The rail freight sector in Portugal is somewhat of a unicum in the European Union. Just like in Spain, the railway network is equipped with the Iberian gauge (1,668mm). Moreover, there is no state-owned rail freight operator in the country, unlike most of the other EU Member States. The Portuguese Mobility and Transport Authority (AMT), part of the national government, compiled a study on the developments of the rail sector between 2020 and 2022. This study showed that volumes have been decreasing and that the rail freight sector in the country is quite unsatisfied.