Construction of key infrastructure for Scan-Med corridor in Italy started
The port of Livorno, in central western Italy, is getting a stronger rail connection to the Vespucci rail terminal. The project entails the construction of…
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…
Multi-billion investment to upgrade this railway in Sicily
The railway line connecting Palermo to Catania, crossing Sicily from the northwest to east, will be improved with an investment of roughly 5 billion euros.…
9 years until the Brenner Base Tunnel: let’s look at where we are
With a length of 64 kilometres, including the bypass of Innsbruck, the Brenner Base Tunnel will be the longest underground railway connection in the world.…
TX Logistik keeps adding trains on Scan-Med Corridor
TX Logistik is adjusting to the increasing demand for rail freight on the TEN-T Scandinavian-Mediterranean Corridor. The latest development for the company is an increase…
Italy: 198 amendments to the TEN-T network proposal to involve the south
Italian right and far-right parties at the European Parliament are voicing their concerns regarding the EU’s TEN-T network proposal in the country. In total, 198…
Earthquake risk and asbestos threaten the Santomarco tunnel in Italy
The project for the doubling of the Santomarco tunnel, in southern Italy, may be halted due to the discovery of an active fault in the…
Santomarco Tunnel: more controversies pause project for Scan-Med Corridor
The project made by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (Group FS) for the expansion of the Santomarco Tunnel, in Southern Italy, recently hit a controversial stop. Last…
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…
New wave of construction works Germany destabilises rail freight
A new wave of construction works on the German railway network has started. According to DB Cargo, this results in capacity restrictions of 25-30 per…
Rail freight could lose competitiveness and shrink due to rising costs
Freight transport by rail has so far been cheaper than transport by truck in most cases, but rising costs threaten to wipe out this advantage.…
Why the TEN-T should be extended to Northern Sweden
The extension of the TEN-T to Northern Sweden will create a strategic EU gateway to the Arctic and consolidate the engagement of the EU as…