Topic: Bologna

RFI to upgrade key line on Scan-Med Corridor in northern Italy

Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) is going to upgrade a key section of the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. Most of the work will revolve around making the tunnels along the line suitable for transporting...Read more

16-06-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Floods in Italy: what is the impact on rail freight?

The Italian region of Emilia Romagna, in the northeast, was hit by catastrophic flooding that caused 14 victims and stranded tens of thousands. The rail freight sector has been impacted as well since the rail...Read more

23-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Hannibal to launch new rail service to connect port of La Spezia with China

Hannibal is inaugurating a new rail freight service between Marzaglia, 50 kilometres northwest of Bologna, and Melzo, near Milan. This new service is expected to strengthen the connection between the port of La Spezia and...Read more

25-01-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Mercitalia’s high-speed rail freight service in Italy is no more

The high-speed rail freight service offered by Mercitalia Fast (FS Group), connecting the south of Italy with Bologna, has been canceled. The last train left the Mercitalia terminal in Marcianise, roughly 30 kilometres from Naples,...Read more

21-11-2022|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi

New rail freight service on the Italian Adriatic coast

GTS Logistics, an Italian intermodal and logistics company with headquarters in Bari, is launching a new rail freight service to link Brindisi, in south-east Italy, with Bologna, in the north of the country. The train...Read more

20-09-2022|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi