Green Rail Pass top-ups hit record 94,000 in October, up 26% on 2025

Portugal's Green Rail Pass was topped up more than 94,000 times in October, a new monthly high that beat September's record of over 88,000. Across the first ten months of 2026, top-ups rose 26% on the same period of 2025, and the pass has passed 1.5 million top-ups since it launched in October 2024. Since late September it has also covered CP's urban services in Lisbon and Porto. Young people make up a large share of users, with 32% aged 21 to 30 and 15% aged 20 or under, and more than 85% of sales go through digital channels. The pass costs 20 euros a month and excludes Alfa Pendular and first-class Intercidades services.