Italy and Austria at odds about shift to rail along Brenner axis
Austria wants Italy to increase the share of goods moved on the railways when being transported across their shared border, which is currently 26 per…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Italy to upgrade railway in Brenner Pass
Italy has promised to modernise the railway of the Brenner Pass , which crosses the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria. At the…