The first piece of the Terzo Valico (also known as Genoa Junction), a new railway connecting the port of Genoa to the rest of the TEN-T Rhine-Alpine Corridor, is now up and running. The 8.5...Read more
Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and construction giant WeBuild decided to speed up construction of the Terzo Valico dei Giovi with an addition of 700 million euros. Once completed, the project will create a...Read more
The Facchini Tunnel 1, a key rail section that gives freight trains last-mile access to the port of Genoa, in northwestern Italy, has been upgraded. The profile of the tunnel was widened to allow the...Read more
A new service, christened Stuttgart Express, will connect the port of Prà, part of the Ports of Genoa conglomerate, with the city in southwestern Germany. The first train will leave from Genoa on 4 May...Read more
A fatal accident occurred on one of the construction sites of the Genoa Junction project in Italy, causing the death of a worker with another one suffering injuries. The tragedy led various Italian unions to...Read more
After Honda and Stellantis shifted to rail for their transportation services in Italy, DHL is joining as well, signaling how big companies are willing to choose rail over road, if suitable services are provided. The...Read more
On 5 Septmber, another step toward the completion of the Terzo Valico dei Giovi (Third Pass) in Genoa was taken. The second phase of the adaptation of the Polcevera crossroads, a handful of kilometres from...Read more
The Ports of Genoa are growing their rail freight volumes. TEUs moved in the second quarter of 2022 increased by 9 per cent when compared to the same period of 2021, which was already a...Read more
The Lombardy Region has greenlit the project for the quadruplication of the rail route between Milano Rogoredo and Pavia, in the North of Italy. However, advantages for rail freight will not be tangible before 2030....Read more
Infrastructure manager RFI will carry out rail upgrades in the region Liguria in North-West Italy for 13.4 billion euros. This should result in an increase of 49 percent of freight trains per day by improving...Read more
Two railway lines that were affected by the collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genua will be reopened tomorrow, 4 October. They have been closed for more than seven weeks, leading to a significant decline...Read more
International rail freight traffic to and from Genoa in Italy is currently limited on certain routes, said the Rhine-Alpine Corridor management. Genoa is the most southern destination on the Rhine-Alpine corridor, which connects the Italian...Read more
International freight traffic by rail to and from Genoa is currently operational and not affected by the collapse of the Morandi bridge. Train traffic via the Submarine Line is halted, affecting the movement of freight...Read more