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…
Mercitalia to launch new service between Sicily and Calabria
Mercitalia will launch a new rail freight service between the Catania-Bicocca terminal, in Sicily, to Marcianise, 25 kilometres north of Naples. The new connection will…
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…
A line in northwestern Italy might reopen because of rail freight
The railway line connecting Santhia and Arona, in northwestern Italy, is likely to be reopen after it ceased to be used in June 2012. The…
Energy prices main concern in Italy, but there are other risks looming
Fermerci, the largest association of rail and logistics companies in Italy, has highlighted the two main problems that the rail freight industry in the country…
FS launches new rail freight videogame: Smart & Green
Players can now get a taste of the logistics world with the new online videogame launched by Italian railway company Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS) called…
Works on Scan-Med Corridor section in Sicily have started
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (FS Group) started doubling the tracks on a section of the Palermo – Catania – Messina line, in Sicily. When finished, the…