Portugal - General Information
From EGTRE
Country Name
Portugal (Portugal)
National Railway System
National Railway Operator
Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, the former national operator CP, has been broken down into separate elements.
The passenger operation is now CP Comboios de Portugal, a government owned companny, currently organised into three business units. • Urban trains - Lisboa, Porto and Coimbra; • Alfa Pendular, Intercidades and International trains; • Regional and InterRegional trains
The freight operation, CP Carga, was sold as a condition of Portugal's bailout by the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund; in January 2016 it was acquired by MSC Rail, a subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
Language
Portuguese.
Currency
Euro.
UIC code
numeric 94; alpha P.
Timetable
Journey Planner
Downloadable Timetable
- CP: Train times, then scroll down to "Timetables in PDF Format".
- Fertagus: Fertagus then select "Timetables"
