The Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority, which manages Italy’s largest port in Trieste, was awarded the status of rail infrastructure manager from the National Agency for Railway and Road Infrastructure Safety (ANSFISA). With the new...Read more
InterviewItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently confirmed that the government is ready for the privatisation of the national railway holding Ferrovie dello Stato (FS Group). RailFreight.com had a chat with Dr. Andrea Giuricin, transport economist...Read more
The Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) launched a tender for 117 million euros, co-financed by Switzerland, to boost intermodality in northeastern Italy. More specifically, the railway between Arona and Verbania, along the southeastern...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 Quadrante Europa intermodal centre in Verona, in northern Italy, will undergo a major upgrade including two new tracks, a fourth gantry crane, and a brand new intermodal terminal. The terminal plays a key role...Read more
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
The European Commission (EC) is allocating 300 million euros to Italy for the implementation of ERTMS. As the EC specified, the money will be granted “to railway companies for the acquisition and installation of ERTMS...Read more
The woods of Trentino-Alto Adige/South Tyrol, a region in northeastern Italy, have been significantly damaged over the last few years due to storms and beetle infestations. The many trees that did not survive these events...Read more
Drilling operations on the French side of the base tunnel for the Lyon-Turin railway have started on Thursday 8 December for the tunnel connecting Saint Jean de Maurienne and Saint Julien Montdenis. The 3-kilometre-long tunnel...Read more
The Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) has launched a procurement for 970 million euros for the Trento rail bypass, in north-west Italy. This bypass is vital, as it is part of the Verona-Fortezza...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
The Italian manager of infrastructure RFI is going to develop several civil works to improve rail freight traffic between Novara in the north of the county and the bordering Simplon Pass in Switzerland. The project...Read more
The Italian railway company Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) and infrastructure manager Ferrovie dell Stato (FS) will upgrade the railway track between Tarquinia and Civitavecchia, close to Rome. The works should result in more rail freight...Read more
The Italian agency of rail safety ANSF has updated the safety certificate of rail company Ferrotramviaria SpA. As a result, it can deliver freight and passenger services throughout the entire country.
The company will now start...Read more
A new rail freight terminal has been opened in the North Italian city of Marzaglia, close to Modena. Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) opened the facility in the first week of January. The...Read more
Italian infrastructure manager RFI (Rete Ferroviaria Italiana) has upgraded the railway track between Bologna in the north and Lecce in the south, a vital line called the Adriatic Corridor. Thanks to the opening of the...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
Italy is investing in its ports and railway infrastructure in order to become a true European gateway on the Maritime Silk Road. Maurizio Gentile, CEO of Italy’s infrastructure manager Italian Rail Network (RFI) outlined the...Read more
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to an Italian funding scheme aimed at supporting the shift of freight from road to rail in the northern province of Bolzano. Running until 2019 and with...Read more
British Steel has expanded its European rail operations by opening a new long-length rail logistics centre in Italy. A key supplier to the Italian national rail provider Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), British Steel has launched the...Read more
Mauro Moretti, former Chief Executive of the Italian state railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), has been jailed for his role in a freight train crash in 2009 that killed 32 people. He was sentenced...Read more