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April 22, 2026 | Policy

EC clears Lisbon light rail bid of distortive foreign subsidies

Approval follows replacement of CRRC by Pesa in consortium bidding to build Violet Line.

November 19, 2025 | Policy

EC investigates foreign subsidy in Lisbon Violet Line bid

CRRC selected as subcontractor by lowest bidder for light rail construction contract.

November 3, 2025 | High-speed

Lisbon - Madrid high-speed line plan agreed

Objective is to deliver a journey time of 5 hours by 2030 and 3 hours by 2034.

March 17, 2025 | Light Rail

More funding for Lisbon light rail project

Government provides an additional €150m for Violet Line as cost rises by 28%.

February 28, 2025 | Technology

Hitachi wins contracts for Lisbon commuter line

Supplier will provide telecommunications and passenger information systems for the Lisbon - Cascais line.

November 11, 2024 | Infrastructure

Governments commit to Madrid - Lisbon high-speed line by 2030

Spain and Portugal want France to accelerate work on new lines to the Spanish border.

October 31, 2024 | Fleet

Lisbon orders more metro trains

Stadler secures €134m contract.

April 11, 2024 | Fleet

CRRC low bidder for Lisbon metro fleet

CRRC Tangshan is competing with Stadler Rail Valencia for the contract.

December 7, 2023 | Metros

Lisbon Metro’s new Violet Line and Red Line extension get green light

The metro is also tendering for 24 new three-car metro trains.

December 4, 2023 | Europe

CP selects Alstom for major EMU contract

Alstom-led consortium will supply 117 EMUs to Portuguese national operator.

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