The first order from Lisbon Metro was signed in 2021, and Stadler is currently in the process of constructing 14 vehicles. The first of these is already undergoing trial on the Lisbon network.

The Metro says passengers are safe after a local paper spotted the trains were missing emergency brakes.

Portugal's government gave the green light to a 500 million euro (449 million pounds) plan to expand the metro systems of the country's two biggest cities, Lisbon and Porto, with work set to start in ...