Stazione Taormina Giardini. Source: M. Schwarzwälder/Wikimedia Commons

Works on Scan-Med Corridor section in Sicily have started

Published on 16-08-2022 at 06:30

Stazione Taormina Giardini. Source: M. Schwarzwälder/Wikimedia Commons

Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS Group) started doubling the tracks on a section of the Palermo – Catania – Messina line, in Sicily. When finished, the projects will allow faster freight trains to travel on new European standard tracks

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Tags: Impresa Pizzarotti, Italy, Partecipazioni Italia, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor, Sicily, Webuild

Author: Marco Raimondi

Marco Raimondi is an editor of RailFreight.com, the online magazine for rail freight professionals.

2 comments op “Works on Scan-Med Corridor section in Sicily have started”

bönström bönström|16.08.22|10:18

Good – for Sicily…
However for EU…, mantra…, “Scan Med” – and current, decisive cementing, at standards, most vulnerable…, simply is obstructing, mere goal of EU…
Sustainably, bottlenecks of railways shall be outed!
(Railways is a device, not Goal!)
Added capacity and utilisation of existing shall be top priority!
Goal of EU, nearness to Market, duly has to be awarded infrastructure, requested!