Green Mobility Package - Passengers I. Modal shift to public transport

Country / jurisdiction: Portugal · Year: 2024 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

Measure 1 - "Circula.pt":

- Extends the social and geographical coverage of the Social Pass +,

covers 2.5 times more citizens (~100 thousand citizens)

- 17 million euros per year

Measure 2 - The Green Rail Pass | 20€ | 30 days gives access to:

-Intercity service (2nd class, with reservation)

-Regional Service

-Interregional service

-Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto urban services outside the area covered by metropolitan intermodal passes

Measure 3 - Extend the free pass for young students, under 23 + TP, to non-students:

+40 million euros per year to extend the free youth pass to all young people up to the age of 23, regardless of whether they are studying or not

+241 thousand potential beneficiaries

Measure 4 - Accelerate the development of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans:

-Support of EUR 3 million for municipalities, CIM (Intermunicipal communities), AML and AMP ( Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas) to draw up their Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs)

-The Guidelines for Drawing Up SUMPs have been published in order to harmonize criteria throughout the territory and speed up their development at national level.

Official source: https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/resolucao-conselho-ministros/134-c-2024-890820678