"A project to modernise the ticket machine fleet in the Porto Metropolitan Area and the rest of the country is about to begin, which will take place gradually and be completed in 2026", said a source from the transport company in response to questions from Lusa.

Lusa had asked why new ticket vending machines were not purchased for Porto after the new vending machines at AML came into operation last year.

"The current batch of new Vending Machines is intended only for the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, as they are the only ones that fit into the financing project we applied for," a source from CP told Lusa.

The new machines allow, only in AML, the purchase of long-distance tickets and the loading of the Green Rail Pass.

A company source confirmed that with the modernisation of machines in the Porto Metropolitan Area and the rest of the country, these purchases will also be possible with the update.

The new machines allow the purchase of tickets and passes for the Alfa Pendular, Intercidades, Regional, InterRegional, Lisbon Urban, Coimbra Urban and Porto Urban trains as a travel supplement.