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Portugal

11 buyers · 39 tenders · checked 2026-10-03

3,600 km network, 71% operational, 1,792 km electrified; high-speed concessions: Porto-Oiã EUR 1.66bn July 2025, Oiã-Soure EUR 1.60bn July 2026; CP 117 units EUR 746m.

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3Metro systems operating
11Buyers tracked
39Tenders tracked
Live pipeline
EUR 8.62bn of valued rail and metro procurement tracked across 38 priced procedures, of which EUR 4.0bn is not yet awarded: four procedures open for bids, two with bids closed and awaiting award, and four announced in prior information notices
Technology areas
Signalling & train control, Track & civil, Electrification, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, AI inspection, Cybersecurity

Key figures

Infraestruturas de Portugal's o…about 3,600 km of lines and branches; 2,525 km of track; 1,792 km electrifiedInfraestruturas de Portugal's own figures for the Rede Ferroviária Nacional: lines and branches of about 3,600 km total extension of which roughly 71% is in operation, 2,525 km of track, 1,792 km of electrified track, 546 stations and stops in service out of more than 900 stations managed, about 2,000 bridges and tunnels, and 36,009,212 train-km a year
1 source · primary
  • ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede Ferroviária — the national rail network in numbers (extension, electrification, stations, train-km, bridges and tunnels) (checked 2026-09-12)
The Programa Nacional de Invest…more than EUR 11bnThe Programa Nacional de Investimentos 2030 allocates more than EUR 11 billion to rail — practically 25% of its resources — and carries the Porto–Lisboa and Porto–Vigo high-speed lines
1 source · primary
  • ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede de Alta Velocidade — the Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid high-speed programme: phasing, lot scopes, concession model, dates, CEF and EIB funding, PNI 2030 rail envelope (checked 2026-09-12)
Three high-speed axes: Porto–Li…Porto–Lisboa in three phases; 1h15 Lisbon–PortoThree high-speed axes: Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid, with direct end-to-end times of about 1h15, 0h50 and 3h00. Porto–Lisboa runs in three phases: phase 1 Porto (Campanhã)–Soure, about 131 km, in the Porto–Oiã and Oiã–Soure lots; phase 2 Soure–Carregado, about 128 km; phase 3 Carregado–Lisboa (Oriente), about 37 km. Iberian gauge, double track, passengers only, serving Porto (Campanhã) and Lisboa (Oriente) with new stations at Vila Nova de Gaia and Leiria and connections to the Linha do Norte for Aveiro and Coimbra-B
1 source · primary
  • ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede de Alta Velocidade — the Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid high-speed programme: phasing, lot scopes, concession model, dates, CEF and EIB funding, PNI 2030 rail envelope (checked 2026-09-12)
IP applied in January 2024 for…EUR 813m CEF + EUR 875m EIBIP applied in January 2024 for EUR 875m under Connecting Europe Facility for Transport 2 for phase 1 of the LAV Porto–Lisboa and was approved EUR 813m on 17 July 2024, 93% of the amount requested; a second application of January 2025 for EUR 955m was not approved. The European Investment Bank signed EUR 875m with the Porto–Oiã concessionaire, the first tranche of a EUR 3bn package approved in 2024, and up to EUR 480m of public funds from EU financing is available during the concession's development period
1 source · primary
  • ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede de Alta Velocidade — the Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid high-speed programme: phasing, lot scopes, concession model, dates, CEF and EIB funding, PNI 2030 rail envelope (checked 2026-09-12)
Metro do Porto's own figures: 7…70 km, 6 lines, 85 stations, 89.8m validations in 2024Metro do Porto's own figures: 70 km of network, 8.3 km across five tunnels, six lines, 85 stations of which 15 underground, 120 vehicles, seven municipalities served, 9,000 passengers an hour per line, 89.8 million validations in 2024 and 81.2% customer satisfaction
1 source · primary
  • ● Metro do Porto · Metro em números — 70 km network, 8.3 km of tunnel across 5 tunnels, 6 lines, 120 vehicles, 85 stations of which 15 underground, 7 municipalities, 89.8 million validations in 2024 (checked 2026-09-12)
Metro de Lisboa's Circular line…EUR 379.01m, completion forecast Q1 2027Metro de Lisboa's Circular line extends the network by 1,900 metres from Rato to Cais do Sodré with two new stations, Estrela and Santos, reconfiguring the Yellow and Green lines; works cost EUR 379.01m, started November 2018, completion forecast for the first quarter of 2027, with a projected 3.1 million extra passengers a year
1 source · primary
  • ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Plano de Expansão e Modernização — Linha Circular: Rato–Cais do Sodré, 1,900 m, stations Estrela and Santos, works cost EUR 379.01m, start November 2018, completion forecast Q1 2027 (checked 2026-09-12)
The Violet line (Odivelas–Loure…EUR 677.5m, 11.5 km, 17 stationsThe Violet line (Odivelas–Loures surface light metro) is an 11.5 km, 17-station system with a 3.9 ha depot: nine stations over 6.4 km in Loures, eight over 5.1 km in Odivelas. Total investment EUR 677.5m, execution to 2029, funded through the Recovery and Resilience Plan investment TC-C15-i03
1 source · primary
  • ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Linha Violeta (Odivelas–Loures light metro) — 11.5 km, 17 stations, depot; RCM 155/2023 authorising EUR 527.3m, first tender excluded all bids, RCM 70/2025 adding EUR 150.2m and extending execution to 2029, second tender launched 15 April 2025, total investment EUR 677.5m (checked 2026-09-12)
Carris at 31 December 2024: 64…64 tramsCarris at 31 December 2024: 64 trams, three funiculars with six cars and one lift with two cars, alongside 773 buses and 2,505 employees
1 source · primary
  • ● Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa · Os nossos números — fleet and staff at 31 December 2024: 64 trams, 773 buses, 3 funiculars (6 cars), 1 lift (2 cars), 2,505 employees (checked 2026-09-12)

Buyers

BuyerTypeTendersContracts awarded
Infraestruturas de Portugal, S.A.Infrastructure manager2617
Metro do Porto, S.A.Metro corporation64
CP – Comboios de Portugal, E.P.E.National operator32
Metropolitano de Lisboa, E.P.E.Metro corporation32
Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa, E.M., S.A.Transit authority11
AVAN Norte – Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, S.A.PPP concessionaire00
Autoridade da Mobilidade e dos TransportesRegulator / standards00
Fertagus – Travessia do Tejo, Transportes, S.A.PPP concessionaire00
Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P.Regulator / standards00
MTS – Metro, Transportes do Sul, S.A.PPP concessionaire00
Ministério das Infraestruturas e HabitaçãoNational rail HQ00

Tenders

TenderBuyerStatusValue bandNext key date
Metro do Porto eight-year light metro subconcessionMetro do PortoOpen$500m–1bnCloses October 2026
IP LC+LAV S&T01 signalling design-build-maintainIPOpen$100–500mCloses October 2026
IP Linha do Norte Entroncamento station layoutIPOpen$25–100mCloses October 2026
CP high-speed trains qualification systemCPPre-bid
IP Oiã Soure high-speed concessionIPBids closedover $1bnBids closed July 2026 · award expected 2026
Metro de Lisboa Violet light metroMetro de LisboaBids closed$500m–1bnBids closed July 2025 · no award published
IP Linha de Sines third phaseIPBids closed$5–25mBids closed September 2026 · award expected
Metro de Lisboa ML24 24 triple unitsMetro de LisboaAwarded$100–500mAwarded November 2024
IP Porto Campanhã Oiã high-speed concessionIPIn executionover $1bnAwarded July 2025
CP 117 multiple units maintenance workshopsCPIn execution$500m–1bnAwarded October 2025
IP Pampilhosa Santa Comba Dão MealhadaIPIn execution$100–500mAwarded July 2020
IP Linha de Vendas Novas modernisationIPIn execution$100–500mAwarded December 2025
IP Poceirão Bombel modernisation and doublingIPIn execution$100–500mAwarded July 2026
IP Marco Régua electrification and tunnelsIPIn execution$100–500mAwarded November 2024
IP Contumil Ermesinde quadruple trackIPIn execution$100–500mAwarded May 2026
IP Évora Elvas border track catenaryIPIn execution$100–500mAwarded April 2021
Metro de Lisboa ML20 CBTC re-signallingMetro de LisboaIn execution$100–500mPublished July 2026
Metro do Porto Ruby line worksMetro do PortoIn execution$100–500mAwarded November 2023
Metro do Porto circular line worksMetro do PortoIn execution$100–500mAwarded November 2020
CP Class 5600 electric locomotives maintenanceCPIn execution$25–100mAwarded July 2026
Carris 15 light rail vehicles with maintenanceCarrisIn execution$25–100mAwarded April 2021
IP Campolide Oriente Alverca Azambuja signallingIPIn execution$25–100mAwarded November 2024
IP Cerdeira Vilar Formoso modernisationIPIn execution$25–100mAwarded December 2020
IP Linha de Leixões modernisation FCC CONVENSAIPIn execution$25–100mAwarded January 2026
IP Contumil Ermesinde signallingIPIn execution$25–100mAwarded February 2026
IP Ovar Espinho track renewalIPIn execution$25–100mAwarded June 2026
IP catenary and track maintenance servicesIPIn execution$25–100mAwarded August 2023
IP signalling ETCS RFN sections lot 1IPIn execution$25–100mAwarded May 2021
Metro do Porto Vignole and grooved railMetro do PortoIn execution$25–100mAwarded March 2026
Metro do Porto rolling stock supply maintenanceMetro do PortoIn execution$25–100mAwarded March 2025
IP ETCS Level 1 Linha do Oeste NorteIPIn execution$5–25mAwarded November 2024
IP GSM-R core network upgrade R99 R4IPIn execution$5–25mAwarded May 2026
IP RSC CP-N preventive corrective maintenanceIPIn execution$5–25mAwarded July 2026
IP Évora Norte Elvas Lisbon control centreIPIn execution$5–25mAwarded March 2026
IP LC+LAV S&T02 signalling telecommunications ETCSIPPlanned$100–500m
IP Linha do Alentejo Casa Branca BejaIPPlanned$100–500m
IP Linha do Norte Alverca CastanheiraIPPlanned$100–500m
IP Linha do Norte Castanheira AzambujaIPPlanned$100–500m
Metro do Porto Ruby line signalling systemMetro do PortoCancelled$25–100m

Cities

CityNetwork statusNetworks
Lisbonoperational — a four-line metro with the Circular line extension in build, the Carris tram, funicular and lift network, CP urban services, the Fertagus cross-Tagus concession, and the Linha de Cintura and Linha do Norte concentration stations; seat of CP, the ministry, IMT and AMTMetro de Lisboa (Metropolitano de Lisboa); Carris trams, funiculars and lift; CP Lisbon urban services and the Fertagus North–South axis
Portooperational and expanding — a 70 km, six-line light metro with the Ruby and circular line sections in build, the Linha do Minho and Linha de Leixões, and Campanhã as the northern terminus of the new high-speed lineMetro do Porto light metro; CP Porto urban services
Almadaoperational — the Metro Sul do Tejo surface light rail through Almada, along the EN10 to Corroios and through Monte da Caparica, with an extension in preliminary study; Infraestruturas de Portugal's registered office is at Praça da Portagem in AlmadaMetro Sul do Tejo (MTS)
Coimbraunder change — the Oiã–Soure high-speed concession covers the adaptation of Coimbra B station to high speed, connections to the Linha do Norte near Adémia and Taveiro, and the quadruple-tracking of the Linha do Norte between Taveiro and Coimbra B

Players with a footprint here

PlayerKindFootprint
SomafelTrack & electrification contractorProject presence
Mota-EngilCivil contractorProject presence
DSTCivil contractorProject presence
KontronTechnology vendorProject presence

What changed

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  • 2026-09-21 — Infraestruturas de Portugal completes renovated platforms at Estarreja and Avanca stations.

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Sources

  • ● Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa · Os nossos números — fleet and staff at 31 December 2024: 64 trams, 773 buses, 3 funiculars (6 cars), 1 lift (2 cars), 2,505 employees (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● IMT – Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes · Caminho de Ferro — IMT as the authority that licenses rail undertakings (five-year renewable licences under DL 124-A/2018 amending DL 217/2015), access and transit rights to the Rede Ferroviária Nacional (DL 270/2003 as amended by DL 151/2014), monitoring of the Fertagus concession (signed 22 June 1999, renegotiated with effect from 8 June 2005; DL 78/2005) and competence for dangerous goods by rail (RID, DL 41-A/2010) (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Principais Investimentos — the investment register and its programme filters (Ferrovia 2020 and its corridors, PETI, PNI, PVAE, PRR, RCM 69/2025, Sistema de Mobilidade do Mondego); 82 entries (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede de Alta Velocidade — the Porto–Lisboa, Porto–Vigo and Lisboa–Madrid high-speed programme: phasing, lot scopes, concession model, dates, CEF and EIB funding, PNI 2030 rail envelope (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Infraestruturas de Portugal · Rede Ferroviária — the national rail network in numbers (extension, electrification, stations, train-km, bridges and tunnels) (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Contratação Pública — public procurement page: the Vortal electronic platform, supplier pre-registration and the legal framework (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Linha Violeta (Odivelas–Loures light metro) — 11.5 km, 17 stations, depot; RCM 155/2023 authorising EUR 527.3m, first tender excluded all bids, RCM 70/2025 adding EUR 150.2m and extending execution to 2029, second tender launched 15 April 2025, total investment EUR 677.5m (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Modernização — ML20: EUR 114.5m for CBTC on the Blue, Green and Yellow lines with 14 new triple units (42 cars) and adaptation of 70 existing triple units, supplied by the Stadler Rail Valencia / Siemens Mobility Unipessoal grouping, first unit delivered 9 August 2024; ML24: tender for 24 more triple units (72 cars) with an option on 12 more at a base price of EUR 138m (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Metropolitano de Lisboa · Comissão Europeia autoriza Metropolitano de Lisboa a avançar com a linha Violeta — foreign-subsidies in-depth investigation closed; the Commission raises no objection provided the bidder replaces the announced subcontractor with a European one; the procedure may continue and the award decision follows the jury's final evaluation report (published 2026-04-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Metro do Porto · Metro em números — 70 km network, 8.3 km of tunnel across 5 tunnels, 6 lines, 120 vehicles, 85 stations of which 15 underground, 7 municipalities, 89.8 million validations in 2024 (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● MTS – Metro Transportes do Sul · Sobre o MTS — the Metro Sul do Tejo surface light rail system in Almada, along the EN10 to Corroios and through Monte da Caparica; certified management system covering operation, maintenance and conservation of the whole south-bank light metro network including rolling stock (checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · CP – Comboios de Portugal — purchase of 117 vehicles (62 urban and 55 regional multiple units), spares and special tools, options on up to two further batches of 18 urban units, and construction of rolling-stock maintenance workshops; contract award notice (published 2026-01-19 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · CP – Comboios de Portugal — qualification system for the supply and maintenance of high-speed trains, ten years (published 2026-06-24 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Norte, Alverca–Castanheira do Ribatejo (incl.), execution; prior information notice (published 2026-03-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha da Beira Alta, Guarda–Vilar Formoso phase 2, modernisation of the Cerdeira–Vilar Formoso sub-section over 25 km; contract modification notice naming Somafel – Engenharia e Obras Ferroviárias, S.A. (published 2026-08-21 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha da Beira Alta, Pampilhosa–Santa Comba Dão, and construction of the Mealhada connection; contract modification notice naming Fergrupo – Construções e Técnicas Ferroviárias, S.A. (published 2026-05-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Alentejo, Casa Branca–Beja, Vila Nova da Baronia (excl.)–Cuba (incl.) infrastructure, execution; prior information notice (published 2026-03-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Norte, Castanheira do Ribatejo (excl.)–Azambuja, execution; prior information notice (published 2026-03-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Campolide, Oriente, Alverca and Azambuja concentration stations signalling; contract modification notice (published 2026-05-20 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Minho, quadruple-tracking Contumil–Ermesinde between km 2+050 and km 8+040; awarded to the Mota-Engil consortium MEEC/MERE; contract award notice (published 2026-05-11 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Minho, Contumil–Ermesinde quadruple track, signalling; awarded to Siemens Mobility, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-02-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — contract 5010042982, signalling and ETCS design, supply, installation and maintenance on several RFN sections, lot 1; contract modification notice naming SISINT – Supervisão, Conservação, Manutenção e Gestão de Redes de Energia, Lda. (published 2026-01-12 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Oeste (Meleças–Caldas da Rainha) and Linha do Norte (Santa Apolónia), ETCS Level 1 installation emulating Convel, design-build; awarded to Alstom Ferroviária Portugal, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2024-11-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — track and catenary between Évora and Elvas/border and civil works on the Évora–Évora Norte sub-section; contract modification notice naming the Somafel / Teixeira Duarte / Mota-Engil / Mota-Engil Railway consortium (published 2026-06-22 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — GSM-R core network upgrade from R99 to R4; awarded to Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-05-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — new Évora line Évora Norte–Elvas and Linha do Leste Elvas–border, Lisbon traffic control centre, interfaces and work on existing signalling; awarded to Hitachi Rail GTS Portugal, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2026-03-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Norte, Ovar (Válega)–Espinho track renewal; awarded to the Somafel / Gabriel Couto / Teixeira Duarte consortium; contract award notice (published 2026-07-08 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha do Alentejo, modernisation and doubling of the Poceirão–Bombel section; awarded to Zagope – Construções e Engenharia, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2026-07-14 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — RSC CP-N preventive and corrective maintenance on the RFN; awarded to Kontron Transportation Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda; contract award notice (published 2026-07-27 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — Linha de Sines, third phase, execution; contract notice with a 21 September 2026 deadline (published 2026-08-13 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — modernisation of the Linha de Vendas Novas; awarded to Domingos da Silva Teixeira, S.A. and DSTRAINRAIL, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2025-12-18 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — concession contract for the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the Oiã–Soure section of the LAV Porto–Lisboa; contract notice with the participation deadline extended to 6 July 2026 (published 2026-06-25 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — concession of the Porto (Campanhã)–Oiã high-speed line; awarded to AVAN Norte – Gestão da Ferrovia de Alta Velocidade, S.A.; contract award notice (published 2025-08-06 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — LC+LAV S&T01: signalling, telecommunications and ETCS on conventional and high-speed sections of the RFN, design-build-maintain; contract notice (published 2026-06-10 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Infraestruturas de Portugal — LC+LAV S&T02: signalling, telecommunications and ETCS on conventional and high-speed sections of the RFN; prior information notice (published 2026-02-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Metro do Porto — re-issued tender for the Line H Rubi signalling system; award notice recording the procedure closed with no winner (published 2026-07-23 · checked 2026-09-12)
  • ● Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) · Metro do Porto — international public tender for the subconcession of the Porto metropolitan light metro system, eight years; contract notice with a 21 October 2026 deadline (published 2026-07-27 · checked 2026-09-12)

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