Brenner Pass closed from 6 to 23 August, freight trains go via Villach
The Brenner Pass, the main rail border crossing between Italy and Austria, will be closed for “extensive work in the railway tunnels”, between 6 and 23 August, as The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) said. Freight...Read more
RCG’s Wörgl-Trento ROLA service goes daily
After some complete suspension periods, Rail Cargo Group’s Rolling Road (ROLA) service between Wörgl in Austria and Trento in Northern Italy is getting back on tracks with six weekly roundtrips. Travelling through the Trans-Alpine Brenner...Read more
Kombiverkehr launches three more connections, this time via Gotthard
As of 25 February, Kombiverkehr’s customers will be able to book three more connections to and from Mortara in northern Italy. The new services will run through Gotthard’s four-meter broad corridor and will reach the...Read more
Subsidies for truckers northern Italy for shift to rail
From now until the end of this year, road hauliers in the Italian province of Bolzano are subsidised if they put their cargo on rails. This financial incentive was offered last year and will be...Read more