LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Fewer than half of scheduled trains have run in Portugal during the morning rush-hour as rail workers staged their latest protest against cuts to their pay and entitlements.

Gonçalo Castel-Branco never really thought of himself as a train guy. Nor did he have much interest in Portuguese history growing up. All that changed when he came across the remnants of a historic ...

I have never been clapped and cheered as I stepped off a train and walked along a platform. Until a few weeks ago, that is, when I disembarked at Porto’s wonderful São Bento station. But then again, I ...

Portugal is a country that’s easy to explore from north to south by rail. But some of its train stations deserve to be more than just passing points – they’re living postcards, steeped in history and ...

A blackout has brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill. Subway and railway trains have been halted, phone service has been unavailable and traffic lights and cash machines have not been ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portuguese train engineers went on strike Tuesday, stoking pressure on the government as it cuts pay and hikes taxes to tackle a debt crisis that is threatening to engulf the ...

Portugal’s Minister of Planning and Infrastructures, Pedro Marques, at the press conference of the Council of Ministers. Credit: Government of the Portuguese Republic. The Portuguese Government has ...

Two passenger trains collided in Portugal late Monday, sending the twisted wreckage of carriages spilling over the tracks but resulting in no deaths. About 17 people were injured in the nighttime ...