Two new Trenitalia connections between Naples and Salerno
Trenitalia is continuing to expand its regional services in Italy. Since mid-September, the Italian operator has added two more services between Napoli Centrale station in Naples, the capital of the Italian region of Campina, and...Read more
Investigation into Italian rail worker deaths reveals ignored warnings, 2 persons prosecuted for homicide
In the days following the disastrous accident in Italy where five contracted railway workers were killed by an empty train, more and more details of the investigation come out, and point to severe compliance with...Read more
5 Italian railway workers killed in accident, trade unions announce strike
A tragedy occurred in the night of 30 August, when five railway maintenance workers died after being hit by an empty passing train in Brandizzo, along the Turin-Milan railway line in Italy. The victims worked...Read more
High-speed train popularity skyrockets in Spain, says market authority
The number of high-speed passengers in Spain grew by 76 per cent in 2022 compared to the previous year, reaching 23.7 million, according to a new study by the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission...Read more
FS may connect Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Berlin
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) may extend its existing services to Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. This interest in expanding their portfolio of European destinations stems from the rail network liberalisation that is ongoing in...Read more
RFI to renew bridge on Bologna-Milan high-speed line
Mid-August, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, a member of the Infrastructure Cluster of the Italian FS Group, will carry out major infrastructure renewal works along the Bologna-Milan high-speed line, in particular on the cable-stayed bridge over the...Read more
Rail infrastructure contract award counter in Italy halts at 14.3 billion in H1 2023
In the first six months of 2023, a total of 14.3 billion euro has been awarded in rail infrastructure contracts by FS Italiane Group. Additional billions are planned through new tenders in the second half...Read more
Arriva and Qbuzz request access for trains between the Netherlands and Paris
Competition for the Thalys between the Netherlands and Paris may just arrive within several years. Both Arriva and Qbuzz have officially requested to operate trains in open access to Paris. Qbuzz also made a request...Read more
At least 38 dead, 85 injured following train crash in Greece
UpdatedA collision between a passenger train and a freight train in northern Greece has left at least 38 dead and 85 injured, of which 53 remain in serious condition. The accident happened shortly after midnight...Read more
FS Italiane aims to launch Paris-Barcelona high-speed trains by 2024
The Italian state railways FS Italiane wants to launch a new high-speed rail connection between Barcelona and Paris by the end of 2024. Already running its flagship Frecciarossa 1000 (Red Arrow) trains between Madrid and...Read more
A new era for Italian rail infrastructure?
AnalysisThe Italian FS Group recently presented its industrial plan for the coming decade. Record numbers show the commitment and the long-term vision adopted. Will this be the long awaited infrastructural shock, or just a utopian...Read more
FS Italiane presents 190 billion investment and restructure plan
FS Italiane has set up a 2022-2031 Industrial Plan, supported by an investment plan worth over 190 billion euros. The plans were presented in Rome on Monday by the President of FS Italiane, Nicoletta Giadrossi...Read more
Railways have carried more than 1,4 million Ukrainian refugees, CER says
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, various European railway companies have issued at least 1,4 million free tickets to Ukrainian refugees, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has calculated.Read more