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High-speed railway construction begins in Portugal
Construction has officially started on the 71-kilometre Porto-Oiã section of the future Porto-Lisbon high-speed railway. The project includes a new underground station at Santo Ovídio in Vila Nova de Gaia, upgrades to Porto's Campanhã station, and new bridges and tunnels across ten municipalities. The initial five-year phase involves design, construction, and certification, with the goal of connecting Porto and Lisbon in roughly one hour and 15 minutes.
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This long-term infrastructure project will eventually change regional and long-distance travel options between Porto and Lisbon, and is expected to increase capacity for suburban and regional trains on the existing conventional Northern Line by shifting high-speed services to the new route.The Portugal NewsRead original ↗
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