Two suppliers prequalify for Portuguese high speed train contract

PORTUGAL: National operator CP has prequalified Alstom and Talgo for a contract to supply 12 high speed trains.

They were the only bidders, and will now submit detailed proposals. CP expects to award the contract by the end of Q1 2027. The estimated value is €504m, including spare parts and the provision of two years of maintenance by the manufacturer.

The delivery of the first trainset is expected in Q1 2031, ahead of the opening of the from Porto – Oiã first section of the Porto – Lisboa high speed line.

There will be an option for eight additional trainsets which could take the total value to €850m.

The 1 668 mm broad gauge trainsets are required to have an operating speed of 300 km/h and more than 500 seats, with facilities for passengers with reduced mobility, bicycles, wi-fi, USB-C sockets and CCTV.

‘This procurement is an important step towards CP’s participation in the high speed market’, said the operator’s Chairman Pedro Moreira on September 22.