All entries related to Portugal, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/countries/portugal 2026-11-02T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7a4e9527:en 2026-11-02T06:00:00Z

The Danish shoemaker is closing two of its own factories because of overcapacity, in Portugal with 650 staff and in Vietnam with 1,400; production will continue in Indonesia, Thailand and China. A further 400 jobs in global and regional functions go by the end of the year, 80 of them in Denmark, and the owning family is injecting €50m of fresh capital. The total of 2,450 jobs is the sum of the three figures (DR, 2 Nov 2026; second source: Børsen, 2 Nov 2026). — Sources: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/penge/ecco-lukker-fabrikker-i-udlandet-flere-end-2-000-mister-jobbet · https://borsen.dk/nyheder/virksomheder/ecco-fyrer-over-2400-ansatte-og-lukker-fabrikker

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7f28edb4:en 2026-10-22T06:00:00Z

Nearing Visabeira, the telecoms and energy services arm of the Visabeira group, has taken a majority stake in Portuguese Anywind, which provides engineering and life-cycle services for wind assets. The founders remain co-owners and in management; Anywind is to carry the group's onshore and offshore projects, and the parties give no price (Jornal de Negócios, 22 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/energia/detalhe/nearing-visabeira-compra-posicao-maioritaria-na-empresa-de-energias-renovaveis-anywind

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:3740363e:en 2026-10-21T06:00:00Z

The money comes from the EU Solidarity Fund; Italy and Malta were hit by storm Harry in January 2026, while Portugal and Spain had requested help after the floods of February 2026. ANSA gives the split as €261.5m for Portugal, €149.1m for Spain, €74.9m for Italy and €3.7m for Malta (ANSA, 21 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/economia/2026/10/21/il-parlamento-ue-approva-749-milioni-in-aiuti-allitalia-per-il-ciclone-harry_c88a48f4-52f7-46d2-b051-bbd16af8c53b.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bfa361ff:en 2026-10-21T06:00:00Z

The reform shifts control of public spending from prior approval to after-the-fact audit and separates the oversight, audit and judgment functions. The government promises faster decisions and more public investment (ECO, 21 Oct 2026). — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/10/21/lei-do-tribunal-de-contas-aprovada-menos-contratos-sujeitos-a-visto-previo-e-mais-fiscalizacao-a-posteriori/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c18004f2:en 2026-10-20T06:00:00Z

NKT marked the completion of the expansion of its Esposende cable plant (formerly SolidAl, acquired in June 2024) with a ceremony on 20 October 2026. The plant makes medium- and high-voltage cables; the expansion brought in more than 150 new employees, and the new capacity will be ramped up gradually over the coming months. The €50m investment figure comes from the company release, which does not date the first announcement of the expansion, so the inauguration is used as the date (NKT, release via Cision, 21 Oct 2026). — Source: https://news.cision.com/dk/nkt/r/nkt-indvier-udvidet-kabelfabrik-i-portugal,c4412446

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:92c479dc:en 2026-10-16T06:00:00Z

Portuguese food group Cerealis (Milaneza, Nacional) is in exclusive talks with investor CVC to buy French pasta maker Panzani, according to ECO. The purchase price is not known; the combined group would have revenue of about €1bn (Panzani €620m, Cerealis €400m), 1,800 employees and an enterprise value of about €1.8bn, led by Pedro Moreira da Silva. Single-source report; no signed agreement (ECO, 16.10.2026). — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/10/16/cerealis-avanca-para-compra-da-panzani-ao-fundo-cvc/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:bf477591:en 2026-10-14T06:00:00Z

Report (single source): according to Rzeczpospolita, Portuguese Prime Minister Montenegro said on 14 Oct 2026 that Lufthansa submitted the best offer for 44.9% of airline TAP; the Air France-KLM bid was reportedly 16% lower. After the sale the state would hold 51.1% and employees 5%; the remaining state stake is to be put up for sale by 2028 at the latest. The government expects €2.55bn in total from the privatisation, according to the report; the price for the 44.9% stake is not stated, and contract signing and merger control are still pending (rp.pl, 14/15 Oct 2026). Update (14.10.2026): Following the cabinet meeting, Portugal's government officially announced that Lufthansa will receive 44.9% of TAP; according to Prime Minister Montenegro the bid is 16% higher than the rival's. The transaction brings in €1.201bn in this first phase at a total valuation of €2.552bn, the state keeps 50.1%, and Lufthansa takes over executive and operational management. Regulatory approvals are still required (Euronews, 14 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://www.rp.pl/transport/art45337721-lufthansa-przejmuje-niemal-polowe-portugalskich-linii-tap-panstwo-zarobi-miliardy · https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/lufthansa-beats-air-france-klm-to-12bn-stake-in-tap-air-portugal

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:9157f043:en 2026-10-09T06:00:00Z

The Lithuanian meter maker Axioma Metering is building its first industrial plant outside Lithuania in Paredes near Porto; the foundation stone was laid on 9 October 2026. The site will make water and heat meters using ultrasonic technology; the report puts the investment at €30m and the new jobs at 200. The figures come from the headline of the single source (Jornal de Negócios, 9 Oct 2026). — Source: https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/industria/detalhe/lituanos-vao-investir-30-milhoes-e-criar-200-empregos-numa-fabrica-em-paredes

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a078a7c2:en 2026-10-08T06:00:00Z

From 102 applications in the second call, the Commission selected 46 further projects: eight on extraction, 11 on processing and 19 on recycling, plus eight integrated projects. They include seven lithium, 12 nickel, 10 cobalt and four rare earth projects. Of the first 2025 list, 25 projects have so far completed their environmental assessment and 17 hold a construction permit; the Commission announces a new call for the end of 2026 (European Commission, 8 Oct 2026). — Sources: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_2113 · https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/fs_26_2115

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:56ada408:en 2026-10-02T06:00:00Z

Italgas has signed a binding agreement with Marubeni and Toho Gas to buy all shares in Meet Europe Natural Gas, which holds 22.5% of Portuguese gas distribution operator Floene; the equity value is around €120m. Floene runs a network of roughly 14,000 km serving some 1.1m active users, including the concession for the Lisbon metropolitan area; completion is subject to regulatory approvals (Italgas, 02.10.2026). — Source: https://www.italgas.it/en/press-releases-price-sensitive/italgas-signs-a-binding-agreement-with-marubeni-and-toho-gas-to-acquire-a-22-5-stake-in-floene/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e86ec577:en 2026-09-29T06:00:00Z

The Fund for Mobility and Transport published its first support call for rail freight on 29 September 2026, meant to contribute to decarbonisation and logistics competitiveness. EUR 300,000 is earmarked (more if demand is high); support goes to those who carry more freight by rail on the national network between 1 January and 30 October 2026 than the average for the same period in 2024 and 2025, and applications can be filed until 30 October. The fund has almost EUR 15 million for 2026 and has previously launched calls for urban logistics, school mobility and the decarbonisation of the taxi sector. (LOK Report, 30 Sep 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/portugal/portugal-regierung-foerdert-den-schienengueterverkehr.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:dbcf9481:en 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z

Baseyard, a company founded by Latvian entrepreneur Olegs Jakovlevs, plans to build an industrial site for defence and dual-use technology in Braga, initially focusing on unmanned systems, electronics, communications, AI and detection systems. Operations are due to start in Q4 2026 with around 30 staff, growing to about 200 jobs by 2029; total investment is expected to exceed €20m, funded privately as well as through grants and support schemes (ECO, 25 Sep 2026). — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/09/25/nova-unidade-de-20-milhoes-quer-criar-polo-industrial-de-defesa-em-braga-e-vai-criar-200-empregos/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2f5c76fa:en 2026-09-24T06:00:00Z

Spanish data-centre operator NxN Data Centers announced on 24 September 2026 the purchase of an existing data centre with 1MW of installed capacity in Évora – its first site in Portugal, run through the new company NxN Portugal. It plans to invest up to €100m in Portugal over the next three years; in Spain, a data centre in Madrid is due to start operating at the end of October, and another in Valencia is under construction (Jornal Económico, 24 September 2026; second source: Idealista, 24 September 2026). — Source: https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/nxn-data-centers-entra-em-portugal-com-aquisicao-de-centro-de-dados-em-evora-e-quer-investir-100-milhoes/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:20991489:en 2026-09-17T06:00:00Z

European entertainment-metadata provider Media Press Group completed on 17 September 2026 the acquisition of the electronic programme guide (EPG) and content-discovery business of InfoPortugal, a company of the Impresa group, becoming by its own account the largest TV metadata provider in Portugal. The price was not disclosed; the move follows the purchase of Spanish provider MediaData TV and is part of the group's expansion in the Iberian Peninsula and Portuguese-speaking markets (Jornal Económico, 17 September 2026). — Source: https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/media-press-group-adquire-negocio-de-epg-da-infoportugal-e-torna-se-lider-em-portugal/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:98af3855:en 2026-09-10T06:00:00Z

Spanish steel group Megasa (formerly Siderurgia Nacional) is investing over €300 million in self-consumption photovoltaic units at its two Portuguese plants in Seixal and Maia, the country's two largest electricity consumers. The announcement came on 10 September 2026 following a visit by the Prime Minister to the Seixal plant and confirmation of extended state compensation for energy-intensive firms' indirect CO2 costs for 2025-2026 (ECO, 10 Sept 2026). No new jobs are mentioned. — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/09/10/siderurgica-megasa-investe-300-milhoes-de-euros-com-unidade-fotovoltaica-nas-duas-fabricas/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:61f7b201:en 2026-09-09T06:00:00Z

The five-star Hotel Cascais Miragem Health & Spa announced on 9 September 2026 the collective dismissal of 177 employees (142 permanent, 35 fixed-term); from 1 November 2026 the hotel will close for at least two years for a renovation worth around EUR 205 million. The union disputes the legal basis for the dismissal and is urging staff to contest it (ECO, 9 September 2026). — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/09/09/cascais-miragem-ja-comunicou-despedimentos-e-sindicato-insta-trabalhadores-a-impugnar/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5133a0a4:en 2026-08-06T06:00:00Z

Management of the Pontual shoe factory, founded in 1948 in the Avintes district of Vila Nova de Gaia, has confirmed the plant's definitive closure; the insolvency petition was filed in court on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. The workforce — 54 employees according to the company, around 60 according to Bloco de Esquerda and the PCP, some with 45 years of service — was told at the end of the Friday shift on 31 July 2026 that they would not be returning; July wages and holiday pay went unpaid. The plant had most recently been producing about 600 pairs of shoes a day and had received EUR 37,120 in funding from Portugal's PRR recovery plan; BE, PCP and PS tabled parliamentary questions to the government on 6 August 2026. — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/08/06/fecho-de-fabrica-de-calcado-em-gaia-atira-54-trabalhadores-para-o-desemprego/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:eda11b60:en 2026-07-31T06:00:00Z

Norway's sovereign wealth fund (Norges Bank Investment Management) and Portuguese shopping-centre operator Sonae Sierra formed an Iberian joint venture on 31 July 2026 and simultaneously agreed to acquire eight Spanish shopping centres from Sociedad General Inmobiliaria de España (LSGI) for around €1.5bn. The portfolio, with over 250,000 sqm of gross lettable area, comprises La Vaguada, Gran Plaza 2, Plaza Norte 2, Plaza Río 2, Plaza Moraleja 2 and Plaza Loranca 2 (all in the Madrid area), Gran Vía 2 in Barcelona and Plaza Mar 2 in Alicante. Sonae Sierra takes over direct management of the portfolio and separately acquires 100% of management company SCCE with its more than 130 staff. The joint venture's ownership split was not disclosed; completion is subject to competition clearance. — Source: https://forbes.es/ultima-hora/992577/norges-bank-y-sonae-sierra-crean-una-joint-venture-y-adquieren-una-cartera-de-8-centros-comerciales-en-espana/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:5518d064:en 2026-07-23T06:00:00Z

German manufacturer Hennig (part of the US Goellner group) is building a new plant in the Pincho industrial zone in Figueira da Foz for power supply and backup power systems ('power protection') for data centres, hospitals and other critical infrastructure. The investment totals €51m, including €7.7m of state support via the investment agency AICEP; 452 jobs are planned and production is scheduled to start in January 2028. The investment contract was signed on 23 July 2026 and the foundation stone was laid on 24 July in the presence of the prime minister. Second source: Campeão das Províncias. — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/07/23/estado-apoia-nova-unidade-da-hennig-na-figueira-da-foz-com-77-milhoes/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:fa3a8108:en 2026-07-22T06:00:00Z

Spanish company Catalyxx is investing €120m in Sines in its first commercial plant producing butanol, hexanol and octanol from bioethanol as a low-carbon alternative to petrochemical processes (about 105,000 t of CO2 savings per year). The project holds Portuguese PIN status (project of national interest) and environmental permits are in place; construction is scheduled to start in Q4 2026. The EU's Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking contributes €20m. Second source: Executive Digest. — Source: https://jornaleconomico.sapo.pt/noticias/catalyxx-investe-120-milhoes-na-construcao-da-primeira-unidade-industrial-de-quimicos-renovaveis-em-sines/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7da863e7:en 2026-07-22T06:00:00Z

The €468m multimodal logistics park near Grândola, with its own rail freight terminal, has completed the public consultation on its environmental impact study — a procedural step that moves the long-delayed scheme closer to construction. The project was presented in 2021 and was originally due to start operating in 2024. It is intended to address Portugal's shortage of large-scale logistics sites and to improve the Port of Sines' rail connection to Iberian and wider European markets. No new completion date was given; the details rest on a single source (RailFreight). — Source: https://www.railfreight.com/railfreight/2026/07/22/portugal-revives-e468-million-intermodal-hub-near-port-of-sines/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:744ae4f4:en 2026-07-22T06:00:00Z

Spain's market regulator CNMV on 22 July 2026 approved the delisting tender offer by Portugal's Bondalti (the chemicals arm of the José de Mello group) for the remaining 22.77% of chemicals maker Ercros, after Bondalti had already acquired 77.23% via a first takeover bid in March. The offer price remains €3.505 per share and the acceptance period runs for 49 days; Ercros is then to be delisted from the Barcelona, Madrid, Bilbao and Valencia exchanges. Second source: El Conciso. UPDATE (24 July 2026): The acceptance period for the delisting offer has begun and runs until 10 September 2026. Update (16 Sep 2026): Bondalti has completed the delisting offer. According to the CNMV, 7.88 million shares, or 8.62% of share capital, were tendered — equivalent to 37.23% of the shares that had not accepted the first offer. Bondalti's stake therefore rises from 77.23% to 85.85%. Settlement was scheduled for 21 September 2026 and trading in Ercros shares is expected to end on 23 September 2026; shareholders who did not tender retain their holdings in what will then be an unlisted company. (Source: CNMV via pressdigital.es, 16 Sep 2026) Update (22 Sep 2026): The delisting has been completed — BME Markets & Exchanges removed 91.4 million Ercros shares from trading on the Madrid stock exchange as of Tuesday 22 September 2026 (nominal value €0.30 each, €22.3m of share capital in total). The basis is a CNMV decision of 18 September 2026; trading therefore ended one day earlier than previously announced (source: pressdigital.es, 22 Sep 2026). — Source: https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/mercados/20260722/cnmv-autoriza-opa-exclusion-cotizacion-bolsa-ercros-adquirirla-portuguesa-bondalti/1003744330836_0.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1361aaee:en 2026-07-21T06:00:00Z

French aerospace precision-machining group Nexteam (a supplier to Airbus and Boeing, among others) inaugurated its 'Edifício Bojador' plant building in Arcos de Valdevez (Alto Minho) on 21 July 2026, converted from the former Coindu industrial complex for €22m. The inauguration coincided with Nexteam Portugal's 25th anniversary; further expansion plans in the Paçô industrial park have been announced. — Source: https://www.pressminho.pt/investimento-de-22-milhoes-de-multinacional-francesa-consolida-arcos-de-valdevez-como-referencia-na-industria-aeronautica/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:183667f9:en 2026-07-20T06:00:00Z

The Arié Group (operator of the Perfumes & Companhia chain with around 129 stores in Portugal) is acquiring the Portuguese business of Spanish drugstore/perfumery chain Primor (25 stores, around 900 employees). The purchase price was not disclosed. Second source: ECO/Sapo. — Source: https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/comercio/detalhe/dona-da-perfumes-companhia-compra-operacoes-portuguesas-da-primor

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c4ff21c7:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

Water-treatment provider Culligan is investing around €7 million in its Portuguese operation by the end of 2026 and creating 110 new jobs (from a base of over 460 employees across 11 branches and 7 warehouses). Second source: Jornal Económico. — Source: https://eco.sapo.pt/2026/07/16/culligan-investe-sete-milhoes-de-euros-e-cria-100-empregos-ate-ao-final-deste-ano/

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:288e2ba1:en 2026-06-30T06:00:00Z

The foundation stone for a new Alstom train plant was laid at Guifões (Matosinhos) on 30 June 2026; the plant is to build 81 three-car suburban trains for CP (Comboios de Portugal). The 20,000 m² plant is due to be finished by 2028, to create 300 direct and around 1,000 indirect jobs and to deliver its first train in 2029. It forms part of CP's order for 153 trains (117 plus 36 additional) worth EUR 1,064 million, with delivery dates brought forward by almost two years. The report gives no separate investment figure for the plant. (LOK Report, 8 Jul 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/portugal/portugal-baubeginn-fuer-neues-werk-zum-bau-der-81-alstom-zuege-fuer-die-vorortstrecken-der-cp.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:b56cbe94:en 2026-04-21T06:00:00Z

On 5 Nov 2025 the European Commission opened an in-depth investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation because China's state-owned rolling stock maker CRRC, through its Portuguese unit, may have benefited unfairly from subsidies in the tender launched in April 2025 by Metropolitano de Lisboa for the new Violet line; a consortium led by Mota-Engil had notified the bid. On 21 Apr 2026 it closed the case, for the first time after an in-depth public-procurement probe, with a decision subject to conditions: the consortium swaps CRRC for the Polish manufacturer PESA, after which Metropolitano de Lisboa may award the contract to the most economically advantageous bidder, while the Commission monitors compliance with the commitments. (LOK Report, 5 Nov 2025 and 21 Apr 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/europaeische-union/europaeische-union-kommission-genehmigt-angebot-fuer-die-u-bahn-linie-violet-von-lissabon-im-rahmen-der-verordnung-ueber-drittstaatliche-subventionen-unter-auflagen.html · https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/europaeische-union/62829-europaeische-union-kommission-leitet-eingehende-untersuchung-zum-bau-einer-eisenbahnstrecke-in-lissabon-gemaess-der-verordnung-ueber-auslaendische-subventionen-ein.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:ca547377:en 2026-02-23T06:00:00Z

Stadler and technology company Critical Software have founded the joint venture Stadler Digital Labs (STADL), in which Stadler holds the majority. The joint venture is based in Coimbra, has a branch in Lisbon and started with 100 employees; it is to grow to 300 within three years. STADL provides engineering capacity and delivers end-to-end solutions for rail software, cybersecurity and digital products; it is meant to feed into Stadler's train software, pool knowledge and reduce dependence on external consultants. The report gives no figures for capital invested or shareholdings, so the date of the report is used. (LOK Report, 23 Feb 2026) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/deutschland/industrie/65347-stadler-digital-labs-fuer-mehr-digitalisierung-im-weltweiten-bahnbetrieb-gegruendet.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:0ade5434:en 2026-01-22T06:00:00Z

The government decided in the Council of Ministers on 22 January 2026 that CP may procure up to 20 high-speed trainsets: 12 firm and 8 optional, costing EUR 584 million in total including EUR 45 million for workshops. The spending is budgeted for 2027 to 2032; CP is to fund it from EU funds and market loans instead of the state budget, the international tender is expected at the end of 2026 and delivery by 2032, so that the first operating phase can start on Porto–Lisbon. A second phase could enlarge the fleet by up to 6 units for international services to 26; at the same time the infrastructure ministry has launched the concession tender for the Oiã–Soure section. (LOK Report, 16 Feb 2026) — Sources: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/portugal/65150-portugal-der-hochgeschwindigkeitsverkehr-soll-2032-mit-12-8-triebzuegen-starten.html · https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/resolucao-conselho-ministros/25-2026-1039332356 · https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc25/comunicacao/comunicado?i=alta-velocidade-porto-lisboa-lancamento-de-concurso-entre-oia-e-soure-afirma-compromisso-com-ferrovia

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:e1f2bf35:en 2026-01-08T06:00:00Z

Galp and the owners of Moeve, Mubadala and Carlyle, announced a non-binding agreement on 8 Jan 2026 to hold detailed talks on combining their downstream businesses in two companies (refining and trading, and a filling station network of about 3,500 stations) (econews.pt, 8 Jan 2026). Update (26 Oct 2026): Both sides ended the talks without agreement; Expansión cites differing asset valuations, the Gulf war and Portuguese sovereignty concerns, and says the operation would have been worth €18bn (Expansión, 26 Oct 2026; second source: Cinco Días). — Sources: https://econews.pt/2026/01/08/galp-and-moeve-discuss-merger-of-service-station-networks-and-refineries/ · https://www.expansion.com/empresas/2026/10/26/6adef86ce5fdea4b708b4583.html · https://cincodias.elpais.com/companias/2026-10-26/moeve-y-galp-rompen-las-negociaciones-para-fusionar-sus-negocios-en-la-peninsula.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:41e07e3e:en 2025-12-20T06:00:00Z

The Minister for Environment and Energy announced in Beja on 20 December 2025 that funding for the upgrade of the Casa Branca–Beja line is in place. Because regional funds were reallocated, the government is taking over the resulting shortfall and thereby guaranteeing that the section is modernised, renovated and electrified; the report gives no amounts, construction period or completion date. (LOK Report, 22 Dec 2025) — Source: https://www.lok-report.de/news/europa/portugal/64072-portugal-elektrifizierung-casa-branca-beja-durch-die-regierung-gesichert.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:c2b7b913:en 2025-06-24T06:00:00Z

On 24 June 2025 an electric train (CP Class 2240) made a test run over the newly electrified roughly 56 km section between Faro and Vila Real de Santo António (via Olhão, Tavira, Castro Marim) as part of overhead-line certification — not yet regular passenger service. Physical electrification of this section (about EUR 20.45m, 85% EU co-financed via COMPETE 2020) had already been completed in 2023. Regular electric passenger service on the full 140 km Algarve Line (Lagos–Faro–Vila Real de Santo António) only began on 19 July 2026, cutting the Lagos–Vila Real de Santo António journey time by about 25 minutes. — Source: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2025-06-27/new-algarve-railway-service-moves-forward/98888

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:101f05fb:en 2025-04-06T06:00:00Z

On 6 April 2025, Comboios de Portugal (CP) resumed passenger services between Mangualde and Celorico da Beira after the roughly 34 km section had been modernised for EUR 103 million (new concrete sleepers, 60 E1 rail, remodelled Gouveia and Fornos de Algodres stations for 750 m trains). This restored through passenger service between Mangualde and Vilar Formoso on the Spanish border, while the remaining stretch to Pampilhosa continued to run replacement buses until it fully reopened in September 2025. The 202 km, electrified Linha da Beira Alta is part of the international Northern Corridor to Spain and is being modernised partly through the EU's Connecting Europe Facility (85% co-financing). — Source: https://www.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt/pt-pt/ja-circulam-comboios-entre-mangualde-e-celorico-da-beira-na-linha-da-beira-alta

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:2354f16a:en 2025-02-09T06:00:00Z

The 18.9 km line reopened for passenger service between Contumil and Leça do Balio on 9 February 2025, after a 14-year hiatus (last passenger service in January 2011). The roughly EUR 32 million investment included replacing a bridge over the Leça river, removing four level crossings, and upgrading the track for freight trains up to 750 m long; on weekdays 60 passenger trains now run per day. The final stretch to the port of Leixões has been served by a replacement bus since March 2025. — Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linha_de_Leixões