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Construction begins on Portugal's Lisbon-Porto high-speed rail line

Overseeing the high-speed rail program

Portugal started building its first high-speed rail line on October 12, 2026, with a 71-kilometer first section from Porto-Campanhã to Oiã. The full line is due to cut the Lisbon-Porto trip from about 2 hours 48 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes by 2032.

Updated Oct 30

Notable Quotes

"Não é a Alta Velocidade deste Governo, é a Alta Velocidade de todos os portugueses, de vários governos ao longo de décadas e agora é preciso cumprir prazos, cumprir orçamentos." ("This is not this government's high-speed rail, it's the high-speed rail of all Portuguese people, of several governments over decades, and now we need to meet deadlines and budgets.")

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