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| Overview | |
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| Main station(s) | Lisbon-Oriente, Porto-Campanhã |
| Other station(s) | Valença AV, Ponte de Lima, Braga AV, Airport FSC, Gaia AV, Aveiro, Coimbra-B, Leira, Airport LC, Évora Norte, Elvas/Caia AV |
| Fleet size | 16[1] |
| Stations called at | 13 |
| Parent company | RAVE |
| Dates of operation | ~2029– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | Bibitola Sleepers Iberian 1668 mm) Standard (1435 mm) |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz |
| Length | 593 km (368 mi) |
| Operating speed | 220 km/h (135 mph) |
| Other | |
| Website | RAVE |
The Alfa Pendular network, with top speeds of 220 km/h (135 mph) connects much of Portugal. In February 2009, the government of Portugal announced plans to build a high-speed rail line from Lisbon to Madrid; this plan was cancelled in March 2012 amidst a bailout programme of financial assistance to the Portuguese Republic.[2] The project was valued at €7.8 billion and the government had claimed it would create 100,000 jobs.[3] The line would link to Spain's Southwest Corridor.
In October 2020, the Portuguese government proposed a 75 minute rail link between the cities of Lisbon and Porto and a 55 minute rail link between Porto and Vigo (Spain).[4][5][6] These new links will connect with the current railway system in Leiria, Coimbra, Aveiro and Braga (besides the already mentioned cities), diminishing travel times overall in the country.[7]
- ^ ECO (2024-04-16). "CP prevê custo de 520 milhões de euros com compra de 16 comboios para a Alta Velocidade". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Railway Gazette: High speed programme axed". Railway Gazette International. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Portugal to press on with Madrid-Lisbon high-speed train link", by Elisabete Tavares, The Guardian/Reuters, 6 Feb. 2009
- ^ "Porto – Lisboa high speed link revived under €10∙5bn rail spending programme". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Governo quer linha ferroviária de Alta Velocidade entre Lisboa e Porto".
- ^ "Alta velocidade vai unir Porto e Vigo em 1h por 900 milhões".
- ^ "Alta velocidade Lisboa-Porto em 1h15 e uma linha até Vigo. As medidas do Plano Nacional de Investimentos 2030".