Topic: RFI

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, 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…
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…
Rail comes to the rescue: woods debris in Italy to be removed by rail

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…
Lyon-Turin: works have started on another section of the French tunnel

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…
Trento bypass: another step closer to the Brenner Tunnel

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…
Rail infrastructure expansions should make Genoa the logistic heart of Europe

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…
Civil works to upgrade railway between Switzerland and Italy

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…
Civil works to upgrade railway line between Rome and Grosseto

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…
Ferrotramviaria to operate trains on Adriatic coast with new safety license

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…