The modernization of the stretch on the Évora line between Elvas and Caia, concluded on 12/02/2020, included the following work:

• Expansion of the Elvas Railway Station to allow use by 750-meter freight trains;

• Optimization and improvement of lines II, III, IV, V, VI and VII;

• Adaptation of the station building for the installation of new technical rooms;

• Raising height of platforms;

• Improving passenger access so as to ensure mobility for all;

• Full renovation of the track superstructure;

• Conservation work on platform, improvement of drainage, stabilization of slopes and construction of support and containment structures;

• Installation of infrastructure for future implementing of electronic signaling (ETCS and GSM-R) and telecontrol of overhead contact line;

• Construction of overhead contact line support structures for electrification;

• Construction of split-level roads and re-establishments to remove 4 level crossings on this stretch;

• Replacement of decks and reinforcing of pillars on centuries old rail bridges, the Caiola and Caia Bridges.