Minister of Infrastructure Miguel Pinto Luz announced that Metro do Porto has received a mandate to extend light rail services to southern municipalities in the Porto metropolitan area. The expansion plan includes Espinho, São João da Madeira, Santa Maria da Feira, and Oliveira de Azeméis. The project is expected to use the existing rail corridor of the Vouga Line (Linha do Vouga), beginning at the Santo Ovídeo hub in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Metro do Porto Tasked With Southern Expansion to Espinho
Wednesday, 4 November 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Miguel Pinto Luz is Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure and Housing and a senior figure in the PSD. His portfolio covers roads, rail (including the Lisbon–Porto high-speed line), airports and housing policy. Before joining the government he was deputy mayor of Cascais.
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