On December 5th, the PFP - Portuguese Railway Platform Cluster Association held its General Assembly at The Editorial Riverside Santa Apolónia Hotel in Lisbon. We welcomed our members for a moment of joint reflection, where we discussed several topics relevant to the present and future of the national railway sector, reinforcing the collective commitment that has guided our work over the last decade.

The Portuguese Railway Platform Association (PFP), Railway Cluster, hereby expresses its deepest sorrow for the passing of Eng.º António Mota, of Mota Engil, a founding company of the Portuguese Railway Platform in 2015. A figure of great importance and driving force in engineering in Portugal, Eng.º António Mota leaves a legacy marked by vision, leadership skills, and a decisive contribution to the development of national construction and the railway sector in particular. We

The Portuguese Railway Platform Cluster Association (PFP) was present at Rail Live! 2025 to support the presentation of the President of Infraestruturas de Portugal, Miguel Cruz, on the panel “Building resilience to future-proof critical rail infrastructure”. It was a moment of great importance for Portugal, where essential strategies to strengthen the resilience of railway infrastructure in an increasingly challenging global scenario were discussed. Representing the national

The Portuguese Railway Platform Cluster Association (PFP) was present at Rail Live 2025 with a stand dedicated to representing the national railway sector, bringing together companies, entities, and partners that demonstrate the capacity, innovation, and talent of the Portuguese railway. We also had the honor of receiving a visit from the Portuguese Ambassador to Madrid, José Augusto Duarte, who stopped by our stand to learn more about the projects under development and the e

The PFP – Portuguese Railway Platform Cluster Association will be present at Rail Live! 2025, taking place from November 26 to 28 in Madrid. And this trip is more than symbolic. We want to bring along not only our members but also companies that wish to be part of the Portuguese railway cluster. During Rail Live, we will support connecting strategic contacts with companies in the railway sector, opening doors to partnerships, cooperation, and new business opportunities across

The European Railway Clusters Initiative (ERCI) hosted the webinar “Accessible Indoor Navigation for Blind Rail Passengers,” focused on one of the most important areas of modern mobility : inclusion and accessibility in railway transport. The event featured Pinpoint, a company developing indoor GPS systems for smartphones and IoT devices, and DB Systel, responsible for digital solutions driving the future of rail. The presentations explored how an indoor navigation system fo

The PFP will be present at the Hyperloop Conference 2025! We are excited to announce that the Portuguese Railway Platform will attend the Hyperloop Conference 2025, taking place on November 4 in Barcelona, as part of the Tomorrow Mobility World Congress / Smart City Expo. This international high-speed transport event will bring together startups, companies, suppliers, investors, and decision-makers from the hyperloop ecosystem, featuring debates, workshops, and high-level net

The PFP was present at the Portugal Digital Summit 2025! The Portuguese Railway Platform attended the Portugal Digital Summit 2025, one of the largest national events dedicated to digital transformation, innovation, and the technological future. The event, which began on October 22, brought together business leaders, public decision-makers, and experts to discuss how digitalization is shaping Portugal’s strategic sectors — and naturally, the railway sector was part of this co

The PFP – Portuguese Railway Platform Cluster Association is today present at the Portugal Mobi Summit, a summit themed “A World in Motion: Transforming Mobility for a Greener Future.” “Mobility has a direct influence on housing, urban gentrification, and quality of life. The discussion around BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) is here to stay. As the population grows, so does the number of cars and vehicles of all shapes and sizes. Technological evolution will be astonishing. Robotaxis

Logipack – held at FIL (Lisbon International Fair) on October 21 – was a major event dedicated to innovation in packaging, logistics, and transport, and the PFP – Portuguese Railway Platform Cluster Association – was proud to be part of it! Ready to explore the future of efficient and sustainable logistics mobility? Logipack stands out as a pioneering platform in Portugal, designed to address new challenges in efficiency, sustainability, and digitalization across the logistic

The Portuguese Railway Platform (PFP) will take part in the AEC Mission to Brussels on November 3 and 4, 2025 — a high-level initiative that includes a debate dinner, a workshop at the European Parliament, and a session at NATO. This mission will be a unique opportunity to discuss strategic European investments, including infrastructure, defense, reconstruction, technological innovation, and sustainability, as well as to strengthen institutional and business connections. The

The PFP is going to Rail Live Madrid 2025 and your company can join us! From November 26 to 28, 2025, in Madrid (IFEMA), Rail Live! will take place, one of the largest international events dedicated to the railway sector. This year, the Portuguese Railway Platform will be present with a collective stand, open to its partners and members who wish to showcase their solutions, projects, and innovations. Did you know that you can have your own space within the PFP stand? Join the

In September, we had the pleasure of attending the event "Engineering the Future of Rail: Innovation, Talent, and Global Challenges", organized by ISTrain, the student team from Instituto Superior Técnico dedicated to designing and innovating in the creation of a competition train. The Portuguese Railway Platform is proud to support initiatives like this one, which give voice and space to young talent, creativity, and engineering. Our Executive Director, Paulo Duarte, took pa

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