Rail transport in Portugal

Rail transport in Portugal is provided mainly by Comboios de Portugal (CP), Portugal's national carrier, but also other operators. It includes high speed trains and rapid transit networks in Lisbon and Porto.

Portugal
Alfa Pendular train, on the Northern Line
Operation
National railway	CP
Infrastructure company	Infraestruturas de Portugal
Major operators	CP, Fertagus, Medway - Transportes e Logística, Takargo Rail
Statistics
Ridership	175.5 million (2019)[1]
Passenger km	4.1 billion (2018)[2]
System length
Total	2,786 km (1,731 mi)
High-speed	593 km (368 mi) 21.2% of the network
Track gauge
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge	2,603 km (1,617 mi)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge	183 km (114 mi)
Electrification
25 kV AC	Main network
1500 V DC	Linha de Cascais 25 km (16 mi)
Map

Portugal is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC). The UIC Country Code for Portugal is 94.

There are rail links with Spain, which uses the same Iberian broad gauge. Some lines are in meter gauge.

Operators

Several railway companies operate in Portugal:

• Comboios de Portugal
• Fertagus
• Lisbon Metro
• Porto Metro
• Metro Transportes do Sul (light rail)

Train categories

Main article: Train categories in Europe § Portugal

Network

See also: List of railway lines in Portugal

Infraestruturas de Portugal is the rail network administrating company, taking over control from REFER on 1 June 2015.

The length of Portugal's railway system is as follows:^[3]

• Total: 2,786 km (1,731 mi)
  • 1,668 mm (5 ft 5+21⁄32 in) Iberian gauge: 2,603 km (1,617 mi), of which 1,351 km or 839 mi are electrified
  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge: 183 km (114 mi) (as of 2006)

See also

• Trains portal
• Portugal portal

• History of rail transport in Portugal
• List of Portuguese locomotives and railcars
• Narrow gauge railways in Portugal