Topic: Rete Ferroviaria Italiana

Switzerland and Italy to fund upgrade of key Rhine-Alpine section

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…
RFI to start feasibility study to reopen line linking Turin to Switzerland

The Italian infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI) allocated five million euros to fund a feasibility study for the possible reactivation of the Arona-Santhià line,…
RFI, WeBuild inject 700 million euros to speed up key project in Genoa

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…
Intermodal facility in Verona to undergo major upgrades

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…
Liberalised market in Italy: more players, stagnating volumes

The Italian private rail freight sector has kept growing since the early 2000s, despite the state-owned entity, Mercitalia Rail, still keeping the largest slice of…
The hurdles of re-routing trains amid major corridor disruptions

The closure of the Frejus Railway and the only partial operations at the Gotthard Base Tunnel are leaving Italy with just a few viable options…
Northern Italy prepares to handle more 750-metre trains

The rail infrastructure in Lombardy, in northern Italy, is getting ready to accommodate 750-metre freight trains. Two tracks were adapted to handle longer trains at…
Port in southern Italy sets out to handle 750-metre freight trains

The Apulia Region, in southeastern Italy, recently approved the project to upgrade the rail connection to the port of Brindisi with a new track, which…
RFI to upgrade key line on Scan-Med Corridor in northern Italy

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…
Italy gets 300 million euros for ERTMS implementation

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…
Green light for the construction of key Brenner Tunnel access route

The Trento bypass, a key element to provide access to the Brenner Base Tunnel on the Italian side, has been greenlit for construction. This signal…
Faulty tracks at Brenner Station lead to rail freight traffic reduction

Rail freight traffic at the Brenner Station, the main rail border crossing between Italy and Austria, has been reduced until further notice since Wednesday 22…

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