Topic: AFA

Autostrada Ferroviaria Alpina No date in sight for return of Alpine rolling highway

The resumption of one of Europe’s pioneering combined rail-road freight transport services between France and Italy, after an absence from the market of well over…
UNCERTAIN FUTURE French rail highway terminal in Aiton fires 19 of 21 workers

The Viia Connect Bourgneuf-Aiton combi terminal (VCBA) in France is laying off 19 of its 21 employees. The facility served as the French destination of…
BACK TO LIFE ‘France-Italy rail highway to restart at the end of the year’

After being suspended in April , the rail highway service between France and Italy will restart at the end of 2025. The good news for…
NO REOPENING IN SIGHT European Commission washes its hands of Italy-France rail highway relaunch

The European Commission (EC) will not get involved in reactivating the rail highway service between France and Italy, despite the request of the two countries.…
lasting impact Volumes along the Frejus Railway are well below pre-closure levels

A month after the re-opening of the Fréjus Railway between France and Italy, traffic remains well down on pre-closure levels, according to one of the…
reverse modal shift Semi-trailers between Italy and France go back to the road

The Alpine Rail Highway (AFA) service, transporting semi-trailers on rail along the recently reopened Frejus Railway has been discontinued. The initiative, connecting Orbassano in Italy…