating Contract at €690 Million as Four New Lines Join the Network

A Council of Ministers resolution authorises €689.63 million over eight years for the new Metro do Porto subconcession — 59% above the current ViaPorto contract — as the network grows from six lines to ten with Rosa, Rubi, Gondomar and Trofa.

The Portugal Brief 23 Jul 2026

The Douro river between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, with the double-deck Dom Luis I bridge, riverside houses, the Serra do Pilar monastery on the hill and boats on the water

Porto and Gaia Gain a Second Douro Ferry Crossing as the Hourly River Service Becomes Permanent

Two Douro river ferry crossings between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia begin permanent service today, doubling last year's pilot. Folded into the Andante pass, they cost €3 one-way or €5 return and are free for Porto and Gaia residents. The 2025 trial carried nearly 26,000 passengers.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jul 2026

A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321neo parked on the apron at Lisbon's Humberto Delgado Airport under a clear blue sky, with boarding stairs and ground vehicles alongside

Portugal Pins a Price of Up to €8.9 Billion on Its New Lisbon Airport as the First Luís de Camões Renderings Emerge

ANA has priced Portugal's new Lisbon airport, Luís de Camões, at €7.9–8.9 billion and released the first renderings of the terminal planned for Alcochete. It targets a 2037 opening — the government wants 2035 — with a 5,000-page environmental study due by month's end.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jul 2026

Aircraft in TAP and Portugalia livery parked at Lisbon airport, surrounded by baggage carts, tugs and boarding stairs on the apron under a clear blue sky

Regulator Bars an Iberia-Linked Consortium From Airport Ground-Handling, Clearing the Path for Menzies

ANAC has excluded the Iberia-linked Union South consortium from the seven-year ground-handling tender at Lisbon, Porto and Faro, saying it failed to prove it could mobilise the resources it promised, and has called Menzies-owned SPdH to advance instead.

The Portugal Brief 22 Jul 2026

Electric Units Replace Diesel on the Algarve Line, Adding 18 Percent More Regional Service

Electric Units Replace Diesel on the Algarve Line, Adding 18 Percent More Regional Service

From 19 July, CP replaced diesel railcars with electric units on the Algarve Line, lifting regional supply 18%, raising capacity to 536 places and adding direct Lagos–Vila Real links.

The Portugal Brief 21 Jul 2026

A CP Comboios de Portugal train with an orange locomotive at a Portuguese railway station platform

MPs Extend Free Public Transport to War Veterans Across the Whole Country

Parliament voted on 17 July to extend free public transport to war veterans across the whole country, scrapping a 32-kilometre limit that stranded those outside big cities. The unanimous measure also covers widows and widowers and ties funding to validated pass usage.

The Portugal Brief 20 Jul 2026

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