In a statement, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing said that the CP “registered an increase of 8.5% of the number of passengers “in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period of 2024, from 29.5 million to 32 million.
Trains from Portugal transported 32 million passengers until February, more than 2.5 million than in the same period of 2024, and revenues increased 3.9%to 35.2 million euros, the government announced on Tuesday.
In a statement, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing said that the CP “registered an increase of 8.5% of the number of passengers “in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period of 2024, from 29.5 million to 32 million.
“In the same period, CP revenues also registered a 3.9%rise from 33.9 million euros to 35.2 million euros,” the government said.
According to the tutelage, “The Portuguese are walking more and more train, thanks to the “, with the regional service to register an increase in the search of 121.4%, passing the number of passengers from two million to 4.6 million, by the end of February.
In the intercities, demand increased 54.3% in that period, from about 466,000 passengers to 718,000, of which 323,000 correspond to reserves with the PFV. In the Alpha Pendular service, where it is not possible to use the PFV, there was a 2.4% increase in the number of passengers, which grew from 273,000 to 280,000.
The 20 monthly euros PFV came into force on October 21 last year and, so far, according to the ministry, 220,000 titles have been sold, of which 40% represent new customers.
“The green railway pass, can be concluded, has had a strong impact on the search for regional trains and intercities, not affecting the increase in the demand for alpha pendular or the growth of CP revenues,” said the ministry led by Miguel Pinto Luz, who congratulated himself with these results.
